<s>
H2O	B-Application
:	I-Application
Footprints	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sand	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
by	O
Makura	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
;	O
a	O
version	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
H2O	O
+	O
followed	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
with	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
removed	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
will	O
be	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
and	O
graphics	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H2O	O
is	O
Makura	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
;	O
a	O
sequel	O
named	O
Root	B-Application
After	I-Application
and	I-Application
Another	I-Application
was	O
later	O
produced	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
additional	O
"	O
emergency	O
"	O
button	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
want	O
other	O
people	O
to	O
know	O
they	O
are	O
playing	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
his	O
new	O
school	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
several	O
new	O
girls	O
,	O
though	O
three	O
of	O
whom	O
he	O
gets	O
to	O
know	O
the	O
most	O
out	O
of	O
anyone	O
else	O
;	O
the	O
firm	O
and	O
obstinate	O
Hayami	B-Application
Kohinata	I-Application
,	O
the	O
kind	O
and	O
obliging	O
Hinata	O
Kagura	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cheerful	O
and	O
mysterious	O
Otoha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
has	O
an	O
intense	B-Device
fear	I-Device
of	I-Device
spiders	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
H2O	O
's	O
sequel	O
Root	B-Application
After	I-Application
and	I-Application
Another	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
,	O
Hamaji	O
still	O
crossdresses	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
feminine	O
voice	O
and	O
appearance	O
do	O
not	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rin	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
heroine	O
in	O
Makura	O
's	O
third	O
game	O
Sakura	B-Application
no	I-Application
Uta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
and	O
releaseH2O	O
:	O
Footprints	O
in	O
the	O
Sand	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
an	O
artbook	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
entitled	O
H2O	O
+	O
with	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
removed	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
new	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
scenarios	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
the	O
national	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
amount	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
H2O	O
premiered	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
in	O
again	O
the	O
following	O
ranking	O
at	O
number	O
thirteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
H2O	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2006	O
on	O
Getchu.com,	O
just	O
behind	O
Summer	B-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2006	O
was	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
highest	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
