<s>
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
riding	O
on	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
,	O
Cloud	O
battled	O
enemies	O
with	O
melee	O
weapons	O
and	O
magic	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
developer	O
CyberConnect2	O
conceived	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
titles	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
that	O
would	O
see	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
mini-games	O
remade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
not	O
being	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
for	O
which	O
fans	O
had	O
been	O
hoping	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
still	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
visually	O
appealing	O
and	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
mini-games	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
G-Bike	I-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
racing	O
game	O
involving	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
mercenary	O
and	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
summon	O
supporting	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Tifa	O
Lockhart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
customize	O
Cloud	O
's	O
weaponry	O
and	O
clothing	O
to	O
resemble	O
either	O
his	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
look	O
or	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
by	O
visiting	O
shops	O
in-between	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
came	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
producer	O
Ichiro	O
Hazama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
plans	O
were	O
for	O
G-Bike	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mobile	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
minigames	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
original	O
minigame	O
,	O
another	O
inspiration	O
for	O
G-Bikes	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
2005	O
film	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Advent	O
Children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
,	O
CyberConnect2	O
was	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
production	O
assets	O
from	O
both	O
Advent	O
Children	O
and	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
initial	O
confusion	O
,	O
Hazama	O
cleared	O
up	O
misconceptions	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
shared	O
aesthetics	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
spin-off	O
series	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
titles	O
are	O
not	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuyama	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
asked	O
Square	O
Enix	O
producer	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
but	O
Hashimoto	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuyama	O
interjected	O
,	O
"	O
Well	O
,	O
if	O
G-Bike	O
is	O
released	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
make	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
 [ remake ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
concluded	O
that	O
fans	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
upset	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
G-Bikes	O
release	O
instead	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Wehner	O
of	O
Engadget	O
pronounced	O
that	O
people	O
would	O
be	O
disappointed	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
was	O
not	O
ready	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikola	O
Suprak	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
developers	O
"	O
trolls	O
"	O
for	O
even	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
minigame	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
remake	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
