<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
through	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
an	O
enchanted	B-Application
forest	O
,	O
battling	O
monsters	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
summoned	O
monsters	O
through	O
a	O
puzzle-game	O
battle	O
based	O
on	O
PopCap	O
's	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
Twist	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2007	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
members	O
of	O
both	O
companies	O
were	O
playing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
proposed	O
to	O
Square	O
Enix	O
half-jokingly	O
by	O
PopCap	O
's	O
chief	O
creative	O
officer	O
Jason	O
Kapalka	O
during	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyromancer	B-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Rivel	O
,	O
an	O
immortal	O
summoner	O
who	O
ventures	O
through	O
the	O
enchanted	B-Application
Aldemona	O
Wood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
moving	O
through	O
the	O
stages	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
many	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
battle	O
against	O
them	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
monsters	O
in	O
a	O
puzzle	O
battle	O
based	O
on	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
Twist	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kapalka	O
was	O
envisioning	O
creating	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
to	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2007	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
of	O
both	O
companies	O
were	O
playing	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
attracted	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Yuichi	O
Murasawa	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
formal	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
differentiate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
Twist	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
Bejeweled	O
,	O
which	O
Kopalka	O
feels	O
fit	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
candidates	O
considered	O
were	O
Zuma	B-Application
and	O
Peggle	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
dropped	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
combat	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Kyoko	O
Kitahara	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
Advance	I-Application
with	O
Murasawa	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Yuki	O
Matsuzawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyromancer	B-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
was	O
similarly	O
criticized	O
,	O
with	O
Welsh	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
endearing	O
,	O
largely	O
unpronounceable	O
rubbish	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Hattfield	O
termed	O
it	O
"	O
not	O
Gyromancers	B-Application
strong	O
point	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
hard	O
to	O
follow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
Gyromancer	B-Application
was	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
casual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
