<s>
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
title	O
with	O
heavy	O
elements	O
of	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
,	O
uses	O
a	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
"	O
which	O
changes	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
forms	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
attack	O
stance	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
unique	O
fighting	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Nariko	B-Application
,	O
a	O
secondary	O
character	O
,	O
Kai	O
,	O
is	O
controlled	O
for	O
some	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
projectiles	O
include	O
guiding	O
Kai	O
's	O
arrows	O
after	O
she	O
has	O
launched	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nariko	B-Application
,	O
guiding	O
a	O
cannon	O
or	O
rocket	O
launcher	O
,	O
or	O
picking	O
up	O
and	O
throwing	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
mythos	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
titular	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
a	O
blade	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
wielded	O
by	O
an	O
unnamed	O
Heavenly	O
deity	O
against	O
a	O
demonic	O
warlord	O
called	O
the	O
Raven	O
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrator	O
and	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Nariko	B-Application
(	O
Anna	O
Torv	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
headstrong	O
red-headed	O
woman	O
who	O
was	O
born	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
prophesied	O
divine	O
warrior	O
:	O
because	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
woman	O
,	O
her	O
clan	O
saw	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
mockery	O
of	O
the	O
prophecy	O
and	O
a	O
portent	O
of	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
is	O
trained	O
as	O
a	O
warrior	O
by	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
Master	O
Shen	O
(	O
Ewan	O
Stewart	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
cares	O
for	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
and	O
has	O
difficulty	O
coping	O
with	O
her	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
clan	O
's	O
seeming	O
undoing	O
and	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
only	O
friend	O
is	O
Kai	O
(	O
Lydia	O
Baksh	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
wild	O
and	O
erratic	O
young	O
girl	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
clan	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
Bohan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
medias	O
res	O
,	O
with	O
Nariko	B-Application
fighting	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Bohan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
days	O
before	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
clan	O
is	O
assaulted	O
by	O
King	O
Bohan	O
's	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
fights	O
alongside	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
her	O
clansmen	O
as	O
their	O
defenses	O
are	O
weakened	O
and	O
stretched	O
by	O
scores	O
of	O
Bohan	O
's	O
warriors	O
scaling	O
the	O
city	O
walls	O
accompanied	O
by	O
catapults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
warriors	O
and	O
Shen	O
escape	O
from	O
Bohan	O
's	O
Army	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
protects	O
them	O
until	O
spotting	O
a	O
catapult	O
moving	O
toward	O
the	O
fort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Bohan	O
's	O
army	O
captures	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
corners	O
her	O
Nariko	B-Application
has	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
sword	O
to	O
defend	O
herself	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
finds	O
Nariko	B-Application
after	O
disobeying	O
Shen	O
's	O
orders	O
to	O
hide	O
and	O
informs	O
her	O
of	O
the	O
temple	O
where	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
clansmen	O
are	O
held	O
captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
infiltrates	O
the	O
temple	O
and	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
King	O
Bohan	O
plots	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
trap	O
for	O
Nariko	B-Application
with	O
Whiptail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
falls	O
into	O
the	O
trap	O
,	O
and	O
Whiptail	O
,	O
after	O
watching	O
most	O
of	O
her	O
personal	O
guards	O
defeated	O
,	O
tells	O
Nariko	B-Application
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
original	O
feelings	O
about	O
her	O
birth	O
-	O
Shen	O
wanted	O
to	O
kill	O
Nariko	B-Application
shortly	O
after	O
her	O
birth	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
bring	O
himself	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
tells	O
her	O
father	O
to	O
leave	O
her	O
and	O
fights	O
with	O
Whiptail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nariko	B-Application
impales	O
Whiptail	O
with	O
the	O
sword	O
,	O
King	O
Bohan	O
turns	O
up	O
and	O
snaps	O
Whiptail	O
's	O
neck	O
in	O
her	O
dying	O
moments	O
,	O
then	O
captures	O
the	O
sword	O
and	O
an	O
incapacitated	O
Nariko	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Shen	O
escapes	O
,	O
Kai	O
makes	O
her	O
way	O
to	O
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
where	O
Nariko	B-Application
is	O
imprisoned	O
and	O
begs	O
that	O
she	O
comes	O
home	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
explains	O
to	O
Kai	O
that	O
she	O
needs	O
to	O
reacquire	O
the	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
to	O
kill	O
King	O
Bohan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
succeeds	O
in	O
finding	O
the	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
also	O
discover	O
her	O
mother	O
's	O
skeleton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
by	O
Bohan	O
to	O
fight	O
before	O
his	O
army	O
against	O
Orangumen	O
,	O
pets	O
of	O
Roach	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Kai	O
arrives	O
