<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
two	O
distinct	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
science	O
fantasy	O
novels	O
by	O
Japanese	O
author	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
—	O
Atlus	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
further	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
version	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
by	O
Opera	O
House	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
sees	O
Japanese	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
Akemi	O
Nakajima	O
and	O
Yumiko	B-Application
Shirasagi	I-Application
combat	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
unleashed	O
by	O
a	O
demon	O
summoning	O
program	O
created	O
by	O
Nakajima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
role-playing	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
added	O
demon	O
negotiation	O
system	O
considered	O
revolutionary	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
proved	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
with	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
Famicom	O
sequel	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
composed	O
of	O
two	O
humans	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
plays	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demons	O
are	O
commanded	O
by	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
who	O
resurrects	O
the	O
demonic	O
gods	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
Set	O
following	O
their	O
defeat	O
by	O
Nakajima	O
and	O
Yumiko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
help	O
from	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Yumiko	B-Application
Shirasagi	I-Application
,	O
a	O
transfer	O
student	O
that	O
became	O
interested	O
in	O
Nakajima	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Izanami	O
,	O
Nakajima	O
takes	O
her	O
into	O
the	O
demon	O
world	O
to	O
help	O
combat	O
the	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
travel	O
into	O
a	O
vast	O
subterranean	O
labyrinth	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
defeat	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
generals	O
—	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
,	O
Loki	B-Device
,	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
Hecate	O
,	O
and	O
Set	O
—	O
before	O
fighting	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
himself	O
and	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
closing	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
demon	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
science	O
fantasy	O
books	O
written	O
by	O
Japanese	O
author	O
Aya	O
Nishitani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Famicom	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
action-based	O
titles	O
and	O
PCs	B-Device
for	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
decided	O
to	O
respectively	O
play	O
against	O
platform	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
different	O
game	O
projects	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
's	O
supervision	O
under	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
;	O
Atlus	O
created	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
while	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Telenet	O
collaborated	O
on	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
which	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
phases	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
was	O
a	O
near-copy	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
,	O
attributed	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
to	O
their	O
superiors	O
being	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuki	O
insisted	O
on	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
some	O
new	O
feature	O
which	O
would	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cerberus	O
demon	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
recurring	O
feature	O
in	O
later	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Nishitani	O
's	O
trilogy	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
emulating	O
the	O
trend	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
marketable	O
mascot	O
or	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
for	O
PC88	B-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
X1	B-Device
and	O
FM-7	B-Device
models	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
September	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC88	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
fifteen	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
version	O
of	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
through	O
Atlus	O
's	O
dedicated	O
mobile	B-Application
store	O
;	O
first	O
for	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
then	O
through	O
the	O
Vodafone	O
live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
service	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
for	O
BREW	B-Application
services	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
while	O
direct	O
ports	O
,	O
featured	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
,	O
automatic	O
mapping	O
of	O
dungeons	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Opera	O
House	O
,	O
combining	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Kyuuyaku	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
attributed	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
policy	O
of	O
censoring	O
religious	O
references	O
in	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
rendered	O
the	O
early	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
localization	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
central	O
religious	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
Kyuuyaku	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
compared	O
the	O
3D	O
dungeon	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
Atlus	O
version	O
to	O
the	O
Deep	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
critics	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
unusual	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
their	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
,	O
they	O
referred	O
to	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
's	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
poor	O
clone	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
with	O
low-quality	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2012	O
feature	O
on	O
influential	O
games	O
,	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Kimberley	O
Wallace	O
attributed	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
with	O
pioneering	O
the	O
monster	O
collecting	O
gameplay	O
popularized	O
by	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
retrospective	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1992	O
successor	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
Touch	O
Arcade	O
's	O
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
noted	O
the	O
unusual	O
game	O
mechanics	O
within	O
its	O
standardised	O
role-playing	O
formula	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
science	O
fiction-inspired	O
setting	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
fantasy	O
settings	O
dominating	O
the	O
genre	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Atlus	O
eventually	O
buying	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
turning	O
the	O
series	O
into	O
their	O
most	O
famous	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
has	O
been	O
called	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
RPG	O
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
after	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
multiple	O
subseries	O
and	O
expansions	O
into	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
