<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Driving	B-Application
Emotion	I-Application
Type-S	I-Application
follows	O
general	O
conventions	O
of	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Driving	B-Application
Emotion	I-Application
Type-S	I-Application
includes	O
43	O
officially	O
licensed	O
cars	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
range	O
from	O
Import	O
scene	O
cars	O
,	O
Luxury	O
Cars	O
and	O
Exotic	O
Car	O
from	O
Eight	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Five	O
European	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
including	O
BMW	O
,	O
Toyota	O
,	O
Honda	O
,	O
Nissan	O
,	O
Mazda	O
,	O
Porsche	O
,	O
Subaru	O
,	O
Mitsubishi	O
,	O
TVR	O
,	O
Alfa	O
Romeo	O
,	O
Ferrari	O
,	O
and	O
Lexus	O
which	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Type-S	O
,	O
Driving	B-Application
Emotion	I-Application
Type-S	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Escape	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
DreamFactory	O
on	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Tobal	B-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
racing	O
titles	O
Racing	B-Application
Lagoon	I-Application
and	O
Chocobo	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
was	O
later	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
four-page	O
advertisement	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
which	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hosoe	O
's	O
label	O
Super	O
Sweep	O
Records	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Bushido	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
is	O
mostly	O
techno-based	O
,	O
with	O
rock	O
and	O
jazz	B-Device
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
music	O
website	O
Chudah	O
's	O
Corner	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
varied	O
track	O
is	O
the	O
opener	O
"	O
Rush	O
About	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
electronic	O
beats	O
,	O
a	O
duet	B-Application
of	O
saxophone	O
and	O
electric	O
guitar	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
piano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
GameZone	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
realistic	O
car	O
interiors	O
and	O
highly	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
putting	O
them	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
AllGame	O
noted	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
subtle	O
shimmering	O
effect	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
effect	O
typically	O
seen	O
on	O
early	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
while	O
GameRevolution	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
severely	O
jagged	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
GameRevolution	O
found	O
the	O
car	O
default	O
settings	O
unbalanced	O
and	O
hard	O
to	O
re-adjust	O
properly	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
inconsistent	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
like	O
AllGame	O
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reported	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
aimed	O
more	O
toward	O
fans	O
of	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
than	O
fans	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
gameplay	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
solid	O
,	O
albeit	O
imperfect	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
lacked	O
impact	O
compared	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
R4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ridge	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
Type	I-Application
4	I-Application
or	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
While	O
the	O
site	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ambient	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
realistic	O
and	O
detailed	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
GameZone	O
felt	O
they	O
were	O
too	O
muted	O
and	O
"	O
nothing	O
special	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
had	O
some	O
improvements	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
a	O
play	O
balance	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
it	O
nevertheless	O
benefited	O
commercially	O
from	O
having	O
been	O
released	O
before	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
title	I-Application
until	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
