<s>
Design	O
Works	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
remaster	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Kowloon	O
is	O
inextricably	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
even	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
second	O
related	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
after	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Twilight	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
classic	O
dungeon	O
crawlers	O
such	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
the	O
RPG	O
segments	O
assume	O
a	O
tile-based	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attacks	O
are	O
carried	O
out	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
shoot	O
with	O
a	O
cursor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
wheel	O
is	O
adorned	O
with	O
eight	O
different	O
emotions	O
–	O
two	O
in	O
each	O
cardinal	O
direction	O
–	O
selectable	O
by	O
pressing	O
or	O
holding	O
the	O
corresponding	O
direction	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
mode	O
is	O
Rockford	O
Adventure	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
PC-98-styled	O
retro	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
–	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
–	O
Atlus	O
published	O
an	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
subtitled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
various	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
infinite	O
dungeon	O
inspired	O
by	O
Atlus	O
's	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
extra	O
scenarios	O
,	O
epilogues	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
quest	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
–	O
16	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
–	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
published	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
announced	O
)	O
,	O
subtitled	O
ORIGIN	O
OF	O
ADVENTURE	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
English	O
as	O
simply	O
Kowloon	B-Application
High-School	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
the	O
digital	O
edition	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
this	O
version	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
Japanese	O
physical	O
edition	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
entitled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Majin	I-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gehōchō	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Shuuhou	O
Imai	O
wished	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
young	O
adult	O
school	O
fantasy	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
always	O
wished	O
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
his	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
self-insert	O
proxy	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
of	O
his	O
earlier	O
work	O
necessitated	O
graphics	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
)	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Minoru	O
Kidooka	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
at	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
who	O
approached	O
Imai	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
initially	O
targeted	O
traditional	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
upon	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Toybox	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
remaster	O
is	O
made	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kowloon	B-Application
High-School	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Nishikawa	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
–	O
a	O
sentiment	O
echoed	O
by	O
Taijiro	O
Yamanaka	O
of	O
Automaton	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
remaster	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Kawachi	O
criticized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
remaster	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
that	O
break	O
the	O
game	O
balance	O
–	O
though	O
numerous	O
patches	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
IGN	O
Japan	O
considered	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
remaster	O
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
lives	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
recreating	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
epilogues	O
exclusive	O
to	O
re:charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
perceived	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
anime	O
Cowboy	B-Application
Bebop	I-Application
and	O
the	O
music	O
thereof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
once	O
playable	O
via	O
Atlus	O
's	O
mobile	O
website	O
on	O
Japanese	O
feature	B-Device
phones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
DVD	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
heads	O
to	O
Mt	O
.	O
</s>
