<s>
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
titles	O
in	O
having	O
real-time	O
battles	O
and	O
a	O
named	O
protagonist	O
and	O
is	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
–	O
specifically	O
the	O
year	O
1931	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
twentieth	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
Taishō	O
period	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
wherein	O
it	O
deals	O
with	O
historical	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Grigori	O
Rasputin	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
use	O
of	O
real-world	O
mythological	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
which	O
used	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
is	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
makes	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Raidou	I-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
:	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
its	O
narrative	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
modern-day	O
detective	O
story	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
prevalent	O
post-apocalyptic	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
coming	O
to	O
producer	O
Kazuyuki	O
Yamai	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
feeling	O
under	O
pressure	O
during	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Maniax	O
edition	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nocturne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
change	O
from	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
was	O
that	O
demons	O
were	O
visibly	O
following	O
the	O
player	O
around	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shoji	O
Meguro	O
,	O
a	O
regular	O
composer	O
and	O
sound	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
modern	O
Japan	O
,	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
set	O
during	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Taishō	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possible	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Taishō	O
period	O
as	O
a	O
setting	O
originally	O
came	O
from	O
discussions	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
demons	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
revamped	O
textures	O
so	O
they	O
looked	O
distinct	O
from	O
their	O
earlier	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
July	O
2005	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
under	O
the	O
provisional	O
title	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
:	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
localization	O
works	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
stayed	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
text	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
adjustments	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Japanese	O
song	O
being	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
recognisable	O
English	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
a	O
mahjong	B-Application
minigame	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
total	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
tutorial	O
and	O
its	O
minor	O
player	O
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
titles	O
received	O
limited	O
reprints	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	O
port	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
and	O
give	O
new	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
experience	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
explained	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
their	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
was	O
being	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
being	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
then-current	O
version	O
of	O
PSN	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
