<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
home	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Ryu	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
powerful	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
utilizes	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
two	O
and	O
three-dimensional	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
overhead	O
,	O
isometric	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
rotated	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
360	O
degrees	O
in	O
some	O
instances	O
,	O
though	O
unlike	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
it	O
cannot	O
be	O
tilted	O
up	O
or	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Master	O
System	O
"	O
from	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
returns	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
each	O
character	O
by	O
having	O
them	O
apprentice	O
under	O
different	O
masters	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
positioned	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
row	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
may	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
regain	O
lost	O
health	O
or	O
magic	B-Application
every	O
combat	O
round	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
become	O
unaffected	O
by	O
any	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Combo	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
certain	O
spells	B-Application
or	O
skills	O
to	O
be	O
cast	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
bonus	O
damage	O
or	O
other	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casting	O
two	O
ice	O
spells	B-Application
in	O
sequence	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
will	O
produce	O
a	O
stronger	O
ice	O
attack	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
fire	O
spell	B-Application
followed	O
by	O
a	O
wind	O
spell	B-Application
will	O
create	O
an	O
explosion-based	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
principal	O
characters	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
by	O
series	O
artist	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
and	O
consist	O
of	O
Ryu	O
and	O
his	O
companions	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
individual	O
skills	O
and	O
personality	O
traits	O
carry	O
the	O
story	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kappei	O
Yamaguchi	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
amnesic	B-Application
young	O
man	O
with	O
the	O
mysterious	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
powerful	O
dragons	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
"	O
other	O
half	O
"	O
being	O
Fou-Lu	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Isshin	O
Chiba	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
principal	O
antagonist	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Fou	O
Empire	O
centuries	O
ago	O
with	O
similar	O
abilities	O
,	O
yet	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
malevolent	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aiding	O
Ryu	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
confront	O
Fou-Lu	O
are	O
several	O
other	O
heroes	O
including	O
Nina	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kyoko	O
Hikami	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
winged	O
magic-user	O
and	O
the	O
reigning	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Wyndia	O
;	O
Cray	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Isshin	O
Chiba	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
burly	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
cat-like	O
Woren	O
tribe	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
large	O
wooden	O
post	O
and	O
holds	O
romantic	O
feelings	O
for	O
Nina	O
's	O
sister	O
,	O
Elina	O
;	O
Ershin	B-Application
(	O
Master	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Inuko	O
Inuyama	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
robot-like	O
armor	O
who	O
speaks	O
in	O
third-person	O
;	O
Scias	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Unshō	O
Ishizuka	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
lanky	O
mercenary	O
and	O
swordsman	O
from	O
the	O
dog-like	O
Grassrunner	O
clan	O
who	O
lives	O
for	O
money	O
;	O
and	O
Ursula	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Kumiko	O
Watanabe	O
)	O
,	O
prideful	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
commander	O
with	O
kitsune-like	O
features	O
and	O
skilled	O
with	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primary	O
supporting	O
characters	O
include	O
Yohm	O
,	O
a	O
general	O
from	O
the	O
modern	O
Fou	O
Imperial	O
Army	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
monsters	O
to	O
his	O
aid	O
who	O
see	O
Fou-Lu	O
as	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
Rasso	O
,	O
an	O
elitist	O
company	O
commander	O
dispatched	O
to	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Kingdoms	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Fou-Lu	O
'	O
s	O
key	O
to	O
obtaining	O
his	O
lost	O
godhood	O
;	O
Yuna	O
,	O
a	O
cruel	O
geneticist	O
and	O
occultist	O
who	O
participates	O
in	O
horrific	O
acts	O
of	O
genetic	O
manipulation	O
with	O
dark	O
magic	B-Application
;	O
and	O
Kahn	O
,	O
a	O
muscle-bound	O
chauvinist	O
and	O
comic-relief	O
villain	O
who	O
constantly	O
encounters	O
Ryu	O
's	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
search	O
team	O
consisting	O
of	O
Nina	O
,	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Wyndia	O
,	O
and	O
Cray	O
,	O
leader	O
from	O
the	O
plains-dwelling	O
Woren	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remembering	O
nothing	O
other	O
than	O
his	O
name	O
,	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Nina	O
surmises	O
he	O
must	O
have	O
amnesia	B-Application
and	O
persuades	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
search	O
for	O
her	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
escaping	O
the	O
Fou	O
soldiers	O
,	O
they	O
travel	O
to	O
a	O
town	O
blighted	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
miasma	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
hex	O
"	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
to	O
Cray	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
Ershin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
robot-like	O
armor	O
who	O
leads	O
them	O
through	O
the	O
poisoned	O
side	O
of	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
other	O
choice	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Nina	O
and	O
Ershin	B-Application
break	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
captivity	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Scias	B-Application
,	O
a	O
tall	O
,	O
dog-like	O
mercenary	O
who	O
joins	O
their	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
learn	O
that	O
Ershin	B-Application
is	O
carrying	O
an	O
Endless	O
 '	O
spirit	O
named	O
Deis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
meet	O
Ursula	B-Application
,	O
granddaughter	O
of	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Fou	O
Empire	O
official	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
against	O
Rasso	O
's	O
savage	O
methods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
goes	O
berserk	O
and	O
incinerates	O
all	O
the	O
soldiers	O
and	O
Rasso	O
and	O
almost	O
kills	O
Ursula	B-Application
too	O
,	O
but	O
Nina	O
manages	O
to	O
calm	O
Ryu	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
for	O
Kyojin	O
again	O
along	O
the	O
western	O
border	O
,	O
Ursula	B-Application
joins	O
the	O
group	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
eye	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
regaining	O
their	O
composure	O
,	O
Ryu	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Emperor	O
's	O
pagoda	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
Ursula	B-Application
's	O
adopted	O
grandfather	O
,	O
General	O
Rhuh	O
,	O
holding	O
off	O
several	O
monsters	O
and	O
A-Tur	O
