<s>
LostWinds	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2008	O
game	O
LostWinds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
self-contained	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
having	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
LostWinds	B-Application
game	O
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
to	O
enjoy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
,	O
the	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
LostWinds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
to	O
feel	O
more	O
personal	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
moves	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
LostWinds	B-Application
protagonist	O
,	O
Toku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
Toku	O
defeats	O
Riveren	O
and	O
expels	O
the	O
dark	O
magic	O
from	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Balasar	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
LostWinds	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
sequel	O
unofficially	O
being	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
credits	O
in	O
LostWinds	B-Application
,	O
development	O
was	O
held	O
off	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
company	O
commitments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
David	O
Braben	O
of	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
,	O
development	O
for	O
LostWinds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
began	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
roughly	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
when	O
developing	O
LostWinds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
was	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
innovation	O
that	O
was	O
evident	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
while	O
increasing	O
the	O
play	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
taking	O
length	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
into	O
consideration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
slowly	O
introduce	O
new	O
powers	O
and	O
abilities	O
to	O
ease	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
challenging	O
puzzles	O
and	O
engaging	O
platforming	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
LostWinds	B-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Melodias	I-Application
represents	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
was	O
equally	O
impressed	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
tightly	O
designed	O
adventure	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
.	O
</s>
