<s>
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Brownie	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
,	O
Magical	B-Device
Vacation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
touch	O
screen	O
for	O
character	O
control	O
and	O
interaction	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
displays	O
maps	O
and	O
other	O
general	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tag	B-Device
mode	I-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
exchange	O
game	O
data	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
short	O
message	O
displayed	O
when	O
tag	B-Device
mode	I-Device
is	O
used	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
exchange	O
messages	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
tag	B-Device
mode	I-Device
frequently	O
will	O
create	O
an	O
"	O
egg	O
character	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
stronger	O
each	O
time	O
tag	B-Device
mode	I-Device
is	O
used	O
successfully	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
solar	O
system	O
of	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
6	O
planets	O
:	O
the	O
planets	O
of	O
fire	O
,	O
wood	O
,	O
wind	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
earth	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
small	O
planet	O
on	O
the	O
fringes	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
called	O
Kovomaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mountainous	O
planet	O
is	O
populated	O
by	O
enigmas	O
,	O
physical	O
embodiments	O
of	O
darkness	O
,	O
varieties	O
including	O
Piskpooka	O
,	O
Dab	O
Hasnel	O
,	O
and	O
Equillekrew	O
(	O
all	O
featured	O
in	O
Magical	B-Device
Vacation	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Magical	B-Device
Vacation	I-Device
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
abilities	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
regardless	O
of	O
gender	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
special	O
event	O
occurs	O
with	O
Lassi	O
when	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
male	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Mokka	O
if	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
female	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
bears	O
similarities	O
to	O
,	O
from	O
Magical	B-Device
Vacation	I-Device
,	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
appearance	O
differ	O
slightly	O
in	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
klutzy	O
instructor	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
academy	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
a	O
large	O
role	O
in	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
name	O
is	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
4	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Magical	B-Device
Vacation	I-Device
,	O
are	O
mentioned	O
throughout	O
the	O
story	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
actual	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
is	O
;	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
rearrangement	O
of	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
for	O
marlin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
Japanese	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
names	O
and	O
place	O
names	O
of	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
underwent	O
changes	O
during	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	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
three	O
eights	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
DS	B-Device
+	O
Cube	O
&	O
Advance	O
gave	O
it	O
all	O
four	O
eights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRevolution	O
called	O
Magical	B-Application
Starsign	I-Application
a	O
"	O
solid	O
old-school	O
RPG	O
"	O
with	O
good	O
localization	O
and	O
audiovisuals	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
spells	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overuse	O
of	O
stylus	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
