<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Grandia	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Grandia	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
battles	O
that	O
occur	O
within	O
dungeons	O
or	O
during	O
scripted	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
is	O
populated	O
by	O
three	O
races	O
:	O
the	O
militaristic	O
and	O
resourceful	O
Humans	O
;	O
the	O
pointy-eared	O
Arcadians	O
,	O
characterized	O
by	O
their	O
magic	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
tribal	O
,	O
beast-like	O
Hazmans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
characters	O
join	O
Evann	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Carmyne	O
,	O
a	O
sergeant	O
of	O
the	O
Nortis	O
Army	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
saber	B-Algorithm
and	O
dislikes	O
taking	O
orders	O
,	O
but	O
revels	O
in	O
giving	O
them	O
;	O
Brandol	O
,	O
a	O
brave	O
but	O
gentle	O
soldier	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
long	O
sword	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
knack	O
for	O
engineering	O
;	O
Myam	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
and	O
impulsive	O
archer	O
from	O
Hazma	O
;	O
Lutina	O
,	O
a	O
cold-blooded	O
,	O
experienced	O
officer	O
from	O
Arcadia	O
fighting	O
with	O
a	O
dagger	O
;	O
Ulk	O
,	O
an	O
aged	O
Hazman	O
wielding	O
an	O
axe	O
and	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Nortis	O
Army	O
;	O
Titto	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
and	O
timid	O
Arcadian	O
knife-user	O
only	O
comfortable	O
around	O
Jaid	O
;	O
and	O
Jaid	O
himself	O
,	O
an	O
arrogant	O
staff-wielding	O
knight	O
from	O
Arcadia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Grandia	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Arts	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
with	O
the	O
tentative	O
name	O
of	O
Grandia	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
later	O
retitled	O
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
,	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
just	O
invested	O
capital	O
in	O
Game	O
Arts	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
¥99.2	O
million	O
,	O
or	O
15%	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
Game	O
Arts	O
developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
took	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
and	O
designed	O
it	O
more	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
or	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
casual	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
design	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Enix	O
and	O
Game	O
Arts	O
selected	O
Kamui	O
Fujiwara	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
of	O
Terranigma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
August	O
2001	O
and	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
World	O
Hobby	O
Fair	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
either	O
regular	O
or	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
including	O
as	O
bonuses	O
a	O
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
pocket	O
watch	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
"	O
Geo	O
Gate	O
"	O
diorama	O
depicting	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Evann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
Grandia	B-Application
miniature	O
tote	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
used	O
the	O
looped	O
streaming	O
ADX	B-Algorithm
format	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
Grandia	B-Application
titles	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
technical	O
issues	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
advice	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
member	O
and	O
realizing	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
still	O
Grandia	B-Application
,	O
after	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
Iwadare	O
managed	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grandia	B-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
