<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
encompass	O
several	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
film	O
,	O
manga	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
radio	O
dramas	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
phone	I-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
and	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
primarily	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
ventured	O
into	O
other	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
,	O
massive	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
through	O
its	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
video	O
games	O
have	O
achieved	O
moderate	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
its	O
storytelling	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
video	O
games	O
use	O
self-contained	O
,	O
standalone	O
stories	O
,	O
these	O
tie	O
into	O
a	O
greater	O
overarching	O
storyline	O
that	O
encompasses	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
draw	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
giant	O
mecha	O
called	O
"	O
wanzers	B-Application
"	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
word	O
Wanderpanzer	O
,	O
or	O
walking	O
tanks	O
)	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
started	O
with	O
discussions	O
between	O
software	O
developers	O
Square	O
and	O
G-Craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
installments	O
:	O
the	O
numbered	O
entries	O
and	O
the	O
non-numbered	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numbered	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
are	O
all	O
structured	O
as	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
assigned	O
to	O
it	O
are	O
genre	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
rail	O
shooter	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
RPGamer	O
interview	O
with	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
developer	O
Koichi	O
Sakamoto	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
he	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
is	O
interested	O
in	O
combining	O
real-time	O
and	O
turn-based	O
aspects	O
for	O
future	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
released	O
15	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
seven	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
main	O
(	O
numbered	O
)	O
entries	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
five	O
are	O
spin-off	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
WonderSwan	I-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
entry	O
received	O
a	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
remake	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
History	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
contained	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
also	O
spawned	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
remake	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
titled	O
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
remake	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
video	O
games	O
have	O
seen	O
releases	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
been	O
localized	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
to	O
receive	O
both	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
localization	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2000	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
became	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
to	O
undergo	O
an	O
English	O
localization	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three-year	O
gap	O
followed	O
before	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
,	O
which	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
that	O
a	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
title	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
entry	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
second	O
titles	O
respectively	O
to	O
reach	O
those	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
only	O
five	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	O
have	O
ever	O
been	O
officially	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
video	O
games	O
venture	O
into	O
multiple	O
genres	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
contain	O
core	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
universal	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
players	O
use	O
playable	O
units	O
called	O
wanzers	B-Application
,	O
a	O
term	O
for	O
mecha	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
word	O
"	O
Wanderpanzer	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
walking	O
tank	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanzers	B-Application
differ	O
from	O
the	O
typical	O
combat	O
unit	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
four	O
modular	O
parts	O
:	O
body	O
,	O
left	O
arm	O
,	O
right	O
arm	O
,	O
and	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
mostly	O
wanzers	B-Application
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
aircraft	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
weapons	O
platforms	O
are	O
also	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
enemy	O
units	O
generally	O
have	O
only	O
one	O
part	O
,	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
much	O
stronger	O
than	O
wanzers	B-Application
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanzers	B-Application
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
parts	O
,	O
computers	O
,	O
auxiliary	O
backpacks	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
customizing	O
their	O
wanzers	B-Application
and	O
can	O
do	O
so	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
its	O
total	O
weight	O
value	O
does	O
not	O
exceed	O
its	O
given	O
power	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
computers	O
must	O
also	O
be	O
installed	O
;	O
these	O
improve	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
equipped	O
on	O
the	O
wanzer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auxiliary	O
backpacks	O
and	O
weapons	O
are	O
not	O
mandatory	O
equipment	O
to	O
use	O
wanzers	B-Application
,	O
but	O
are	O
crucial	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
shields	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
on	O
wanzers	B-Application
to	O
absorb	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
damage	O
taken	O
from	O
incoming	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
other	O
gameplay	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
commonly	O
seen	O
in	O
multiple	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
special	O
fights	O
to	O
earn	O
monetary	O
rewards	O
or	O
new	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
Points	O
(	O
AP	O
)	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
determines	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
actions	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
during	O
a	O
Player	O
and	O
Enemy	O
Phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
multiple	O
units	O
to	O
assist	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
pseudo-Internet	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
better	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
world	O
,	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Simulator	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
VR	B-Application
training	O
exercises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Survival	O
Simulator	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
simulation	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
through	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
floors	O
with	O
one	O
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
the	O
fictional	O
nations	O
that	O
play	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
localized	O
version	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
OCU	O
's	O
full	O
name	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
"	O
Oceana	O
Community	O
Union	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
localized	O
versions	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
,	O
the	O
USN	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
the	O
Unified	O
Continental	O
States	O
(	O
UCS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localized	O
version	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
original	O
naming	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
includes	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
through	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Series	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
and	O
its	O
remake	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
:	I-Application
Border	I-Application
of	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089-II	O
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
NTT	O
Publishing	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DigiCube	O
published	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Alternative	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
3	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
the	O
albums	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
5	O
and	O
Online	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composers	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
included	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
Noriko	O
Matsueda	O
,	O
Koji	O
Hayama	O
,	O
Hayato	O
Matsuo	O
,	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Garry	O
Schyman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
's	O
original	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
later	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
by	O
Fun	O
Generation	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
while	O
Super	O
GamePower	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4.2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
awarded	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
game	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
chose	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
63rd	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
and	O
audio	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
and	O
rewarding	O
players	O
with	O
more	O
elaborate	O
story	O
sections	O
if	O
they	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
game	O
missions	O
,	O
indirectly	O
rewarding	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
may	O
be	O
a	O
title	O
worth	O
introducing	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
American	O
audiences	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
notch	O
lower	O
than	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
holds	O
a	O
75%	O
on	O
both	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
,	O
customizable	O
wanzers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
generally	O
positive	O
feedback	O
for	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
describing	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
transforming	O
the	O
strategy	O
game	O
series	O
into	O
an	O
action	O
and	O
combat	O
based	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
RPG	O
Fan	O
's	O
Games	O
of	O
2006	O
feature	O
,	O
they	O
enumerated	O
the	O
reasons	O
that	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Import	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
make	O
note	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
and	O
excellent	O
execution	O
in	O
design	O
and	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Miller	O
of	O
IGN	O
scored	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Evolved	I-Application
a	O
6.0/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
uninspired	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
"	O
hardcore	O
mech-heads	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
a	O
“	O
failure	O
on	O
every	O
level	O
”	O
,	O
with	O
poor	O
controls	O
and	O
game	O
balances	O
issues	O
cited	O
along	O
with	O
technical	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
products	O
in	O
various	O
media	O
outside	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
a	O
long-running	O
line	O
of	O
manga	O
and	O
novels	O
that	O
are	O
expanded	O
universe	O
supplements	O
to	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
produced	O
two	O
live-action	O
films	O
directed	O
by	O
Yoshihiko	O
Dai	O
and	O
a	O
ten-episode	O
radio	O
drama	O
directed	O
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamaguchi	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
further	O
expand	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
these	O
media	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
numerous	O
books	O
,	O
toys	O
,	O
and	O
soundtracks	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
