<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
primarily	O
by	O
scenarist	O
and	O
director	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
help	O
from	O
other	O
designers	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
including	O
art	O
director	O
Yasuyuki	O
Honne	O
and	O
composer	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
named	O
Serge	O
and	O
a	O
theme	O
of	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Struggling	O
to	O
uncover	O
his	O
past	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
Serge	O
is	O
chiefly	O
challenged	O
by	O
Lynx	O
,	O
a	O
shadowy	O
antagonist	O
working	O
to	O
apprehend	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
perfect	O
10.0	O
score	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shipped	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2003	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
re-release	O
and	O
continued	O
life	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
four	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
features	O
standard	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
gameplay	O
with	O
some	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
between	O
areas	O
is	O
conducted	O
via	O
an	O
overworld	O
map	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
landscape	O
from	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
overhead	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
random	O
encounters	O
;	O
enemies	O
are	O
openly	O
visible	O
on	O
field	O
maps	O
or	O
lie	O
in	O
wait	O
to	O
ambush	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
's	O
developers	O
aimed	O
to	O
break	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Element	O
system	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
handles	O
all	O
magic	O
,	O
consumable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
character-specific	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
field	O
effect	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
Element	O
color	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
can	O
combine	O
certain	O
Techs	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
powerful	O
Double	O
or	O
Triple	O
Techs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
innovative	O
aspect	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
is	O
its	O
stamina	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
two	O
major	O
parallel	O
dimensions	O
,	O
like	O
time	O
periods	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
plays	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rounding	O
out	O
the	O
notable	O
facets	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
are	O
the	O
New	O
Game+	O
option	O
and	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
completed	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
using	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
features	O
a	O
diverse	O
cast	O
of	O
45	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
Kid	O
,	O
a	O
feisty	O
,	O
skilled	O
thief	O
who	O
seeks	O
the	O
mythical	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portrayed	O
as	O
willful	O
and	O
tomboyish	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
rough	O
,	O
thieving	O
past	O
,	O
she	O
helps	O
Serge	O
sneak	O
into	O
Viper	O
Manor	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
,	O
a	O
cruel	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
supercomputer	O
FATE	O
,	O
is	O
bent	O
on	O
finding	O
Serge	O
and	O
using	O
his	O
body	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
greater	O
plan	O
involving	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
travels	O
with	O
Harle	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
,	O
playful	O
girl	O
dressed	O
like	O
a	O
harlequin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harle	O
was	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
Dragon	O
God	O
to	O
shadow	O
Lynx	O
and	O
one	O
day	O
steal	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
from	O
Chronopolis	O
,	O
a	O
task	O
she	O
painfully	O
fulfills	O
despite	O
being	O
smitten	O
with	O
Serge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
invasion	O
brings	O
Norris	O
and	O
Grobyc	O
to	O
the	O
islands	O
,	O
a	O
heartful	O
commander	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
force	O
and	O
a	O
prototype	O
cyborg	O
soldier	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
too	O
seek	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
assisting	O
Kid	O
in	O
a	O
heist	O
at	O
Viper	O
Manor	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
ten	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
universe	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
dimensions	O
—	O
one	O
in	O
which	O
Serge	O
lived	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
perished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
center	O
,	O
he	O
locates	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Miguel	O
and	O
presumably	O
Home	O
world	O
's	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charged	O
with	O
guarding	O
the	O
Dead	O
Sea	O
by	O
an	O
entity	O
named	O
FATE	O
,	O
Miguel	O
and	O
three	O
visions	O
of	O
Crono	O
,	O
Marle	O
,	O
and	O
Lucca	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
explain	O
that	O
Serge	O
's	O
existence	O
dooms	O
Home	O
world	O
's	O
future	O
to	O
destruction	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Lavos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
Serge	O
from	O
obtaining	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
FATE	O
destroys	O
the	O
Dead	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
and	O
Kid	O
are	O
inside	O
;	O
Serge	O
defeats	O
Lynx	O
and	O
the	O
supercomputer	O
FATE	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
six	O
Dragons	O
of	O
El	O
Nido	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
and	O
retire	O
to	O
Terra	O
Tower	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
structure	O
raised	O
from	O
the	O
sea	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
his	O
adventure	O
,	O
he	O
obtains	O
and	O
cleanses	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Masamune	O
sword	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
uses	O
the	O
Dragon	O
relics	O
and	O
shards	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Tears	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
mythic	O
Element	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Terra	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
prophet	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Belthasar	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
visits	O
him	O
with	O
visions	O
of	O
Crono	O
,	O
Marle	O
,	O
and	O
Lucca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
Dinopolis	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
of	O
Dragonians	O
—	O
parallel	O
universe	O
descendants	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
Reptites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
father	O
took	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
assistance	O
at	O
Marbule	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Serge	O
's	O
boat	O
blew	O
off	O
course	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
raging	O
magnetic	O
storm	O
caused	O
by	O
Schala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schala	O
,	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Zeal	O
