<s>
is	O
a	O
2006	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
Artoon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
design	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
supervised	O
development	O
and	O
wrote	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
open-world	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
five	O
friends	O
(	O
Shu	O
,	O
Jiro	O
,	O
Kluke	O
,	O
Zola	O
,	O
and	O
Marumaro	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
confront	O
Nene	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
discs	O
,	O
spanning	O
three	O
discs	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
uses	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
seen	O
in	O
older	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
begins	O
differently	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
avatar	B-Application
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
avatar	B-Application
strikes	O
an	O
enemy	O
from	O
behind	O
,	O
they	O
take	O
the	O
advantage	O
in	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Back	O
Attack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
avatar	B-Application
is	O
struck	O
from	O
behind	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
takes	O
the	O
advantage	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Surprise	O
Attack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magical	O
"	O
shadows	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
playable	O
character	O
having	O
a	O
distinct	O
shadow	O
modeled	O
after	O
either	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
a	O
phoenix	O
,	O
a	O
bat	B-Application
,	O
a	O
minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
a	O
saber-toothed	O
tiger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
open-world	O
environment	O
where	O
every	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
past	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
purple	O
clouds	O
have	O
mysteriously	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
signaling	O
misfortune	O
and	O
disaster	O
for	O
people	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
unnamed	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Hawaii-based	O
studio	O
Mistwalker	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
which	O
later	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contributors	O
to	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
include	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
well	O
known	O
Japanese	O
figures	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
original	O
story	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
art	O
from	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Dragon	O
Ball	O
and	O
visual	O
character	O
and	O
monster	O
designer	O
and	O
illustrator	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
software	O
Toriyama	O
had	O
on	O
his	O
computer	O
was	O
version	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
convey	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsumoto	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
Blinx	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Kusonoki	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
at	O
Sega	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Artoon	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
known	O
primarily	O
for	O
action	O
titles	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
responsibility	O
for	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
somewhat	O
frightening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
three	O
full	O
DVD	O
discs	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
span	O
multiple	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
November	O
2006	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
planning	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
presumably	O
start	O
development	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
title	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Awakened	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragons	I-Application
score	O
was	O
composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
composing	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Henmi	O
and	O
Hiroyuki	O
Nakayama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
performed	O
live	O
at	O
the	O
Play	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Enter	O
Shikari	O
also	O
made	O
an	O
instrumental	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Enter	O
Shikari	O
vs.	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Core	O
system	O
were	O
sold	O
out	O
in	O
Japan	O
well	O
before	O
the	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
Mistwalker	O
initially	O
hoped	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
200,000	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
break	O
their	O
record	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
traditional	O
approach	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
that	O
very	O
reason	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
remarking	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
fact	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
very	O
little	O
you	O
can	O
point	O
to	O
in	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
that	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
done	O
multiple	O
times	O
over	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
commented	O
that	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
lacked	O
"	O
jaw	O
dropping	O
"	O
moments	O
and	O
was	O
missing	O
a	O
nebulous	O
"	O
key	O
element	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
perfect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
also	O
picked	O
up	O
on	O
this	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
missing	O
"	O
strong	O
characters	O
,	O
gripping	O
storytelling	O
,	O
and	O
excellent	O
pacing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
