<s>
Fray	B-Application
in	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
just	O
Fray	O
( フレイ	O
)	O
and	O
Fray-Xak	O
Epilogue	O
(	O
Gai-den	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1990	O
spin-off	O
"	O
gaiden	O
"	O
(	O
sidestory	O
)	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Xak	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
software	O
developer	O
MicroCabin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
serious	O
Xak	B-Application
storyline	O
,	O
Fray	O
has	O
a	O
less	O
serious	O
tone	O
and	O
light-hearted	O
comedic	O
approach	O
to	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
different	O
systems	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
turbo	I-Operating_System
R	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
as	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fray	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
'	O
War	O
of	O
Sealing	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
divided	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
Oceanity	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
faeries	O
,	O
and	O
Zekisis	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
demons	O
were	O
left	O
behind	O
in	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
managed	O
to	O
discover	O
a	O
separate	O
means	O
to	O
enter	O
Xak	B-Application
from	O
Zekisis	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
This	O
ancient	O
history	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Fray	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
and	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
Fray	O
was	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
magic	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
helpless	O
girl	O
that	O
was	O
rescued	O
by	O
the	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
Xak	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Latok	O
Kart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
Fray	O
goes	O
attends	O
a	O
magical	O
university	O
for	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
sorceress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
arriving	O
Fray	O
learns	O
that	O
Latok	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
journey	O
on	O
ahead	O
of	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Banuwa	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
quest	O
(	O
Xak	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fray	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
turbo	I-Operating_System
R	I-Operating_System
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
NEC	B-General_Concept
PC-Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1991	O
–	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
Fray	B-Application
in	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
turbo	I-Operating_System
R	I-Operating_System
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Fray	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
has	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
an	O
alternate	O
opening	O
animation	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-General_Concept
PC-Engine	I-General_Concept
titled	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
Micro	O
Cabin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
differences	O
between	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Fray	B-Application
in	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
in	O
that	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
has	O
an	O
alternate	O
FMV	B-Application
opening	O
animation	O
sequence	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
stage	O
,	O
some	O
different	O
bosses	O
and	O
a	O
plot	O
that	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
mostly	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
been	O
unofficially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
by	O
Oasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
EGG	O
re-released	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
Windows8.1	B-Device
compatible	O
versions	O
in	O
2009	O
–	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fray	O
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
including	O
by	O
Japanese	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
turbo	I-Operating_System
R	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
rated	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
by	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Club	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
highlighted	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Sylphia	B-Application
and	O
Strip	O
Fighter	O
2	O
as	O
Japanese	O
import	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
re-release	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
Gamer	O
which	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
funny	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