,	O
had	O
long	O
ago	O
accidentally	O
fallen	O
to	O
a	O
place	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Darkness	O
Beyond	O
Time	O
and	O
began	O
merging	O
with	O
Lavos	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schala	O
's	O
storm	O
nullified	O
Chronopolis	O
's	O
defenses	O
and	O
allowed	O
Serge	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
;	O
approaching	O
it	O
healed	O
Serge	O
but	O
corrupted	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
turning	O
him	O
into	O
Lynx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
circuit	O
in	O
Chronopolis	O
then	O
designated	O
Serge	O
"	O
Arbiter	O
"	O
,	O
simultaneously	O
preventing	O
FATE	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
by	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragons	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
this	O
situation	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
seventh	O
Dragon	O
under	O
the	O
storm	O
's	O
cover	O
named	O
Harle	O
,	O
who	O
manipulated	O
Lynx	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FATE	O
,	O
locked	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
again	O
,	O
knew	O
that	O
Serge	O
would	O
one	O
day	O
cross	O
to	O
Another	O
world	O
and	O
prepared	O
to	O
apprehend	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynx	O
switched	O
bodies	O
with	O
Serge	O
to	O
dupe	O
the	O
biological	O
check	O
of	O
Chronopolis	O
on	O
the	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reveal	O
that	O
Belthasar	O
's	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
empower	O
Serge	O
to	O
free	O
Schala	O
from	O
melding	O
with	O
Lavos	O
,	O
lest	O
they	O
evolve	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Time	O
Devourer	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
creature	O
capable	O
of	O
destroying	O
spacetime	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
employs	O
story	O
arcs	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
themes	O
from	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Satellaview	B-Device
side	O
story	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
is	O
an	O
illustrated	O
text	O
adventure	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
wrap	O
up	O
an	O
unresolved	O
plot	O
line	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
borrows	O
from	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
in	O
its	O
exposition	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
larger	O
effort	O
to	O
fulfill	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
purpose	O
;	O
the	O
plots	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
irreconcilable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
resolve	O
continuity	O
issues	O
and	O
acknowledge	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
suggested	O
the	O
game	O
happened	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
is	O
that	O
Magus	O
—	O
present	O
in	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
as	O
Gil	O
—	O
is	O
absent	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
Kato	O
teases	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Magus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
began	O
planning	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xenogears	B-Application
in	O
1998	O
(	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
scenario	O
director	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
had	O
brainstormed	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1996	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
's	O
managers	O
selected	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
appointed	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
Kato	O
to	O
direct	O
and	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Chrono	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Square	O
would	O
soon	O
re-release	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
catch	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Trigger	O
before	O
playing	O
Cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
thought	O
that	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
setting	O
and	O
cast	O
for	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
would	O
allow	O
players	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
to	O
play	O
Cross	O
without	O
becoming	O
confused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
team	O
decided	O
against	O
integrating	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
rehashing	O
and	O
cranking	O
up	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
is	O
not	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
production	O
began	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
in	O
mid-1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
team	O
reached	O
80	O
members	O
at	O
its	O
peak	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
personnel	O
of	O
10	O
–	O
20	O
cut-scene	O
artists	O
and	O
100	O
quality	O
assurance	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
pressure	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Dream	O
Team	O
"	O
development	O
group	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
famous	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
artist	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demands	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
led	O
to	O
Square	O
merging	O
the	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
VIII	O
team	O
into	O
that	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
two	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
team	O
devised	O
an	O
original	O
battle	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
stamina	O
bar	O
and	O
Elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
planned	O
the	O
system	O
around	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
avoid	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
grinding	B-Application
"	O
)	O
to	O
gain	O
combat	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmers	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
did	O
not	O
use	O
any	O
existing	O
Square	O
programs	O
or	O
routines	O
to	O
code	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
instead	O
writing	O
new	O
,	O
proprietary	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masato	O
Kato	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Cross	O
featured	O
a	O
central	O
theme	O
of	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Schala	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
previously	O
unable	O
to	O
expound	O
upon	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
advertised	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
short	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
with	O
purchases	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
trademark	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
registered	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
done	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
those	O
behind	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
and	O
Mana	B-Application
to	O
make	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
endured	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
by	O
freelance	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
composer	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
envisioned	O
a	O
