<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Song	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Art	O
Media	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
title	O
in	O
ten	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
utilizing	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
combat	O
taking	O
place	O
across	O
of	O
two	O
screens	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
issue	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Lunar	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
Jian	O
Campbell	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
delivery	O
boy	O
and	O
adventurer	O
who	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
rising	O
menace	O
of	O
the	O
Vile	O
Tribe	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
powerful	O
magicians	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
and	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Song	I-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
two-dimensional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
overhead	O
,	O
isometric	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
move	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
D-pad	B-Device
or	O
stylus	B-Operating_System
across	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
environments	O
and	O
completing	O
story-based	O
objects	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
plot	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
several	O
differences	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
simplified	O
world	O
map	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
instantly	O
travel	O
to	O
adjacent	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
condensed	O
menu	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
card	O
collection	O
system	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Lunar	B-Application
Legend	O
is	O
expanded	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
cards	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
beneficial	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
granting	O
special	O
abilities	O
and	O
changing	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
wireless	O
connection	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
match	O
using	O
cards	O
obtained	O
through	O
normal	O
gameplay	O
called	O
Scratch	O
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Lunar	B-Application
games	O
that	O
took	O
a	O
strategy-based	O
approach	O
to	O
combat	O
,	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Song	I-Application
relies	O
on	O
a	O
strictly	O
traditional	O
turn-based	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
inputs	O
commands	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
combat	O
round	O
with	O
the	O
appropriate	O
actions	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
freely	O
select	O
any	O
character	O
to	O
use	O
items	O
or	O
supportive	O
magic	O
on	O
,	O
specific	O
enemies	O
cannot	O
be	O
targeted	O
by	O
attacks	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
instead	O
choosing	O
the	O
target	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtue	O
Mode	O
allows	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Althena	B-Application
Conduct	O
"	O
after	O
winning	O
a	O
battle	O
which	O
go	O
towards	O
gaining	O
levels	O
which	O
grant	O
characters	O
increased	O
statistics	O
and	O
new	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flora	O
Banks	O
is	O
a	O
skilled	O
marksman	O
and	O
healer	O
who	O
lives	O
with	O
her	O
brother	O
on	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
the	O
Frontier	O
,	O
a	O
barren	O
place	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
before	O
the	O
Goddesses	O
 '	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
distinct	O
Lunar	B-Application
feel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
1000	O
years	O
before	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
chronologically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
an	O
explanation	O
of	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
lore	B-Application
and	O
how	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Althena	B-Application
created	O
a	O
habitable	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
barren	O
wasteland	O
and	O
sent	O
four	O
powerful	O
dragons	O
to	O
protect	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Song	I-Application
experienced	O
low	O
sales	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
only	O
24,673	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
conversely	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
average	O
handheld	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
contained	O
many	O
flaws	O
that	O
would	O
require	O
"	O
patience	O
and	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
free	O
time	O
"	O
to	O
overcome	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Lunar	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
...	O
 [ it ] 	O
features	O
a	O
bundle	O
of	O
original	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
fashion	O
that	O
stays	O
entertaining	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
similarly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
better-than-average	O
handheld	O
RPG	O
with	O
a	O
likable	O
cast	O
,	O
a	O
charming	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
appealing	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
it	O
inferior	O
in	O
presentation	O
to	O
earlier	O
Lunar	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
really	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
thrilling	O
and	O
dramatic	O
heights	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
synonymous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
features	O
lacked	O
cohesion	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
"	O
convoluted	O
where	O
you	O
want	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
shallow	O
where	O
you	O
wish	O
it	O
had	O
some	O
depth	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
the	O
most	O
devout	O
Lunar	B-Application
loyalists	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
hard	O
time	O
enjoying	O
this	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
import	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
ultimately	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
Lunar	O
:	O
Dragon	O
Song''	O
could	O
,	O
should	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
first	O
great	O
JRPG	O
,	O
especially	O
considering	O
its	O
lineage	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
rather	O
,	O
what	O
we	O
have	O
here	O
is	O
a	O
wasted	O
opportunity	O
;	O
one	O
that	O
turns	O
your	O
anger	O
to	O
frustration	O
then	O
to	O
plain	O
,	O
empty	O
sadness	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
"	O
comfortably	O
the	O
worst	O
in	O
20	O
years	O
of	O
RPGs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
