<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
GrisGris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
as	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1996	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
Corpse-Party	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
rebooted	O
continuity	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
elements	O
to	O
those	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
generally	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remaster	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	O
Book	O
of	O
Shadows	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
longer	O
dialogue	O
sequences	O
during	O
story	O
progression	O
,	O
where	O
full	O
character	O
portraits	O
are	O
used	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
2D	O
in-game	O
character	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sequences	O
make	O
up	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playtime	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
caused	O
some	O
to	O
outright	O
describe	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
as	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
five	O
chapters	O
,	O
each	O
focusing	O
on	O
different	O
characters	O
and	O
featuring	O
multiple	O
endings	O
that	O
are	O
achieved	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
in-game	O
decisions	O
:	O
a	O
"	O
True	O
Ending	O
"	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
progression	O
;	O
and	O
several	O
"	O
Wrong	O
Endings	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2008	O
Fujisawa	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
Kisaragi	O
Academy	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
Heavenly	O
Host	O
Elementary	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
closed	O
when	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
murders	O
and	O
disappearances	O
occurred	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
NewChapter	I-Application
for	O
Japanese	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
chapters	O
from	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
to	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1996	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
Corpse-Party	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
contained	O
new	O
story	O
elements	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
expanding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assets	O
created	O
for	O
NewChapter	O
were	O
repurposed	O
by	O
Team	O
GrisGris	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
game	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Covered	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
five	O
chapters	O
(	O
first	O
two	O
released	O
together	O
)	O
from	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
to	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Covered	I-Application
Repeated	I-Application
...	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
English	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retitled	O
to	O
simply	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Apple	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
back	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
its	O
enhanced	O
form	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
preceding	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Covered	I-Application
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
again	O
retitled	O
to	O
just	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
has	O
been	O
largely	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
especially	O
following	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Shive	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
horror	B-Application
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
complemented	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
uninteresting	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
stating	O
as	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
a	O
lot	O
,	O
just	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
from	O
TouchArcade	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
unless	O
you	O
want	O
your	O
wallet	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
bad	O
ending	O
itself	O
,	O
do	O
n’t	O
bother	O
crashing	O
this	O
party	O
,	O
lest	O
this	O
party	O
crash	B-General_Concept
on	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
his	O
criticisms	O
were	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
iPad	O
support	O
,	O
unpleasant	O
screen	O
borders	O
,	O
blurry	O
filtered	O
graphics	O
,	O
unaccommodating	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
frequent	O
game	B-General_Concept
crashes	I-General_Concept
that	O
he	O
experienced	O
while	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
the	O
manga	O
series	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Covered	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
adaptation	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	O
Missing	O
Footage	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
release	O
of	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	O
Sweet	O
Sachiko	O
's	O
Hysteric	O
Birthday	O
Bash	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multi-episode	O
sequel	O
OVA	O
titled	O
Corpse	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	O
Tortured	O
Souls''	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