charging	O
the	O
palace	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	O
in	O
the	O
struggle	O
,	O
Ursula	B-Application
's	O
grandfather	O
tells	O
his	O
daughter	O
to	O
stop	O
Fou-Lu	O
with	O
her	O
new	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
empire	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Utsurowazaru	O
Mono	O
:	O
Breath	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
gives	O
a	O
third	O
ending	O
with	O
Ryu	O
refusing	O
to	O
fully	O
absorb	O
Fou-Lu	O
as	O
the	O
gods	O
disappear	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
Development	O
Studio	O
3	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
members	O
who	O
produced	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
including	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Ikehara	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
artist	O
Tatsuya	O
Yoshikawa	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hand-drawn	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1999	O
industry	O
rumors	O
began	O
speculating	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
when	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
remarking	O
that	O
their	O
next	O
role-playing	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
giant	O
project	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
network	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
July	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
heading	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
with	O
development	O
having	O
been	O
underway	O
for	O
"	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
beforehand	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
would	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
censorship	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
scenes	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
involved	O
Fou-Lu	O
decapitating	O
Emperor	O
Soniel	O
,	O
Ryu	O
spying	O
on	O
Nina	O
and	O
Ursula	B-Application
bathing	O
in	O
a	O
pond	O
,	O
Ryu	O
accidentally	O
grabbing	O
Ursula	B-Application
's	O
breast	O
,	O
and	O
Ursula	B-Application
dropping	O
her	O
pants	O
on	O
a	O
dare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Scias	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
,	O
Shikibetsu	O
( しきべつ	O
,	O
literally	O
,	O
"	O
Identify	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
statistics	O
of	O
an	O
enemy	O
during	O
battle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
short	O
description	O
of	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
completely	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
hidden	O
store	O
area	O
that	O
was	O
accessible	O
only	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
save	O
file	O
on	O
a	O
CD	O
distributed	O
through	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows-based	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
SourceNext	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
contains	O
a	O
filter	O
for	O
sprite	O
smoothing	O
on	O
2D	O
visuals	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
exclusively	O
for	O
European	O
audiences	O
the	O
following	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Yoshino	O
Aoki	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Akari	O
Kaida	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aoki	O
would	O
also	O
provide	O
the	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Yume	O
no	O
Sukoshi	O
Ato	O
"	O
( ゆめのすこしあと	O
,	O
literally	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
Little	O
After	O
the	O
Dream	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
write	O
an	O
arrangement	O
of	O
Maurice	O
Ravel	O
's	O
"	O
Pavane	O
pour	O
une	O
infante	O
défunte	O
"	O
titled	O
"	O
Pavane	O
for	O
a	O
Dead	O
Princess	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
composer	O
Taro	O
Iwashiro	O
provides	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
theme	O
song	O
"	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
~	O
Opening	O
Animation	O
~	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
Capcom	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
in-house	O
music	O
label	O
Suleputer	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
all	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
two	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
soundtrack	O
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Special	O
Box	O
boxset	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
best-seller	O
of	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
an	O
estimated	O
334,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
qualify	O
it	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
Best	O
"	O
label	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
English	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
similarly	O
good	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
Magazine	O
awarding	O
it	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
claiming	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
believe	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
word	O
in	O
RPGs	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
think	O
again	O
,	O
"	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
well-illustrated	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
beautiful	O
score	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
high	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
conversely	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
looks	O
and	O
sheen	O
of	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
certainly	O
does	O
n't	O
equal	O
it	O
in	O
tale	O
,	O
"	O
calling	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
predictable	O
"	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
concludes	O
that	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
"	O
remains	O
an	O
extremely	O
compelling	O
and	O
often	O
rewarding	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
placed	O
6th	O
in	O
PSMs	O
"	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2000	O
"	O
awards	O
feature	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
editors	O
claiming	O
that	O
"[We]'ve	O
always	O
been	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
IV	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
one	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
dimensional	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
visually	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
arresting	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
others	O
such	O
as	O
IGN	O
found	O
them	O
too	O
stale	O
and	O
grainy	O
,	O
yet	O
still	O
a	O
marked	O
improvement	O
over	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francesca	O
Reyes	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
quirky	O
but	O
memorable	O
RPG	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
will	O
immediately	O
embrace.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
saw	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
of	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Quality1980	O
"	O
label	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
re-released	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Unfading	O
Ones	O
-	O
The	O
Arukai	O
Dragon	O
-	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yayoi	O
Joumon	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Ichimura	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Utsurowazaru	O
Mono	O
:	O
Breath	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
IV	I-Application
( うつろわざるもの	O
―	O
ブレス	O
オブ	O
ファイアIV	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
serialized	O
since	O
November	O
2007	O
in	O
Comic	O
Blade	O
Avarus	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
chapters	O
from	O
November	O
2007	O
to	O
March	O
2008	O
published	O
by	O
Mag	O
Garden	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
in	O
book	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
