<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
offline	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
or	O
online	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
online	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
gamemaster	B-Device
and	O
create	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
thirty-five	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
four	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
designed	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
where	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
itself	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
server	B-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
central	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
online	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
title	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
not	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
release	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homeland	B-Application
features	O
nonlinear	O
gameplay	O
with	O
branching	O
storylines	O
and	O
multiple	O
endings	O
depending	O
upon	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
features	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
especially	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
36	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
by	O
choosing	O
and	O
naming	O
a	O
boy	O
or	O
girl	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mascot	O
is	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
avatar	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
avatar	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
before	O
setting	O
off	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
of	O
Homeland	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
hands	O
and	O
form	O
a	O
chain	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
combine	O
their	O
stats	O
and	O
special	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mascots	O
become	O
their	O
companions	O
and	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
Broadband	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
(	O
DOL-015	O
)	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Device
Modem	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
(	O
DOL-012	B-Device
)	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gamemaster	B-Device
begins	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
god	O
"	O
mascot	O
and	O
setting	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
parameters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
gamemaster	B-Device
sees	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
homeland	B-Application
and	O
can	O
"	O
descend	O
"	O
to	O
locations	O
where	O
there	O
are	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gamemaster	B-Device
can	O
see	O
a	O
name	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
"	O
jump	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
selected	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
gamemaster	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
helping	O
or	O
hindering	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gamemaster	B-Device
can	O
suspend	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
and	O
then	O
resume	O
from	O
the	O
saved	O
state	O
later	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
console	O
switched	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
state	O
is	O
saved	O
automatically	O
every	O
few	O
minutes	O
to	O
the	O
Memory	O
Card	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
server	B-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
