<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
,	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
(	O
originally	O
Tecmo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Application
entry	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
main	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
investigation	O
use	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
,	O
objects	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Kunihiko	O
Asou	O
that	O
can	O
capture	O
and	O
pacify	O
spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
horror	O
series	O
inspired	O
by	O
Shibata	O
's	O
own	O
spiritual	O
experiences	O
and	O
popular	O
Japanese	O
horror	O
films	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
being	O
ranked	O
alongside	O
other	O
horror	O
series	O
including	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
individual	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
in	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
their	O
international	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
games	O
are	O
not	O
numbered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
,	O
new	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
titles	O
have	O
been	O
funded	O
and	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
new	O
series	O
titles	O
since	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
originally	O
only	O
appearing	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
would	O
later	O
purchase	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
multi	O
platform	O
rereleases	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	B-Application
first	I-Application
entry	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2003	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
again	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tormented	I-Application
likewise	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
for	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
title	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2021	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
later	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2003	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
a	O
"	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2005	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
expanded	B-Application
remake	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Spirit	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
a	O
special	O
interactive	O
attraction	O
titled	O
Zero4D	O
opened	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
movie	O
scenes	O
designed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
CGI	O
movies	O
for	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
written	O
by	O
Shin	O
Kibayashi	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	O
Shadow	O
Priestess	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
through	O
DeNA	O
's	O
website	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Curse	O
Affecting	O
Only	O
Girls	O
by	O
Eiji	O
Ohtsuka	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
navigating	O
these	O
environments	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
defense	O
is	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
damage	O
ghosts	O
,	O
capturing	O
them	O
on	O
film	O
and	O
pacifying	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
locks	O
onto	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
dealt	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
focus	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
has	O
on	O
the	O
ghost	O
,	O
but	O
ghosts	O
fade	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
existence	O
,	O
making	O
focusing	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
damaging	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
fatal	B-Application
frame	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
hits	O
a	O
ghost	O
weak	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ghost	O
's	O
captured	O
spirit	O
energy	O
is	O
converted	O
into	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
items	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
and	O
obtain	O
more	O
powerful	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
before	O
mobile	O
phones	O
were	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurring	O
characters	O
include	O
Dr.	O
Kunihiko	O
Asou	O
,	O
an	O
occultist	O
who	O
lived	O
in	O
the	O
1800s	O
and	O
created	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
;	O
and	O
Miku	B-Algorithm
Hinasaki	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
protagonists	O
in	O
The	O
Tormented	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Black	O
Water	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
missing	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
recurring	O
concept	O
is	O
a	O
pseudo-physical	O
location	O
bridging	O
the	O
physical	O
and	O
spiritual	O
worlds	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
tanka	O
written	O
by	O
Japanese	O
poet	O
Taeko	O
Kuzuhara	O
:	O
these	O
were	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
Hellish	O
Abyss	O
in	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
and	O
the	O
lake	O
in	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Black	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
is	O
set	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
with	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
being	O
set	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
first	O
occurred	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Shibata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
occurred	O
after	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tecmo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invitation	I-Application
to	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
experiences	O
of	O
supernatural	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
heartened	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Shibata	O
and	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
set	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
creating	O
the	O
basics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
was	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
discussions	O
between	O
Shibata	O
and	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
idea	O
being	O
that	O
ghosts	O
would	O
be	O
avoided	O
and	O
repelled	O
by	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
marketed	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
as	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
true	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
accurate	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
real	O
locations	O
noted	O
for	O
apparent	O
haunting	O
and	O
local	O
ghost-related	O
folklore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
toned	O
down	O
the	O
frightening	O
aspects	O
so	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
playthrough	O
,	O
alongside	O
creating	O
a	O
stronger	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
constructed	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
concept	O
being	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
feel	O
the	O
fear	O
physically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
concept	O
occurred	O
by	O
Kikuchi	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
specifications	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maiden	O
of	O
Black	O
Water	O
originated	O
when	O
Kikuchi	O
saw	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
theme	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
each	O
title	O
,	O
primarily	O
performed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
singer	O
Tsuki	O
Amano	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
an	O
image	O
song	O
for	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shibata	O
found	O
the	O
then-newly	O
debuted	O
Amano	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
independent	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amano	O
returned	O
multiple	O
times	O
to	O
create	O
theme	O
songs	O
for	O
The	O
Tormented	O
,	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
each	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
has	O
seen	O
modest	O
success	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
are	O
the	O
lowest	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
currently	O
stands	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Clara	O
Barraza	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
"	O
broke	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
like	O
guns	O
and	O
planks	O
of	O
wood	O
to	O
switch	O
it	O
up	O
and	O
try	O
something	O
completely	O
different	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
in	O
evoking	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
fear	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"[a]	O
unique	O
spin	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
creators	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
writer	O
Christian	O
Nutt	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
best-known	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
alongside	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Black	O
Water	O
,	O
Dennis	O
Scimeca	O
of	O
The	O
Daily	O
Dot	O
ranked	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
alongside	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
writer	O
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
said	O
that	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
succeeded	O
in	O
drawing	O
his	O
attention	O
when	O
most	O
other	O
horror	O
games	O
did	O
not	O
,	O
generally	O
praising	O
the	O
settings	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
master	O
stroke	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Camera	B-Algorithm
Obscura	I-Algorithm
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
:	O
Project	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
art	O
leader	O
Dave	O
Matthews	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiple	O
articles	O
,	O
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
has	O
been	O
singled	O
out	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
and	O
industry	O
developers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
scariest	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
