<s>
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
XI	B-Application
,	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shift	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
million-seller	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
on	O
7	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
unique	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
small	O
devil	O
that	O
runs	O
around	O
a	O
grid	O
covered	O
in	O
large	O
dice	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
both	O
stand	O
atop	O
dice	B-Language
,	O
and	O
stand	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
dice	B-Language
towering	O
above	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
standing	O
on	O
the	O
dice	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
from	O
die	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
roll	O
a	O
die	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
runs	O
,	O
revealing	O
a	O
different	O
face	O
as	O
the	O
die	O
rotates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
adjacent	O
dice	B-Language
with	O
identical	O
pips	O
—	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pips	O
—	O
causes	O
those	O
dice	B-Language
to	O
slowly	O
sink	O
into	O
the	O
field	O
before	O
disappearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chain	O
reactions	O
are	O
possible	O
by	O
adding	O
additional	O
dice	B-Language
to	O
a	O
sinking	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
types	O
of	O
dice	B-Language
are	O
available	O
in	O
some	O
modes	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
properties	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	O
-	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
clear	O
all	O
dice	B-Language
)	O
using	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
steps	O
or	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trial	O
-	O
the	O
standard	O
arcade-style	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
remove	O
as	O
many	O
dice	B-Language
as	O
possible	O
(	O
and	O
thus	O
score	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
)	O
before	O
the	O
grid	O
completely	O
fills	O
with	O
dice	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wars	O
-	O
quickfire	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
simultaneous	O
computer	O
opponents	O
,	O
or	O
five	O
human	O
players	O
when	O
using	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesTM	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
10	O
Underrated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Gems	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
later	O
named	O
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
a	O
second	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
1999	O
Hyper	O
Reader	O
Awards	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
99	I-Application
For	O
Playstation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
XI	B-Application
Jumbo	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
XI	B-Application
Little	O
was	O
also	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
on	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bombastic	B-Application
(	O
XI	B-Application
Go	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xi	B-Application
Coliseum	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
ad	B-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
wireless	O
play	O
between	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
