<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
tri-Crescendo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
its	O
third	O
installment	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
both	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
a	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
RPG	O
and	O
a	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
with	O
real	O
time	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
summarized	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
stance	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
standard	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
but	O
not	O
an	O
exceptional	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
battles	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
the	O
status	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
screen	O
it	O
may	O
cause	O
some	O
problems	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
