<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Opus	O
Studio	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
reuniting	O
their	O
fellow	O
schoolmates	O
and	O
fighting	O
off	O
the	O
evil	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
realm	O
of	O
Jikandia	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Jikandia	B-Application
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
reviewers	O
generally	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Half-Minute	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
only	O
genre	O
fans	O
would	O
likely	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
nine	O
schoolmates	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
teleported	O
into	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
"	O
Jikandia	B-Application
"	O
and	O
must	O
fight	O
the	O
evil	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Idea	O
Factory	O
contacted	O
Opus	O
Studio	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
Half-Minute	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Opus	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
finished	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
a	O
normal	O
Japanese	O
train	O
commute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opus	O
noticed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
games	O
like	O
Shadow	B-Application
Complex	I-Application
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
which	O
helped	O
them	O
decide	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
;	O
Idea	O
Factory	O
was	O
supportive	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
outside	O
the	O
normal	O
genres	O
that	O
they	O
published	O
(	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
and	O
games	O
targeting	O
women	O
)	O
and	O
represented	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
grow	O
their	O
customer	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jikandia	B-Application
was	O
noted	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
similar	O
timer	O
mechanic	O
as	O
Half-Minute	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
Joe	O
Czop	O
rated	O
it	O
68/100	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
only	O
recommend	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
rabid	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
subgenre	O
of	O
parody	O
RPGs	O
with	O
experimental	O
twists	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
with	O
Half-Minute	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heidi	O
Kemps	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
rated	O
Jikandia	B-Application
3/5	O
stars	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
destined	O
to	O
spend	O
an	O
eternity	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
niche	O
appeal	O
title	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
flawed	O
time	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenni	O
Lada	O
of	O
Siliconera	O
praised	O
Jikandia	B-Application
in	O
a	O
preview	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
intriguing	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
script	O
clever	O
and	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
text	O
box	O
as	O
moving	O
too	O
slowly	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
miss	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
