<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
predecessor	I-Application
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
Bearers	I-Application
features	O
fully	O
real-time	O
combat	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
free-roaming	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
for	O
a	O
single-player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
four	O
races	O
;	O
the	O
peaceful	O
Clavats	O
,	O
militaristic	O
Lilties	O
,	O
magic-wielding	O
Yukes	O
and	O
rebellious	O
Selkies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
1000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
has	O
become	O
rare	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
those	O
with	O
crystal	O
shards	O
embedded	O
in	O
their	O
bodies	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
crystal	B-Application
bearers	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
powers	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
used	O
for	O
evil	O
,	O
cause	O
crystal	B-Application
bearers	I-Application
to	O
become	O
both	O
respected	O
and	O
feared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
supporting	O
character	O
is	O
the	O
Lilty	O
engineer	O
Cid	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
crystal	O
reactors	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
recurring	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Yukes	O
cursed	O
the	O
Lilty	O
Crystal	O
before	O
vanishing	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
activating	O
the	O
curse	O
Amidatelion	O
seeks	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Yukes	O
and	O
re-establish	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Principle	O
,	O
a	O
metaphysical	O
force	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
crystal	B-Application
bearers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Principle	O
is	O
restored	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
crystal	O
reactors	O
and	O
still-living	O
crystal	B-Application
bearers	I-Application
lose	O
their	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
developer	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
's	O
first	O
thought	O
was	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
Bearers	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
single-player	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
installment	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
cooperative	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
gave	O
players	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
real	O
time	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
menus	O
,	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
usually	O
in	O
a	O
family	O
room	O
in	O
peoples	O
houses	O
and	O
distracted	O
from	O
the	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
being	O
at	O
a	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
,	O
with	O
gamers	O
not	O
distracted	O
and	O
wholly	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
minimum	O
amount	O
of	O
game	O
terminology	O
compared	O
to	O
most	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
help	O
casual	O
players	O
feel	O
welcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
titles	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
they	O
changed	O
their	O
minds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
realized	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
had	O
become	O
very	O
popular	O
with	O
casual	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
retargeted	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
connectivity	O
was	O
not	O
added	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
percentage	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
using	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
was	O
the	O
same	O
that	O
developed	O
the	O
original	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
programmers	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
on	O
site	O
play	O
testing	O
,	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
but	O
not	O
action	O
games	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
learn	O
"	O
smoothly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incorporating	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
Itahana	O
abandoned	O
the	O
idea	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
intuitive	O
"	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
high	O
sensitivity	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
lack	O
of	O
weapons	O
for	O
Layle	O
was	O
so	O
younger	O
players	O
could	O
easily	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
come	O
off	O
as	O
visually	O
violent	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
Hidenori	O
Iwasaki	O
and	O
Ryo	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
with	O
series	O
composer	O
Kumi	O
Tanioka	O
only	O
making	O
a	O
small	O
contribution	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
commitments	O
composing	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
both	O
My	O
Life	O
as	O
a	O
Darklord	O
and	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwasaki	O
and	O
Yamazaki	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
emulate	O
Tanioka	O
's	O
style	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Kawazu	O
and	O
Itahana	O
persuaded	O
them	O
to	O
change	O
into	O
an	O
acoustic	O
style	O
inspired	O
by	O
American	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
traditional	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
"	O
popular	O
"	O
and	O
modern	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
country	O
and	O
western	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
and	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
a	O
short	O
pre-rendered	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
included	O
within	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
compilation	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Bearers	I-Application
has	O
had	O
no	O
presence	O
at	O
recent	O
Square	O
Enix	O
events	O
or	O
the	O
website	O
(	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
developer	O
blog	O
has	O
not	O
made	O
mention	O
of	O
Crystal	B-Application
Bearers	I-Application
since	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
)	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
My	B-Application
Life	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
King	I-Application
refusing	O
to	O
comment	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
of	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
stating	O
only	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
should	O
"	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Echoes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shows	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
further	O
state	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
displays	O
game	O
characteristics	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
and	O
an	O
overworld	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
traditional	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Cactuar	O
and	O
Bahamut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Bearers	I-Application
sold	O
26,000	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
about	O
34%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipment	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