"	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
feel	O
,	O
mixed	O
with	O
the	O
foreign	O
tastes	O
and	O
the	O
tones	O
of	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Greece	O
"	O
;	O
Mitsuda	O
centered	O
his	O
work	O
around	O
old	B-Application
world	I-Application
cultural	O
influences	O
,	O
including	O
Mediterranean	O
,	O
Fado	B-Application
,	O
Celtic	O
,	O
and	O
percussive	O
African	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenogears	B-Application
contributor	O
Tomohiko	O
Kira	O
played	O
guitar	O
on	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
ending	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noriko	O
Mitose	O
,	O
as	O
selected	O
by	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
sang	O
the	O
ending	O
song	O
—	O
"	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Unstolen	O
Jewel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryo	B-Application
Yamazaki	I-Application
,	O
a	O
synthesizer	O
programmer	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
helped	O
Mitsuda	O
transfer	O
his	O
ideas	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
sound	O
capabilities	O
;	O
Mitsuda	O
was	O
happy	O
to	O
accomplish	O
even	O
half	O
of	O
what	O
he	O
envisioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
songs	O
were	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gale	O
,	O
Frozen	B-Application
Flame	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Viper	O
Mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
contain	O
leitmotifs	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
wrapping	O
,	O
Mitsuda	O
and	O
Kato	O
played	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
to	O
record	O
their	O
impressions	O
and	O
observe	O
how	O
the	O
tracks	O
intermingled	O
with	O
scenes	O
;	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
brought	O
Kato	O
to	O
tears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
won	O
the	O
Gold	O
Prize	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Mitsuda	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
arranged	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
album	O
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuda	O
's	O
contract	O
with	O
Square	O
gave	O
him	O
ownership	O
and	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
2009	O
Symphonic	O
Fantasies	O
concerts	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Symphonic	O
Game	O
Music	O
Concert	O
series	O
conducted	O
by	O
Arnie	O
Roth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
theme	O
"	O
Time	O
's	O
Scar	O
"	O
was	O
voted	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
Music	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
shipped	O
850,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
650,000	O
abroad	O
by	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
once	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
a	O
Sony	B-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
and	O
again	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
release	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
a	O
Gold	O
Award	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
10/10/9.5	O
in	O
their	O
three	O
reviewer	O
format	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
review	O
declaring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
,	O
plain	O
and	O
simple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
the	O
annual	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Game	O
Music	O
and	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
Story	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Artistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
reaction	O
was	O
largely	O
positive	O
,	O
though	O
certain	O
fans	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
far	O
departure	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
;	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
broke	O
convention	O
by	O
featuring	O
more	O
characters	O
,	O
fewer	O
double	O
and	O
triple	O
techs	O
,	O
fewer	O
instances	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
,	O
and	O
few	O
appearances	O
of	O
Trigger	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
and	O
director	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
specifically	O
intending	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
experience	O
different	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
later	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
"	O
shown	O
more	O
empathy	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
by	O
making	O
the	O
story	O
less	O
complex	O
,	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
fans	O
who	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
one	O
can	O
still	O
"	O
equally	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
cross-over	O
event	O
between	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
RPG	O
Another	B-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Complex	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
the	O
event	O
introduces	O
several	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Serge	O
,	O
Kid	O
,	O
and	O
Harle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
element	O
magic	O
and	O
combo	O
techs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
began	O
discussion	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
security	O
flaw	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
web	O
developer	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
internal	O
listing	O
of	O
current	O
and	O
upcoming	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
GeForce	O
Now	O
database	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
never-announced	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Nvidia	O
leak	O
occurred	O
the	O
following	O
November	O
,	O
which	O
again	O
listed	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
December	O
2021	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
a	O
cross	O
over	O
event	O
between	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
mobile	O
game	O
Another	B-Application
Eden	I-Application
;	O
the	O
announcement	O
spurred	O
more	O
discussion	O
on	O
a	O
remaster	O
,	O
considering	O
Square	O
was	O
reviving	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
writer	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
,	O
being	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
is	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
,	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
Japanese	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
Edition	O
was	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
reaction	O
from	O
players	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
performed	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kato	O
later	O
returned	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
as	O
a	O
freelancer	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Children	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Kato	O
and	O
Mitsuda	O
teamed	O
up	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Deep	B-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
Sands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
placed	O
14th	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
in	O
a	O
vote	O
of	O
most-wanted	O
sequels	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
