<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
story-line	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
character	O
from	O
Terry	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
recognize	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
"	O
controlling	O
"	O
Terry	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
,	O
and	O
assisting	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
'	O
decals	B-Application
 '	O
-	O
sticker-like	O
items	O
that	O
apply	O
specific	O
,	O
often	O
powerful	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
weapons	O
,	O
move	O
Terry	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
decals	B-Application
,	O
and	O
skills	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
combat	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
essentially	O
watch	O
,	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
right	O
moments	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
while	O
Terry	O
handles	O
attacking	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
greater	O
use	O
,	O
a	O
costume	O
will	O
add	O
extra	O
powers	O
to	O
its	O
associated	O
skills	O
and	O
statistics	O
,	O
including	O
elemental	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
magical	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
decals	B-Application
or	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
stick	O
multiple	O
decals	B-Application
to	O
Terry	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
added	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decals	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
,	O
heal	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
additionally	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contact	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
designer	O
and	O
director	O
,	O
Akira	O
Ueda	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Square	O
graphic	O
designer	O
and	O
a	O
prominent	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
games	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
line	O
as	O
providing	O
a	O
"	O
framework	O
of	O
diversions	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
,	O
item	O
collection	O
,	O
and	O
monster	O
hunting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
've	O
endeavoured	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
features	O
as	O
we	O
could	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
an	O
obvious	O
way	O
,	O
"	O
Ueda	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contact	O
features	O
Apple	O
IIe-style	O
fonts	O
on	O
its	O
title	O
screen	O
and	O
8-bit	B-Application
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
graphical	O
draw	O
of	O
Contact	O
is	O
its	O
contrast	O
in	O
art	O
styles	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
DS	B-Device
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ueda	O
originally	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
producer	O
Takeshi	O
Ogura	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
art	O
styles	O
were	O
to	O
switch	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
development	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
dual	O
screens	O
by	O
showing	O
them	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
localization	O
director	O
,	O
Tomm	O
Hulett	O
,	O
was	O
attracted	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
humor	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
cult-classic	O
EarthBound	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
suspects	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
low	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concurrent	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
handheld	B-Application
title	O
Mother	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamebrink	O
compared	O
the	O
statistics	O
and	O
level	O
systems	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Oblivion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
major	O
complaints	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
frustrating	O
because	O
your	O
objectives	O
are	O
often	O
obtuse	O
and	O
unintuitive	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
brutally	O
difficult.	O
"	O
</s>
