<s>
is	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
by	O
choosing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
tribes	O
:	O
Clavats	O
(	O
swords	O
)	O
,	O
Yukes	O
(	O
magic	O
)	O
,	O
Selkies	O
(	O
jumping	O
)	O
and	O
Lilties	O
(	O
spears	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
consist	O
of	O
platforming	O
in	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
be	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
enemies	O
rather	O
than	O
select	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
can	O
link	O
up	O
via	O
wireless	O
,	O
where	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
together	O
,	O
online	O
or	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
unnamed	O
world	O
as	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
four	O
tribes	O
;	O
the	O
Clavats	O
,	O
Lilties	O
,	O
Yukes	O
and	O
Selkies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
chronologically	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Golden	O
Age	O
"	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
and	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Pollux	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
link	O
up	O
and	O
adventure	O
together	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
regardless	O
of	O
which	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
sold	O
101,718	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
only	O
21,721	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
an	O
additional	O
33,985	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
nearly	O
260,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
nearly	O
57,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
high	O
,	O
as	O
approximately	O
25,000	O
were	O
sold	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
16,000	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
64/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
based	O
on	O
29	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
(	O
but	O
only	O
6.5	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
tighter	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
