<s>
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
GiFTPiA	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
cancelled	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
of	O
Giftpia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
English	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
most	O
likely	O
be	O
better	O
understood	O
as	O
called	O
"	O
Giftopia	B-Application
"	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
two	O
words	O
,	O
gift	O
and	O
utopia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giftpia	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Pockle	B-Application
,	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
Nanashi	O
Island	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
his	O
coming	O
of	O
age	O
ceremony	O
,	O
oversleeps	O
and	O
misses	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mayor	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
Mayer	O
,	O
is	O
so	O
incensed	O
that	O
he	O
orders	O
Pockle	B-Application
's	O
arrest	O
and	O
a	O
fine	O
of	O
five	O
million	O
"	O
Mane	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	O
)	O
to	O
recoup	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Pockle	B-Application
to	O
work	O
off	O
his	O
huge	O
debt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start	O
,	O
Pockle	B-Application
must	O
cope	O
with	O
heavy	O
restrictions	O
:	O
an	O
early	O
curfew	O
,	O
a	O
ball	O
&	O
chain	O
,	O
having	O
his	O
face	O
pixelated	O
and	O
having	O
robot	B-Algorithm
police	O
chief	O
Mappo	O
supervise	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
his	O
adventure	O
,	O
Pockle	B-Application
is	O
assisted	O
by	O
his	O
dog	O
Tao	O
and	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Kyappa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
supporting	O
characters	O
that	O
live	O
on	O
Nanashi	O
Island	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
Pockle	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
bartender	O
that	O
goes	O
by	O
Peevee	O
and	O
a	O
radio	O
DJ	O
called	O
DEEJ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pockle	B-Application
eventually	O
encounters	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
who	O
will	O
give	O
him	O
some	O
mushroom	O
soup	O
and	O
teach	O
him	O
about	O
other	O
paths	O
to	O
adulthood	O
via	O
helping	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giftpia	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
in	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
place	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
interacting	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
stays	O
out	O
after	O
curfew	O
,	O
ghosts	O
will	O
chase	O
Pockle	B-Application
to	O
his	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
responsible	O
for	O
making	O
Pockle	B-Application
eat	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
will	O
otherwise	O
starve	O
to	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GiFTPiA	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
under	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
former	O
Square	O
employee	O
Kenichi	O
Nishi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
GiFTPiA	B-Application
is	O
provided	O
via	O
the	O
in-game	O
radio	O
known	O
as	O
Nanashi-FM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
alongside	O
the	O
Giftpia	B-Application
Book	O
,	O
a	O
99-page	O
full	O
color	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
sales	O
of	O
Giftpia	B-Application
were	O
unexceptional	O
at	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giftpia	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
total	O
score	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
earning	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
Award	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GiFTPiA	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
curious	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
?	O
</s>
