<s>
,	O
fully	O
titled	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
Bless	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamFactory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Co	O
.	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
then	O
to	O
Japan	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
Strife	O
and	O
Tifa	O
Lockhart	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
Sephiroth	O
,	O
Yuffie	O
Kisaragi	O
,	O
Vincent	O
Valentine	O
,	O
and	O
Zack	O
Fair	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
most	O
3D	O
fighting	O
games	O
by	O
drawing	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
wrestling	O
games	O
and	O
Dream	O
Factory	O
's	O
own	O
Tobal	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
full	O
360-degree	O
movement	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
fighters	O
to	O
be	O
facing	O
one	O
another	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
includes	O
a	O
Quest	O
Mode	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Tobal	B-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
and	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Brand	O
New	O
Quest	O
:	O
The	O
Forsaken	O
Dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
fight	O
through	O
an	O
extensive	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
title	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
equip	O
different	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
hack	O
and	O
slash	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
mode	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sword	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
,	O
legendarily	O
powerful	O
,	O
was	O
sealed	O
away	O
and	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
opened	O
with	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
deal	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
prosthetic	O
right	O
arm	O
,	O
plus	O
was	O
told	O
the	O
theory	O
that	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
stone	O
was	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
the	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Tekken	B-Application
characters	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
and	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
moveset	O
contains	O
moves	O
from	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
,	O
Jin	O
Kazama	O
,	O
Heihachi	O
Mishima	O
,	O
Baek	O
Doo	O
San	O
and	O
Paul	O
Phoenix	O
from	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Tekkens	B-Application
Hwoarang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
his	O
unrest	O
,	O
he	O
receives	O
word	O
of	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
tournament	O
,	O
where	O
weapons	O
,	O
psychic	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
projectile	O
weapons	O
are	O
permitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
secret	O
that	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
holds	O
,	O
his	O
fighting	O
spirit	O
is	O
fueled	O
by	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
opponents	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
imagined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
outmatched	O
by	O
distance	O
weapons	O
,	O
Doza	O
enters	O
the	O
fray	O
with	O
a	O
glove	O
weapon	O
that	O
shoots	O
fireballs	O
,	O
not	O
unlike	O
the	O
Hadouken	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Tekkens	B-Application
Bruce	O
Irvin	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Adon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
still	O
in	O
high	O
school	O
,	O
her	O
talents	O
in	O
jujutsu	O
have	O
been	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
the	O
ICPO	B-Device
which	O
enable	O
her	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
their	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
research	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
she	O
received	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
her	O
estranged	O
father	O
,	O
entrusting	O
her	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
the	O
duties	O
necessary	O
to	O
acquire	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
ordered	O
by	O
the	O
ICPO	B-Device
to	O
enter	O
the	O
tournament	O
to	O
investigate	O
suspicious	O
activities	O
surrounding	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	B-Application
Shuwen	O
–	O
Known	O
as	O
the	O
master	O
of	O
lethal	O
kempo	O
,	O
Lee	B-Application
holds	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
technique	O
that	O
can	O
kill	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
said	O
that	O
Lee	B-Application
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Hakkyoku	O
Ken	O
,	O
was	O
killed	O
some	O
time	O
ago	O
through	O
lethal	O
poisoning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
legendary	O
elixir	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
tomb	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
emperor	O
,	O
Lee	B-Application
has	O
miraculously	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
bears	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Tekkens	B-Application
Lei	O
Wulong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
that	O
this	O
precious	O
stone	O
will	O
enable	O
him	O
to	O
recover	O
his	O
long	O
lost	O
memories	O
,	O
Sasuke	O
aims	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
legendary	O
weapon	O
,	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
resembles	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dasher	O
Inoba	O
–	O
Inoba	O
is	O
a	O
prominent	O
wrestler	O
and	O
a	O
disciple	O
of	O
Karl	O
Schneider	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
supervising	O
committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
recent	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
master	O
,	O
Inoba	O
discovers	O
a	O
note	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	O
late	O
Schneider	O
which	O
suggests	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
investigating	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
stone	O
embedded	O
within	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
and	O
the	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
given	O
direct	O
orders	O
by	O
Red	O
Scorpion	O
to	O
seek	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
without	O
knowing	O
or	O
understanding	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koji	O
Masuda	O
–	O
Father	O
of	O
Yoko	O
Kishibojin	O
and	O
third	O
time	O
consecutive	O
reigning	O
champion	O
of	O
the	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
Championship	O
Tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
fighting	O
style	O
is	O
Jeet	O
Kune	O
Do	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
shares	O
many	O
moves	O
with	O
Tekkens	B-Application
Marshall	O
Law	O
,	O
although	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
special	O
moves	O
resembles	O
Fei	O
Long	O
's	O
Dragon	O
Flame	O
Kick	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentEhrgeiz	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamFactory	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
Tobal	B-Application
fighting	O
games	O
for	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
designer	O
Seiichi	O
Ishii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
ones	O
and	O
those	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
project	O
to	O
result	O
from	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
allowing	O
Square	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
12	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
Square	O
and	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
US	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Square	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
sponsored	O
the	O
"	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
Championship	O
Tour	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
contests	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
competed	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Square	O
Millennium	O
Collection	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
characters	O
from	O
‘’	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
VII’’	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
mini	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
section	O
called	O
“	O
Brand	O
New	O
Quest	O
:	O
The	O
Foresaken	O
Dungeon	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
DreamFactory	O
and	O
Square	O
collaboration	O
Tobal	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
by	O
DigiCube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Tale	O
of	O
'	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Der	O
Ehrgeiz.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Tale	O
of	O
'	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Der	O
Ehrgeiz.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month.Ehrgeiz	O
sold	O
over	O
222,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sold	O
340,937	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
concurred	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
blocking	O
controls	O
were	O
"	O
unintuitive	O
"	O
and	O
generally	O
disappointing	O
mini-games	O
outweighed	O
the	O
games	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
and	O
Full	B-Application
Motion	I-Application
Videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
#73	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
currently	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
76%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-one	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
reviews	O
reflected	O
the	O
strange	O
use	O
of	O
famous	O
Square	O
Enix	O
characters	O
with	O
"	O
generic	O
moves	O
"	O
and	O
primarily	O
wrestling-based	O
combat.Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Technologically	O
speaking	O
,	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
fighter	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
balance	O
problems	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
one-button	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
one-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