and	O
throws	O
Nariko	B-Application
the	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nariko	B-Application
defeats	O
all	O
the	O
Orangumen	O
,	O
Bohan	O
orders	O
Roach	O
to	O
murder	O
Nariko	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Roach	O
,	O
both	O
Nariko	B-Application
and	O
Kai	O
flee	O
from	O
the	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bohan	O
then	O
commands	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
to	O
kill	O
Kai	O
while	O
his	O
soldiers	O
take	O
on	O
Nariko	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
two	O
try	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
cuts	O
Kai	O
off	O
from	O
Nariko	B-Application
and	O
they	O
are	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
desperately	O
tails	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
she	O
finally	O
catches	O
up	O
,	O
he	O
seemingly	O
hangs	O
Kai	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
Kai	O
dead	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
flies	O
into	O
a	O
rage	O
and	O
battles	O
with	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nariko	B-Application
and	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
duel	O
,	O
Kai	O
,	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
drop	O
,	O
uses	O
her	O
crossbow	O
to	O
shoot	O
an	O
arrow	O
into	O
Flying	O
Fox	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
killing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
releases	O
the	O
injured	O
Kai	O
from	O
the	O
noose	O
and	O
returns	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Bohan	O
rallies	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
final	O
attack	O
to	O
regain	O
the	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
fights	O
alongside	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
clansmen	O
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
kills	O
countless	O
numbers	O
of	O
Bohan	O
's	O
troops	O
with	O
ease	O
and	O
destroys	O
his	O
catapults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
reverses	O
her	O
death	O
by	O
making	O
a	O
pact	O
with	O
the	O
sword	O
to	O
protect	O
it	O
from	O
becoming	O
a	O
useless	O
and	O
dusty	O
relic	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
needs	O
her	O
more	O
than	O
her	O
clan	O
needs	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
returns	O
as	O
a	O
goddess-like	O
figure	O
,	O
and	O
proceeds	O
to	O
slaughter	O
Bohan	O
's	O
troops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperate	O
,	O
Bohan	O
begs	O
the	O
Raven	O
Lord	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
seen	O
repeatedly	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
watching	O
Nariko	B-Application
or	O
being	O
with	O
Bohan	O
)	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
Nariko	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Nariko	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
Bohan	O
,	O
the	O
raven	O
leaves	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
despite	O
Bohan	O
begging	O
for	O
mercy	O
,	O
pecks	O
his	O
eyes	O
out	O
and	O
flies	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nariko	B-Application
raises	O
the	O
sword	O
to	O
strike	O
the	O
final	O
blow	O
,	O
Roach	O
comes	O
to	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
side	O
and	O
begs	O
Nariko	B-Application
to	O
let	O
him	O
take	O
Bohan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
relents	O
,	O
then	O
Roach	O
and	O
Bohan	O
leave	O
,	O
with	O
Bohan	O
calling	O
Roach	O
his	O
son	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
successful	O
in	O
protecting	O
the	O
sword	O
from	O
coming	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
Bohan	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
still	O
must	O
give	O
her	O
life	O
for	O
wielding	O
it	O
,	O
for	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
price	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
almighty	O
sword	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
comes	O
to	O
its	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
reflects	O
that	O
she	O
believes	O
they	O
have	O
fought	O
in	O
vain	O
for	O
the	O
prophecy	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
sword	O
was	O
not	O
from	O
Heaven	O
,	O
but	O
feels	O
gratified	O
that	O
she	O
chose	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
people	O
from	O
evil	O
:	O
she	O
took	O
the	O
sword	O
,	O
paid	O
the	O
price	O
and	O
ultimately	O
defeated	O
Bohan	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
she	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
normal	O
woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
heals	O
Kai	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
her	O
the	O
sword	O
for	O
safekeeping	O
,	O
before	O
passing	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
funeral	O
,	O
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
body	O
is	O
placed	O
into	O
a	O
boat	O
filled	O
with	O
blossoms	O
,	O
and	O
Kai	O
and	O
Shen	O
cast	O
her	O
out	O
to	O
sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
began	O
production	O
without	O
a	O
specific	O
console	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
tailoring	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
for	O
their	O
upcoming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
Complete	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
Physics	I-General_Concept
and	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
telling	O
a	O
cinematic	O
action	O
adventure	O
inspired	O
by	O
recent	O
films	O
including	O
Crouching	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Hero	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
fantasy	O
influence	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
Ico	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
graphic	O
novel	O
La	O
Tour	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
movie	O
Musa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
