<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
for	O
eighth	B-Application
and	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
consoles	O
and	O
Windows	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
came	O
to	O
series	O
co-creator	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
when	O
he	O
first	O
saw	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
released	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
original	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
characters	O
navigating	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
different	O
environments	O
,	O
including	O
traditional	O
Japanese	O
houses	O
and	O
a	O
Meiji-era	O
sanatorium-turned-hotel	O
,	O
while	O
facing	O
hostile	O
ghosts	O
through	O
photography	O
using	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
third-person	O
navigation	O
and	O
first-person	O
control	O
of	O
in-game	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Camera	O
Obscura	O
are	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nuchuck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
damaging	O
type	O
of	O
shot	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
achieved	O
if	O
a	O
shot	O
is	O
taken	O
when	O
the	O
ghost	O
is	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
a	O
ghost	O
attack	O
,	O
gestures	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
can	O
shake	O
them	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
with	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
first	O
inspired	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
propose	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
development	O
goal	O
for	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
was	O
"	O
feeling	O
fear	O
with	O
[	O
the	O
player's ]	O
body	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
functions	O
closely	O
tied	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
were	O
feeding	O
sounds	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
's	O
speaker	O
and	O
creating	O
effects	O
using	O
the	O
rumble	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Sawaki	O
Takeyasu	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
that	O
capacity	O
on	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
process	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
's	I-Application
monster	I-Application
"	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
how	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
assess	O
the	O
data	O
,	O
construct	O
a	O
development	O
schedule	O
for	O
the	O
translation	O
patch	O
,	O
theorize	O
on	O
the	O
file	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
create	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
data	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modification	O
program	O
was	O
then	O
tested	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
by	O
a	O
dedicated	O
tester	O
,	O
then	O
sent	O
back	O
for	O
refinement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
any	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
device	O
,	O
bypassing	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
region	O
locking	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
newly-made	O
costume	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
commonly	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
IV	I-Application
"	O
or	O
"	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
:	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
"	O
by	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
that	O
includes	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
unlockable	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
earlier	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
and	O
worldwide	O
release	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
title	O
,	O
Maiden	B-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2023	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
received	O
both	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
releases	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
exclusive	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-order	O
bonuses	O
included	O
in-game	O
costumes	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
in-game	O
accessory	O
was	O
unlocked	O
if	O
save	O
from	O
Maiden	B-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
was	O
detected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
these	O
were	O
low	O
sales	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
it	O
made	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	O
Eclipse	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
closing	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
subtlety	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
showed	O
the	O
flaws	O
in	O
other	O
horror	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fran	O
Soto	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
worked	O
better	O
on	O
new	O
hardware	O
with	O
analog	O
control	O
than	O
it	O
did	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
slow	O
character	O
movement	O
and	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
