<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	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
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
entry	O
and	O
ninth	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
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	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
complete	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
fan-made	O
patch	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
by	O
the	O
group	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Translation	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
War	I-Application
borrows	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
found	O
in	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	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
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
any	O
units	O
in	O
a	O
weapon	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
fire	O
will	O
be	O
subject	O
to	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
its	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auxiliary	O
backpacks	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
that	O
make	O
a	O
return	O
include	O
:	O
item	O
,	O
turbo	O
,	O
repair	O
,	O
jetpack	O
,	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
EMP	O
backpacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
returning	O
features	O
from	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	O
include	O
:	O
Arena	O
,	O
Battle	O
Simulator	O
,	O
briefings	O
,	O
mission	O
branching	O
,	O
and	O
remodeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
field	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
pilots	O
to	O
battle	O
Arena	O
combatants	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
for	O
monetary	O
rewards	O
(	O
Command	O
Points	O
,	O
or	O
CP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
battle	O
characters	O
from	O
past	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Simulator	O
is	O
a	O
VR	B-Application
simulator	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
improve	O
the	O
combat	O
proficiencies	O
of	O
their	O
pilots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Scars	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
uses	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
unresolved	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
past	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
entries	O
are	O
finally	O
brought	O
to	O
their	O
conclusion	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
unfolds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
entries	O
are	O
:	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2089-II	O
,	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
story	O
elements	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
that	O
are	O
also	O
resolved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
reunites	O
during	O
a	O
peacekeeping	O
operation	O
as	O
soldiers	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
armies	O
during	O
the	O
Huffman	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
in	O
2086	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
they	O
qualify	O
,	O
Walter	O
and	O
Randy	O
are	O
sent	O
off	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
2nd	B-Application
Huffman	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feng	O
and	O
O'Neill	O
visit	O
Duval	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
shipped	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
POW	B-Application
camp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Zaftra	B-Application
's	I-Application
struggles	I-Application
involving	I-Application
natural	I-Application
resources	I-Application
to	O
pro-independence	B-Application
movements	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
OCU	I-Application
,	O
Feng	O
gets	O
drawn	O
into	O
a	O
global	O
war	O
between	O
nationalism	O
and	O
globalization	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
on-going	O
for	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
new	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
intended	O
for	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
focus	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
cut	O
scene-based	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
showcased	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
Jump	O
Festa	O
in	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2006	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	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
which	O
is	O
the	O
longest	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
primarily	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
,	O
with	O
contributions	O
from	O
Kenichiro	O
Fukui	O
and	O
one	O
track	O
written	O
by	O
Iwasaki	O
's	O
synth	O
operator	O
Yasuhiro	O
Yamanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scars	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
sold	O
146,209	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
January	O
2006	B-Application
,	O
Scars	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
200,000	O
units	O
and	O
moved	O
enough	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
to	O
surpass	O
3	O
million	O
cumulative	O
sales	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
RPG	O
Fan	O
's	O
Games	O
of	O
2006	B-Application
feature	O
,	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
it	O
being	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>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
voted	O
the	O
runner-up	O
Strategy	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
RPG	O
Fan	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Games	O
of	O
2006	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
Scars	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
Glen	O
Duval	O
,	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2007	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
First	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
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