's	O
three	O
combat	O
styles	O
drew	O
direct	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
dragon	O
forms	O
in	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
was	O
made	O
recognisable	O
both	O
with	O
her	O
unique	O
red	O
hair	O
and	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
her	O
outfit	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kai	O
's	O
movements	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
cats	B-Algorithm
and	O
Princess	O
Mononoke	O
protagonist	O
San	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actor	O
Andy	O
Serkis	O
performs	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	O
capture	O
actor	O
for	O
King	O
Bohan	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
characters	O
in	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
;	O
he	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
dramatic	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
writers	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Australian	O
actress	O
Anna	O
Torv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
Nariko	B-Application
running	O
across	O
ropes	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
cut	O
by	O
Bohan	O
's	O
soldiers	O
,	O
before	O
landing	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
face	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
and	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
have	O
made	O
five	O
'	O
making-of	O
'	O
videos	O
about	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
detailing	O
a	O
certain	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
,	O
from	O
music	O
to	O
motion	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
animated	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
videos	O
were	O
produced	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
and	O
After	B-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reference	O
frames	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
were	O
then	O
animated	O
in	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
and	O
exported	O
as	O
separate	O
layers	O
into	O
After	B-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
includes	O
Anna	O
Torv	O
as	O
Nariko	B-Application
,	O
Alfred	O
Molina	O
as	O
King	O
Bohan	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Jane	O
as	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
,	O
DVD	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nariko	B-Application
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
nine	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
fans	O
hungry	O
for	O
more	O
satisfying	O
first-party	O
content	O
from	O
Sony	O
will	O
be	O
satiated	O
with	O
the	O
feverish	O
pace	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
provides.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
created	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
forgot	O
about	O
getting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
up	O
to	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
despite	O
its	O
failings	O
,	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
buy	O
for	O
the	O
excellent	O
sword	O
fighting	O
sections	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
simply	O
want	O
to	O
show	O
their	O
friends	O
just	O
what	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
of.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
fun	O
for	O
a	O
little	O
while	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
flashy	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
for	O
everything	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
does	O
right	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
two	O
more	O
things	O
wrong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
C+	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
and	O
Halo	O
had	O
acting	O
this	O
good	O
,	O
we	O
'd	O
be	O
on	O
to	O
something.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
featured	O
Kai	O
in	O
the	O
article	O
"	O
Freakish	O
fashion	O
"	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
Nariko	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
babe	O
"	O
sex	O
symbol	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
featured	O
Nariko	B-Application
in	O
the	O
article	O
"	O
Gaming	O
's	O
Hottest	O
Babes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Lisa	O
Foiles	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
ranked	O
Nariko	B-Application
first	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
5	O
Impractical	O
Female	O
Character	O
Hairstyles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
on	O
G4	O
's	O
Attack	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
scrolling	O
banner	O
that	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
is	O
not	O
planning	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
and	O
instead	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
(	O
most	O
likely	O
Enslaved	B-Application
:	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
decision	O
and	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
project	O
was	O
sparse	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
production	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
will	O
span	O
well	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
like	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
will	O
be	O
extremely	O
cinematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
retains	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
always	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
production	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
being	O
outsourced	O
to	O
another	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
in-development	O
at	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
no	O
longer	O
seeing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
commercially	O
viable	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
