<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2003	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Wanadoo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
four	O
more	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
within	O
an	O
abandoned	O
Japanese	O
mansion	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
prologue	O
and	O
four	O
chapters	O
which	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
tutorial	O
and	O
levels	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
exploration	O
,	O
various	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
scattered	O
through	O
environments	O
:	O
these	O
include	O
documents	O
and	O
cassette	B-Device
recordings	I-Device
expanding	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
health	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
ending	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
sees	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Kirie	O
's	O
lover	O
returning	O
to	O
her	O
while	O
Miku	O
and	O
Mafuyu	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
staff	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
ending	O
is	O
canon	O
and	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	B-Application
third	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
to	O
future	O
director	O
Makoto	O
Shibata	O
shortly	O
after	O
he	O
finished	O
work	O
on	O
Tecmo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invitation	I-Application
to	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
when	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
to	O
Tecmo	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
they	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
was	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
polygon	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
using	O
this	O
to	O
go	O
a	O
step	O
further	O
and	O
create	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
seeing	O
things	O
off-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
included	O
multiple	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
Deception	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
classical	O
Japanese	O
mansion	O
originated	O
from	O
Shibata	O
's	O
early	O
ideas	O
for	O
settings	O
within	O
the	O
Deception	B-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
ideas	O
were	O
passed	O
over	O
as	O
it	O
limited	O
the	O
possibilities	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
trap-setting	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
for	O
a	O
winter	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
provisional	O
title	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2003	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
sold	O
22,000	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
lowest	O
debut	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
12,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Raina	O
Lee	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
really	O
scary	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
was	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
alongside	O
games	O
like	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Miguel	O
Lopez	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
faulting	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
textures	O
and	O
particle	O
effects	O
:	O
in	O
conclusion	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
would	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressions	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
were	O
also	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
noting	O
improved	O
textures	O
and	O
expanded	O
features	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
,	O
echoing	O
Fahey	O
's	O
sentiments	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
positively	O
noting	O
the	O
added	O
features	O
and	O
graphical	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
,	O
while	O
again	O
faulting	O
it	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
upgrade	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
choice	O
for	O
horror	O
fanatics	O
,	O
especially	O
considering	O
that	O
genre	O
offerings	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
are	O
few	O
and	O
far	O
between	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tormented	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
parallel	O
to	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
/	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
while	O
The	O
Tormented	O
takes	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
hiatus	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
re-announced	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
produced	O
by	O
Samuel	O
Hadida	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
begin	O
production	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
:	I-Application
Maiden	I-Application
of	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Water	I-Application
.	O
</s>
