<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth-best	O
selling	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
window	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
set	O
thirty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
the	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
 '	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
pioneered	O
by	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
primarily	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Psynergy	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
discover	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
help	O
local	O
populations	O
and	O
find	O
elemental	O
djinn	B-Language
which	O
can	O
augment	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
successfully	O
transitioning	O
the	O
2D-style	O
graphics	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
into	O
3D	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
for	O
being	O
relatively	O
easy	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
hardware	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
Psynergy	O
to	O
manipulate	O
their	O
surroundings	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
contains	O
both	O
random	O
monster	O
encounters	O
and	O
compulsory	O
battles	O
that	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Golden	O
Sun	O
games	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
features	O
a	O
smarter	O
intelligent	O
targeting	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
party	O
members	O
who	O
initially	O
target	O
the	O
same	O
enemy	O
to	O
intelligently	O
target	O
a	O
random	O
undefeated	O
enemy	O
once	O
the	O
initial	O
enemy	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
another	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
distinguishing	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
Golden	O
Sun	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
Djinn	B-Language
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
collects	O
and	O
manipulates	O
elemental	O
creatures	O
called	O
Djinn	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
new	O
Djinn	B-Language
are	O
introduced	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Djinn	B-Language
form	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
stat	O
enhancement	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Djinn	B-Language
that	O
are	O
"	O
set	O
"	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
character	O
dictate	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
Psynergy	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allocating	O
Djinn	B-Language
among	O
different	O
characters	O
modifies	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
classes	O
,	O
altering	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
Psynergy	O
points	O
,	O
general	O
stats	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
available	O
Psynergy	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
72	O
obtainable	O
Djinn	B-Language
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
large	O
array	O
of	O
possible	O
class	O
setups	O
for	O
all	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
combat	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
continues	O
its	O
predecessors	O
 '	O
struggle	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Weyard	O
,	O
where	O
alchemy	B-Language
is	O
both	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
for	O
creating	O
civilization	O
and	O
for	O
destroying	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
protagonists	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
seal	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
at	O
Mount	O
Aleph	O
was	O
removed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
The	O
Lost	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Sun	O
,	O
began	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
declining	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
begins	O
thirty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
The	O
Lost	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
descendants	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
protagonists	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
problems	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
Psynergy	O
Vortexes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
activates	O
the	O
Alchemy	B-Language
Dynamo	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
triggering	O
the	O
Grave	O
Eclipse	O
and	O
causing	O
death	O
and	O
suffering	O
across	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sailing	O
the	O
oceans	O
of	O
Weyard	O
,	O
Matthew	O
's	O
party	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Grave	O
Eclipse	O
is	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Apollo	O
Lens	O
,	O
an	O
alchemy	B-Language
machine	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Alchemy	B-Language
Forge	O
and	O
the	O
Alchemy	B-Language
Well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Camelot	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
current	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
...	O
is	O
still	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
founding	O
brothers	O
Hiroyuki	O
and	O
Shugo	O
Takahashi	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
2004	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
scenarios	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
intended	O
as	O
"	O
prologues	O
to	O
the	O
real	O
event	O
yet	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
rumors	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
suggesting	O
a	O
third	O
title	O
might	O
surface	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
interviewed	O
Shugo	O
Takahashi	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
latest	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
a	O
fake	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
called	O
Golden	O
Sun	O
:	O
The	O
Solar	O
Soothsayer	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
a	O
small	O
pre-E3	O
2007	O
gathering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
about	O
the	O
hoax	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
Hiroyuki	O
Takahashi	O
commented	O
that	O
The	O
Solar	O
Soothsayer'''s	O
premise	O
"	O
sounds	O
really	O
cool	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
then-untitled	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Golden	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
attendees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
burned	O
out	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Lost	O
Age	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
"	O
needed	O
to	O
cool	O
down	O
before	O
we	O
could	O
really	O
begin	O
on	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
...	O
and	O
develop	O
with	O
fresh	O
feelings.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Golden	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
teeth	O
...	O
Golden	O
Sun	O
remains	O
a	O
franchise	O
with	O
plenty	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
"	O
although	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
ultimately	O
feels	O
somewhat	O
dated	O
"	O
.Dark	O
Dawn	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
Djinn	B-Language
system	O
and	O
puzzles	O
were	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
1UP.com	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
battle	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
vivid	O
...	O
 [ and ] 	O
never	O
 [ grew ] 	O
tedious	O
or	O
overblown	O
"	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
visuals	O
have	O
brought	O
the	O
2D	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	O
games	O
into	O
full	O
3D	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
good	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Djinn	B-Language
system	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
enough	O
so	O
that	O
"	O
veteran	O
RPG	O
players	O
 [ wouldn't ] 	O
be	O
bored	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
said	O
battle	O
can	O
"[use]	O
the	O
Djinn	B-Language
and	O
subsequently	O
summoning	O
monsters	O
...	O
pound	O
on	O
your	O
enemies	O
with	O
attacks	O
instead	O
"	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
complains	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
are	O
the	O
actual	O
battles	O
themselves	O
easy	O
,	O
but	O
your	O
Psynergy	O
recharges	O
so	O
quickly	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
liberally	O
in	O
healing	O
and	O
battles	O
without	O
ever	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
recovery	O
item	O
–	O
you	O
never	O
feel	O
stretched	O
for	O
resources	O
or	O
find	O
yourself	O
in	O
a	O
tight	O
spot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
agreed	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
intelligent	O
combat	O
system	O
but	O
chastising	O
Camelot	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
create	O
suitably	O
difficult	O
combat	O
scenarios	O
:	O
"	O
bar	O
a	O
few	O
bosses	O
,	O
'	O
Dark	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
 '	O
is	O
a	O
pushover	O
,	O
never	O
requiring	O
you	O
to	O
brave	O
the	O
combat	O
's	O
depths	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
23rd	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
released	O
weekend	O
.	O
</s>
