<s>
Sting	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
version	O
of	O
Knights	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
;	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
'll	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Except	O
otherwise	O
noted	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
fully	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
touchscreen	O
throughout	O
all	O
of	O
these	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resembling	O
something	O
like	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
's	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
switch	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
phases	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
greatly	O
affect	O
the	O
play	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
damage	O
location	O
to	O
the	O
Equipment	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
grid	O
(	O
see	O
Isometric	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
in	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normal	O
attacks	O
generate	O
"	O
Gems	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
recharge	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
Point	I-Application
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
is	O
any	O
"	O
time	O
"	O
left	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
in	O
the	O
Pause	O
Menu	O
to	O
either	O
Experience	O
Points	O
or	O
Magic	B-Application
Points	I-Application
and	O
will	O
end	O
the	O
battle	O
"	O
turn	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Permadeath	B-Application
exists	O
as	O
characters	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
Vitality	O
"	O
stat	O
which	O
decreases	O
when	O
they	O
use	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
applies	O
to	O
the	O
Equipment	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
referred	O
in-game	O
as	O
"	O
Durability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wisp	O
's	O
memories	O
have	O
been	O
damaged	O
by	O
the	O
trauma	O
of	O
being	O
torn	O
from	O
its	O
body	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
temporary	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
occasional	O
help	O
from	O
Maria	O
and	O
her	O
analogues	O
in	O
alternate	O
routes	O
,	O
he	O
rallies	O
the	O
similarly	O
disembodied	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
knights	O
to	O
drive	O
out	O
the	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
advertisement	O
campaign	O
,	O
Maria	O
was	O
given	O
her	O
own	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marietta	O
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Accursed	O
in	O
Riviera	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Promised	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
shown	O
before	O
her	O
fall	O
from	O
grace	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
another	O
non-canon	O
scenario	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
Princess	O
Yggdra	O
(	O
from	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
)	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Maria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoko	O
Kiyuduki	O
reprises	O
her	O
design	O
role	O
from	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
:	I-Application
We	I-Application
'll	I-Application
Never	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeki	O
Hayashi	O
,	O
having	O
composed	O
music	O
for	O
both	O
Riviera	O
and	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
returned	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
(	O
8/8/7/8	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
reached	O
sixteenth	O
place	O
in	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
an	O
excellence	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Mark	O
Bozon	O
praised	O
the	O
same	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
Instruction	O
Booklet	O
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
Instruction	O
Booklet	O
pg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
Instruction	O
Booklet	O
pg	O
.	O
</s>
