<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
;	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
lead	O
character	O
Yuri	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
troop	O
of	O
adventurers	O
in	O
the	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Multiplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
general	O
information	O
is	O
separated	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
:	O
the	O
in-game	O
display	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
lower	O
touch	O
screen	O
displays	O
the	O
menu	O
and	O
weapon	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
attacks	O
enemies	O
in	O
each	O
zone	O
,	O
with	O
combined	O
inputs	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
d-pad	O
resulting	O
in	O
faster	O
combination	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
movement	O
and	O
actions	O
are	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
d-pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
connect	O
using	O
local	O
ad-hoc	O
connection	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
Moogle	O
Stamps	O
during	O
exploration	O
unlocks	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Blazin	O
 '	O
Caravans	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
minigame	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
inhabited	O
by	O
four	O
races	O
;	O
the	O
Clavats	O
,	O
Lilties	O
,	O
Yukes	O
and	O
Selkies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
8000	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
during	O
a	O
period	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Golden	O
Age	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
four	O
races	O
lived	O
together	O
in	O
harmony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
developers	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
emerged	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
feeling	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
perfect	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
capabilities	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitsuru	O
Kamiyama	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
programmer	O
for	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
made	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
game	O
director	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
acting	O
as	O
lead	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
ran	O
parallel	O
with	O
another	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
title	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
a	O
single-player	O
experience	O
,	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
continued	O
the	O
overall	O
focus	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
party-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
both	O
focused	O
on	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
accessibility	O
for	O
both	O
experienced	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
paint	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Moogle	O
companion	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
included	O
hurriedly	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
with	O
touchscreen	O
functions	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focused	O
on	O
themes	O
of	O
family	O
and	O
fraternal	O
love	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
recurring	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
motif	O
of	O
powerful	O
crystals	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
lesser	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
character	O
designer	O
was	O
Toshiyuki	O
Itahana	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
in	O
that	O
capacity	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
work	O
on	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
ran	O
parallel	O
to	O
his	O
job	O
as	O
director	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
include	O
much	O
emotion	O
or	O
personality	O
in	O
his	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
Itahana	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
draw	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Yuri	O
with	O
far	O
more	O
expression	O
and	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
cartoon-like	O
style	O
was	O
partially	O
born	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
creating	O
large-headed	O
chibi-style	O
characters	O
who	O
could	O
emote	O
to	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
graphic	O
design	O
drew	O
partial	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
Tanioka	O
used	O
period	O
instruments	O
for	O
the	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanioka	O
attributed	O
Yamanaka	O
with	O
helping	O
get	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
sounds	O
they	O
achieved	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
sound	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
track	O
arranged	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
victory	O
theme	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Hoshi	O
no	O
Nai	O
Sekai	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
singer	O
Aiko	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
themes	O
and	O
world	O
of	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
alongside	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
,	O
touted	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
next	O
wave	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
expansion	O
into	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
scene	O
following	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
themed	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
console	O
with	O
accessories	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
Hori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
guidebook	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
Official	O
Complete	O
Guidebook	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
sold	O
178,000	O
units	O
,	O
reaching	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
sales	O
charts	O
compiled	O
by	O
Media	O
Create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
690	O
thousand	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
380,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
160,000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
150,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
received	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
9/8/9/9	O
(	O
35/40	O
)	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
good	O
,	O
not	O
great	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
would	O
be	O
acceptable	O
;	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
concern	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
