<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
titular	O
Darklord	O
as	O
she	O
defends	O
her	O
mobile	O
tower	O
from	O
waves	O
of	O
attacks	O
as	O
it	O
travels	O
across	O
the	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planned	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
returned	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
defending	O
their	O
tower	O
from	O
waves	O
of	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
side-viewed	O
tower	O
with	O
enemies	O
marching	O
through	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
's	O
floors	O
linearly	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
through	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
circuitous	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
motion	O
control	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
direct	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
vanishing	O
of	O
Miasma	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
depicted	O
during	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
defeat	O
in	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
Darklord	O
went	O
to	O
sleep	O
within	O
the	O
Dark	O
Crystal	O
,	O
allowing	O
monsters	O
to	O
continue	O
existing	O
following	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
Miasma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
final	O
campaign	O
against	O
King	O
Leo	O
,	O
protagonist	O
of	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Mira	O
decides	O
to	O
forgo	O
her	O
plan	O
for	O
world	O
domination	O
and	O
fulfil	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
wish	O
of	O
bringing	O
coexistence	O
between	O
monsters	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
tribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
outline	O
for	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
was	O
in	O
place	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaling	O
traditionally	O
large	O
or	O
ungainly	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
monsters	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
fit	O
inside	O
the	O
tower	O
floors	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
director	O
was	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
and	O
built	O
the	O
story	O
around	O
flipping	O
the	O
traditional	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
being	O
both	O
righteous	O
and	O
humanoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
early	O
on	O
that	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
would	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kaneko	O
also	O
decided	O
to	O
provide	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
for	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yasuhisa	O
Izumisawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
tonal	O
difference	O
from	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
Tanioka	O
wrote	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
to	O
reflect	O
its	O
protagonist	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
comedy	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
established	O
instrumentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
both	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
and	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
she	O
could	O
not	O
contribute	O
much	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
both	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
and	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
alongside	O
fellow	O
WiiWare	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	O
package	O
included	O
costumes	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Remastered	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Darklord	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
