<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
announced	O
game	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
"	O
Ivalice	O
Alliance	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Ivalice	O
fictional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
(	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
is	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
A2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grimoire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
(	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ivalice	O
(	O
during	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
has	O
technology	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
late	O
medieval	O
era	O
of	O
human	O
history	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
typical	O
magic	O
and	O
supernatural	O
abilities	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
overhauled	O
during	O
development	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
screen	O
ratio	O
and	O
technical	O
abilities	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
capacity	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Balthier	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
and	O
Luso	O
Clemens	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
A2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grimoire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
returning	O
favorite	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
playable	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
received	O
strong	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
adapted	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
tablet	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
preserving	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
with	O
updated	O
localization	O
,	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
also	O
features	O
tie-in	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
set	O
within	O
Ivalice	O
,	O
including	O
Balthier	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Luso	O
Clemens	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
A2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grimoire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
can	O
be	O
compared	O
with	O
board	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
chess	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
piece	O
corresponding	O
to	O
a	O
party	O
member	O
in	O
Ramza	O
's	O
current	O
roster	O
of	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ramza	O
's	O
soldiers	O
can	O
each	O
equip	O
a	O
job	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
tradition	O
,	O
from	O
standard	O
swordsmen	O
and	O
archers	O
to	O
magic	O
specialists	O
to	O
even	O
more	O
exotic	O
positions	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
dragoon	O
and	O
dancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
22	O
jobs	O
available	O
in	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
permadeath	B-Application
—	O
if	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
incapacitated	O
from	O
excessive	O
damage	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
healed	O
within	O
several	O
turns	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
permanently	O
dead	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
again	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
free	O
movement	O
like	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
instead	O
,	O
Ramza	O
can	O
only	O
go	O
from	O
point	O
to	O
point	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Weekly	O
Shonen	O
Jump	O
magazine	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
additions	O
of	O
cel-shaded	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
extra	O
job	O
classes	O
among	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
extensive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
deep	O
storyline	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
would	O
"	O
compel	O
players	O
to	O
spend	O
hours	O
playing	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiba	O
cited	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
portability	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
why	O
Square	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subtitle	O
of	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
it	O
describes	O
"	O
the	O
backdrop	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
Ramza	O
and	O
Delita	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
illustrating	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
video	O
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
systems	O
,	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
features	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
during	O
certain	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
4:3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut	O
scenes	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
help	O
players	O
become	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
culture	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
and	O
"	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zodiac	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
due	O
to	O
both	O
games	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
"	O
battle	O
director	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XII'''s	O
international	O
release	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luso	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
A2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grimoire	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rift	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Ivalice	O
Alliance	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
classes	O
are	O
the	O
Onion	O
Knight	O
,	O
taken	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
one	O
character	O
,	O
Gaffgarion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|upright|One	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
of	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
has	O
full	O
audio	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
video	O
sequences	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
producer	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
an	O
incredible	O
amount	O
of	O
text	O
"	O
versus	O
an	O
ordinary	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
alternating	O
between	O
each	O
other	O
translating	O
scenes	O
until	O
Reeder	O
had	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
and	O
Slattery	O
became	O
head	O
translator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
incorporate	O
the	O
game	O
deeper	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
English	O
translation	O
changed	O
words	O
to	O
standard	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
terms	O
and	O
spellings	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
magick	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dragoon	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Mystic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
player	O
's	O
requests	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
release	O
more	O
of	O
their	O
catalogue	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
port	O
"	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
"	O
commenced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebuilding	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
a	O
touch	O
interface	O
and	O
not	O
having	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portables	I-Operating_System
shoulder	O
buttons	O
took	O
much	O
time	O
and	O
"	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
"	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
done	O
to	O
adapt	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
iOS	B-Application
features	O
were	O
not	O
supported	O
including	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
since	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
"	O
inherently	O
competitive	O
"	O
.The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Market	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
higher	O
draw	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
optimized	O
for	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
update	O
was	O
promised	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
released	O
also	O
included	O
multiple	O
iCloud	B-Application
save	O
slot	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
globally	O
launched	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
without	O
cloud	O
saving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
88/100	O
at	O
the	O
aggregate	O
review	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
41	O
reviews	O
,	O
88%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
47	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
scored	O
83	O
from	O
12	O
reviews	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
liked	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
player	O
choice	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
approaching	O
an	O
engagement	O
with	O
defense	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
or	O
alternatively	O
hitting	O
enemies	O
hard	O
and	O
fast	O
in	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
up	O
to	O
now	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
job	O
classing	O
structure	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
the	O
genre	O
has	O
seen	O
;	O
a	O
feature-rich	O
and	O
flexible	O
system	O
matched	O
only	O
by	O
its	O
equally	O
complex	O
battle	O
engine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
jobs	O
were	O
also	O
appreciated.The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
 '	O
new	O
translation	O
was	O
frequently	O
commented	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
negative	O
comments	O
about	O
The	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lions	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slowdown	O
during	O
battles	O
and	O
its	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
move	O
from	O
disc-only	O
to	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
playing	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
download	O
,	O
the	O
slowdown	O
remains	O
,	O
as	O
confirmed	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
LifeStyle	O
's	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
than	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
edition	O
.	O
</s>
