<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
Ecolis	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
is	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
World	O
Wide	O
Fund	O
for	O
Nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dorian	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
mentor	O
and	O
the	O
forest	O
spirits	O
,	O
the	O
Ecomon	O
,	O
Ecolis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ecoby	O
,	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
pollution	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
control	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
small	O
rodents	O
;	O
a	O
Squirrel	B-Protocol
called	O
Ecolis	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Flying	O
squirrel	B-Protocol
called	O
Ecomon	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Beaver	O
called	O
Ecoby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
their	O
characteristics	O
depend	O
on	O
their	O
colour	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
own	O
Pikmin	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
supported	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
before	O
that	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
LightWeight	O
and	O
Headlock	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
A	O
squirrel	B-Protocol
is	O
capable	O
of	O
storing	O
seeds	O
in	O
its	O
cheeks	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
good	O
at	O
remembering	O
where	O
they	O
buried	O
them	O
afterwards	O
,	O
"	O
Tagawa	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
So	O
as	O
generations	O
pass	O
the	O
forgotten	O
seeds	O
that	O
the	O
squirrels	B-Protocol
buried	O
will	O
turn	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
trees.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ecolis	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Interchannel	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
Majesco	O
picked	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
distribution	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
and	O
released	O
it	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
followed	O
suit	O
the	O
following	O
April	O
by	O
promising	O
a	O
European	O
publication	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
as	O
Ecolis	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eco	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mostly	O
mediocre	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
