<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
stylized	O
as	O
FantaVision	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
to	O
select	O
three	O
or	O
more	O
launched	O
fireworks	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
flares	O
"	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
detonate	O
them	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
created	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
its	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
(	O
PS1	B-Device
)	O
to	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
successfully	O
pitching	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first-party	O
development	O
head	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
and	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
emphasize	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
show	O
particle	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
then	O
remade	O
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
starting	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
newer	O
consoles	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
beginning	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
relies	O
on	O
quick	O
color	O
matching	O
and	O
symbol	O
recognition	O
skills	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
DualShock	O
2	O
's	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
a	O
guideline	O
ray	O
extending	O
from	O
a	O
circular	O
cursor	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
a	O
flare	O
along	O
the	O
ray	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
captured	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
X	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
points	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
with	O
chain	B-Application
reactions	I-Application
caused	O
by	O
new	O
flares	O
touching	O
the	O
sparks	O
of	O
detonated	O
flares	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
fully	O
empties	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
offers	O
eight	O
stages	O
on	O
a	O
single-player	O
playthrough	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
extra	O
unlockable	O
challenges	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hard	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
first-party	O
developer	O
for	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
during	O
the	O
transition	O
period	O
to	O
the	O
corporation	O
's	O
next	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
projects	O
supervised	O
by	O
former	O
head	O
of	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
before	O
he	O
left	O
Japan	O
to	O
become	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
product	O
development	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
North	O
American	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
director	O
Katsuyuki	O
Kanetaka	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
devised	O
around	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kanetaka	O
admitted	O
to	O
having	O
no	O
experience	O
programming	O
,	O
but	O
prototyped	O
Fantavision	B-Application
on	O
the	O
computer	O
application	O
Klik	O
&	O
Play	O
and	O
refined	O
the	O
idea	O
through	O
much	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
PS1	B-Device
technically	O
incapable	O
of	O
displaying	O
the	O
sheer	O
number	O
of	O
desired	O
visual	O
effects	O
on-screen	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
felt	O
the	O
impending	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
was	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
to	O
pitch	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
ability	O
to	O
provide	O
particle	O
effects	O
through	O
its	O
graphics	O
accelerator	O
and	O
trademark	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
pyrotechnics	O
displayed	O
are	O
individually	O
rendered	O
as	O
3D	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
lineup	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
developed	O
internally	O
by	O
Sony	O
to	O
accompany	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
early	O
software	O
library	O
,	O
Japanese	O
copies	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
would	O
be	O
manufactured	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
newer	O
DVD	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
first	O
prominently	O
featured	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
February	O
2000	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Festival	O
at	O
Makuhari	O
Messe	O
in	O
Chiba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
initially	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
slightly	O
delayed	O
until	O
March	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
April	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
in	O
May	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Big	O
Sight	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
event	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
Century	O
Dream	O
Technology	O
Exhibition	O
from	O
July	O
into	O
August	O
;	O
and	O
at	O
Olympia	O
London	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
hit	O
store	O
shelves	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
:	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
titled	O
Futari	B-Application
no	I-Application
Fantavision	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
remixed	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
regional	O
releases	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
features	O
a	O
different	O
music	O
composer	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Soichi	O
Terada	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Ashif	O
Hakik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Fantavision	B-Application
and	O
Futari	B-Application
no	I-Application
Fantavision	I-Application
(	O
also	O
by	O
Terada	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
phone	O
remake	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
two	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phone	O
services	O
:	O
J-Sky	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
EZweb	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
more	O
modern	O
consoles	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
starting	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
received	O
a	O
slightly	O
above-average	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
largely	O
receiving	O
middling	O
evaluations	O
from	O
the	O
publications	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
won	O
the	O
editor	O
's	O
"	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
2000	O
"	O
at	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
of	O
2000	O
award	O
for	O
both	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
presentation	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
has	O
been	O
universally	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
environments	O
in	O
Fantavision	B-Application
were	O
largely	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ventured	O
that	O
puzzle	O
games	O
rarely	O
showcase	O
a	O
console	O
's	O
graphical	O
prowess	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
a	O
pleasant	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	B-Application
's	O
Jay	O
Semerad	O
equally	O
commended	O
its	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lighting	O
effects	O
did	O
well	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
a	O
failure	O
by	O
Sony	O
to	O
strongly	O
represent	O
to	O
power	O
of	O
its	O
newly-released	O
PS2	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Curtiss	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Visually	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
hints	O
at	O
what	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
can	O
pump	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
surmised	O
,	O
"	O
After	O
all	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
hoopla	O
about	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
phenomenal	O
power	O
,	O
its	O
first	O
PS2	B-Device
title	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
is	O
the	O
exact	O
antithesis	O
of	O
power	O
or	O
dazzling	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Impressions	O
of	O
Fantavisions	B-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
,	O
though	O
many	O
reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
Fantavision	B-Application
lacked	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
puzzle	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSM	O
contributor	O
Stephen	O
Frost	O
declared	O
,	O
"	O
Just	O
like	O
a	O
real	O
fireworks	O
show	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
is	O
breathtaking	O
at	O
first	O
but	O
fizzles	O
out	O
quickly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
,	O
Frost	O
,	O
Curtiss	O
,	O
and	O
GameRevolution	O
considered	O
Fantavision	B-Application
long-term	O
replayability	O
inferior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
releases	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
Tetris	O
DX	O
,	O
Devil	B-Application
Dice	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Bust-a-Move	O
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Fitzpatrick	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
inferred	O
that	O
its	O
comprisal	O
of	O
only	O
eight	O
levels	O
(	O
16	O
counting	O
hard	O
mode	O
)	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
few	O
yet	O
major	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
acknowledged	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
addictive	O
,	O
innovative	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
playable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
power-ups	O
and	O
extra	O
modes	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
successfully	O
extended	O
its	O
seemingly	O
curtailed	O
single-player	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curtiss	O
and	O
Dudlak	O
both	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
pack-in	O
with	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
console	O
rather	O
than	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
full	O
retail	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frost	O
,	O
Fitzpatrick	O
,	O
Perry	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Marc	O
Nix	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Jay	O
Fitzloff	O
all	O
likened	O
Fantavision	B-Application
to	O
a	O
simple	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
localizations	O
of	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hill	O
called	O
this	O
mode	O
"	O
hugely	O
entertaining	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Edge	O
declared	O
that	O
its	O
inclusion	O
"	O
cements	O
Fantavisions	B-Application
status	O
as	O
an	O
addictive	O
,	O
creative	O
,	O
and	O
excellent	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
two-player	O
option	O
in	O
Fantavision	B-Application
,	O
Semerad	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
entertaining	O
as	O
similar	O
experiences	O
in	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
possibly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
abstract	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Fantavision	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth-best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
at	O
26,977	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
performance	O
of	O
Fantavision''	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
was	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
only	O
the	O
15th-best	O
selling	O
PS2	B-Device
title	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
per	O
data	O
from	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GfK	O
Chart-Track	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
13th-best	O
selling	O
PS2	B-Device
title	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
at	O
just	O
826	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
