<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
G-Craft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
entry	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
serialized	O
storyline	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
struggles	O
involving	O
mecha	O
known	O
as	O
wanzers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
titled	O
It	O
included	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
new	O
USN	O
scenario	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
with	O
more	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
,	O
renamed	O
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	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
and	O
published	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
,	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	I-Application
:	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
progression	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
proceeds	O
in	O
a	O
linear	O
manner	O
:	O
watch	O
cut-scene	O
events	O
,	O
complete	O
missions	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
wanzers	O
during	O
intermissions	O
,	O
and	O
sortie	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
players	O
use	O
playable	O
units	O
called	O
wanzers	O
,	O
a	O
term	O
for	O
mecha	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
word	O
Wanderpanzer	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
walking	O
tank	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
customization	O
aspect	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
wanzers	O
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>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
has	O
other	O
notable	O
features	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arena	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
feature	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fight	O
AI-controlled	O
enemy	O
combatants	O
to	O
earn	O
monetary	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
sports	O
a	O
briefing	O
feature	O
that	O
details	O
basic	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
composition	O
of	O
enemy	O
forces	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
are	O
traditional	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
fare	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
destroying	O
all	O
enemy	O
targets	O
or	O
protecting	O
a	O
particular	O
allied	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2090	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Huffman	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
island	O
roughly	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Oahu	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
volcanic	O
activity	O
south	O
of	O
Mexico	O
's	O
west	O
coast	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
uneasy	O
peace	O
is	O
maintained	O
until	O
the	O
Huffman	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
in	O
2086	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
skirmishes	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
causes	O
chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
OCU	O
captain	O
Royd	O
Clive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
play	O
a	O
second	O
scenario	O
revolving	O
around	O
USN	O
officer	O
Kevin	O
Greenfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Understanding	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
requires	O
playing	O
through	O
both	O
the	O
OCU	O
and	O
USN	O
campaigns	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>
The	O
development	O
team	O
even	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sample	O
movie	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
for	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
which	O
impressed	O
upon	O
him	O
how	O
dedicated	O
and	O
passionate	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
also	O
included	O
new	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
namely	O
Darril	O
Traubel	O
and	O
Billy	O
Renges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
)	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
PSOne	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
features	O
battle	O
sequences	O
that	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
dual	O
screen	O
setup	O
for	O
an	O
easy	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Griff	O
Burnam	O
and	O
Glen	O
Duval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
parts	O
and	O
weapons	O
from	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Shimomura	O
intended	O
to	O
turn	O
down	O
this	O
request	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
preoccupation	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
she	O
changed	O
her	O
mind	O
after	O
encountering	O
the	O
company	O
president	O
,	O
Tetsuo	O
Mizuno	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
embarrassed	O
to	O
decline	O
the	O
request	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
promotional	O
album	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
Special	O
BGM	O
Selection	O
,	O
arranged	O
by	O
Isawaki	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
songs	O
composed	O
by	O
Shimomura	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
Take	O
the	O
Offensive	O
and	O
Manifold	O
Irons	O
,	O
were	O
orchestrated	O
for	O
the	O
Drammatica	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
57,153	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
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読者	O
クロスレビュー	O
:	O
フロントミッション	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Mark	O
Bozon	O
commended	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
options	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
depth	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
customization	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
DS	B-Device
tactics	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
at	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
pure	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
stark	O
,	O
futuristic	O
Advance	O
Wars''	O
without	O
the	O
happy	O
combatants	O
and	O
vehicle	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
