<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Crescendo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
with	O
additional	O
content	O
as	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
Polish	O
romantic	O
pianist	O
and	O
composer	B-Application
Frédéric	O
Chopin	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
of	O
tuberculosis	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
39	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
follows	O
many	O
general	O
conventions	O
in	O
a	O
typical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
twelve	O
characters	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
talking	O
with	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
buying	O
and	O
selling	O
equipment	O
at	O
shops	O
,	O
and	O
encountering	O
monsters	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
main	O
combat	O
system	O
is	O
turn-based	O
using	O
only	O
3	O
characters	O
within	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
it	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
were	O
saved	O
by	O
Prince	O
Crescendo	B-Application
of	O
Baroque	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crescendo	B-Application
thinks	O
of	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
assassinate	O
Count	O
Waltz	O
of	O
Forte	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
plan	O
is	O
quickly	O
discarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Prince	O
Crescendo	B-Application
and	O
Princess	O
Serenade	O
,	O
are	O
then	O
warped	O
into	O
Lament	O
Mirror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
party	O
then	O
heads	O
for	O
Baroque	O
and	O
decide	O
to	O
explore	O
Aria	B-Application
Temple	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
uncover	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
mystery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
party	O
returns	O
to	O
Baroque	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
Crescendo	B-Application
and	O
Serenade	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Crescendo	B-Application
,	O
Serenade	O
and	O
subsequently	O
,	O
Count	O
Waltz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
real-world	O
people	O
such	O
as	O
Chopin	O
,	O
are	O
named	O
after	O
musical	O
terms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
a	O
renowned	O
composer	B-Application
and	O
pianist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Jazz	B-Device
is	O
the	O
27	O
year	O
old	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
revolutionary	O
group	O
Andantino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Jazz	B-Device
's	O
lieutenant	O
in	O
Andantino	O
,	O
she	O
's	O
perceptive	O
and	O
tough	O
,	O
and	O
inwardly	O
dislikes	O
Claves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Jazz	B-Device
's	O
24-year-old	O
girlfriend	O
and	O
another	O
soldier	O
of	O
Andantino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crescendo	B-Application
replaces	O
his	O
father	O
for	O
leading	O
Baroque	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
war	O
between	O
Forte	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
sickness	O
his	O
father	O
is	O
suffering	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	O
fiancée	O
of	O
Prince	O
Crescendo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
localization	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text	O
was	O
proofread	O
by	O
the	O
Frédéric	O
Chopin	O
Society	O
in	O
Warsaw	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
ESRB	O
posted	O
their	O
rating	O
for	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
listing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
official	O
site	O
listed	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
as	O
coming	O
soon	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
yet	O
also	O
listed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
available	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
scans	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
confirming	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
officially	O
announced	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
during	O
Spring	O
2008	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
had	O
stated	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
features	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
Crescendo	B-Application
and	O
Serenade	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
playable	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
mostly	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
with	O
seven	O
of	O
Chopin	O
's	O
compositions	O
performed	O
by	O
Russian	O
pianist	O
Stanislav	O
Bunin	O
and	O
presented	O
in	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
aria	B-Application
composed	O
by	O
Sakuraba	O
titled	O
is	O
also	O
performed	O
by	O
Akiko	O
Shinada	O
for	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Mimei	O
Kuroi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
under	O
their	O
Dengeki	O
Comics	O
comic	O
imprint	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
chapters	O
were	O
collected	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
tankōbon	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
drastically	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
reach	O
the	O
same	O
conclusion	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
Viola	B-Protocol
,	O
Falsetto	O
and	O
Claves	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
condensation	O
of	O
the	O
altered	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
Salsa	O
and	O
March	O
are	O
greatly	O
reduced	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
appearing	O
only	O
briefly	O
and	O
not	O
joining	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
seemed	O
high	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
reached	O
number	O
four	O
in	O
Amazon	B-Application
Japan	I-Application
video	O
game	O
pre-orders	O
not	O
long	O
after	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
Japan	I-Application
's	O
video	O
game	O
charts	O
not	O
long	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
at	O
49,334	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
debuted	O
on	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
with	O
around	O
34,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
year-end	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
about	O
70,435	O
copies	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
and	O
53,314	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
GameTrailers	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
and	O
IGN	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
Best	O
RPG	O
,	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Best	O
Use	O
Of	O
Sound	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
named	O
Eternal	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nominees	O
for	O
2007	O
"	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
lost	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
average	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
80%	O
based	O
on	O
59	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
average	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
34	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
79/100	O
based	O
on	O
56	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
visuals	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
and	O
had	O
great	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
higher	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
other	O
extras	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
customizable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
