<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
entry	O
and	O
sixth	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	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>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
borrows	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
found	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
alternates	O
control	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
returning	O
features	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
mission	O
play	O
,	O
namely	O
Action	O
Points	O
(	O
AP	O
)	O
and	O
Links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
Links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
features	O
aside	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
new	O
auxiliary	O
backpacks	O
that	O
offer	O
unique	O
features	O
when	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2096	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Venezuela	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
two	O
individuals	O
-	O
Durandal	O
recruit	O
Elsa	O
Eliane	O
and	O
USN	O
sergeant	O
Darril	O
Traubel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
characters	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
Elsa	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
Darril	O
also	O
makes	O
appearances	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	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
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billy	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
Bruno	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
Luis	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
Phillip	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	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
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
showed	O
off	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
at	O
Jump	O
Fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
a	O
June	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
with	O
some	O
tracks	O
contributed	O
by	O
Ryo	B-Application
Yamazaki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
1st	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
album	O
was	O
titled	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
plus	O
1st	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preferring	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
tracks	O
to	O
the	O
1st	O
tracks	O
,	O
he	O
complimented	O
the	O
album	O
as	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
given	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
work	O
of	O
a	O
promising	O
new	O
composer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Music	O
Online	O
had	O
similar	O
praises	O
and	O
criticisms	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
diverse	O
or	O
consistent	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
scores	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
"	O
highly	O
worthy	O
"	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
tracks	O
as	O
worthy	O
of	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
169,606	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
re-release	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
260,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	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>
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
summed	O
it	O
up	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
,	O
nothing	O
surpasses	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
FM4.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
critic	O
consensus	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
mecha	O
or	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
pleased	O
with	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
that	O
the	O
general	O
audience	O
should	O
rent	O
it	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
