<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
in	O
the	O
mid	O
1990s	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
expanded	O
re-release	O
titled	O
Brandish	B-Application
Renewal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Brandish	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Brandish	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Revenant	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandish	B-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
view	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
mouse	B-Device
controls	O
from	O
a	O
real-time	O
overhead	O
view	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
the	O
warrior	O
character	O
Ares	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Varik	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
English	O
version	O
)	O
forward	O
and	O
backward	O
,	O
turn	O
,	O
strafe	O
,	O
and	O
attack	O
by	O
clicking	O
on	O
boxes	O
surrounding	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandish	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Revenant	O
turns	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
female	O
antagonist	O
Dela	B-Application
Delon	I-Application
into	O
an	O
optional	O
alternate	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
home	O
computers	O
(	O
and	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Korea	O
by	O
Mantra	O
and	O
Ssangyong	O
in	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
Brandish	B-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
Brandish	B-Application
Renewal	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
new	O
music	O
and	O
hard	O
drive	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
though	O
simplistic	O
,	O
is	O
"	O
more	O
fun	O
than	O
it	O
sounds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
relatively	O
weak	O
graphics	O
,	O
Brandish	B-Application
"	O
goes	O
for	O
a	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
over	O
flash.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brandish	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Revenant	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Brandish	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Brandish	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
period.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Brandish	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Revenant	O
was	O
universally	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
upon	O
its	O
delayed	O
release	O
for	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
81%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandish	B-Application
Storybook	O
( ブランディッシュ・ストーリーブック	O
)	O
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
co-authored	O
by	O
Katsunori	O
Inoue	O
and	O
Suzuki	O
Noriyuki	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
soundtracks	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
Perfect	O
Collection	O
Brandish	B-Application
(	O
KICA1102	O
)	O
and	O
Falcom	O
Neo	O
Classic	O
(	O
KICA1114-5	O
)	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
Falcom	O
Special	O
Box	O
'	O
93	O
(	O
KICA9012-5	O
)	O
and	O
Falcom	O
Ending	O
Collection	O
1987	O
–	O
1992	O
(	O
KICA1132-3	O
)	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
Brandish	B-Application
Piano	O
Collection	O
(	O
KICA1153	O
)	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
Falcom	O
Special	O
Box	O
'	O
96	O
(	O
KICA9026-28	O
)	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
Falcom	O
Classics	O
(	O
KICA1201	O
)	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
Brandish	B-Application
~	O
The	O
Dark	O
Revenant	O
~	O
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
(	O
NW10102800	O
)	O
and	O
Brandish	B-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Track	O
～FM	O
TOWNS	O
&	O
Renewal～	O
(	O
BR-OST-FR	O
)	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1995	O
's	O
audio	O
drama	O
CD	O
Drama	O
Brandish	B-Application
Gaiden	O
(	O
CDドラマ	O
ブランディッシュ外伝	O
)	O
features	O
voice	O
acting	O
by	O
Yasunori	O
Matsumoto	O
(	O
Ares	O
)	O
,	O
Kikuko	O
Inoue	O
(	O
Dela	O
)	O
,	O
Junko	O
Iwao	O
,	O
Yūko	O
Mizutani	O
,	O
Kyōko	O
Hikami	O
,	O
Yūko	O
Miyamura	O
,	O
Minoru	O
Inaba	O
,	O
Ryōtarō	O
Okiayu	O
,	O
Yuri	O
Amano	O
,	O
Kaori	O
,	O
Jūrōta	O
Kosugi	O
and	O
Masako	O
Katsuki	O
(	O
the	O
cast	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD-ROM²	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandish	B-Application
proved	O
popular	O
enough	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
warrant	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
continued	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Ares	O
and	O
Dela	O
:	O
1993	O
's	O
Brandish	B-Application
2	O
:	O
The	O
Planet	O
Buster	O
and	O
1994	O
's	O
Brandish	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Balcan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
,	O
1996	O
's	O
Brandish	B-Application
VT	O
(	O
Brandish	B-Application
4	O
)	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dela	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
support	O
character	O
in	O
Falcom	O
's	O
Ys	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
costume	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Rachel	O
's	O
wardrobe	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Round	I-Application
.	O
</s>
