<s>
Magna	B-Application
Carta	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crimson	I-Application
Stigmata	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Softmax	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Softmax	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
simply	O
(	O
a	O
title	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
)	O
by	O
Banpresto	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Magna	B-Application
Carta	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
game	O
Magna	B-Application
Carta	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
of	I-Application
Avalanche	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Magna	B-Application
Carta	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tears	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
elements	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Shadow	O
Hearts	O
and	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Calintz	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Tears	O
of	O
Blood	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
squad	O
hired	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Human	O
Alliance	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
problems	O
they	O
cannot	O
,	O
or	O
will	O
not	O
,	O
touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
group	O
also	O
consists	O
of	O
Azel	O
,	O
a	O
youthful	O
sword	O
wielder	O
who	O
looks	O
up	O
to	O
Calintz	B-Application
,	O
Eonis	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
mage	O
,	O
and	O
Haren	O
,	O
a	O
martial	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Alliance	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
forbidden	O
magic	O
"	O
fails	O
,	O
Calintz	B-Application
stops	O
an	O
assault	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Warriors	O
 '	O
summoned	O
familiars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
she	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	O
,	O
all	O
she	O
remembers	O
is	O
her	O
name	O
,	O
Reith	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
use	O
very	O
powerful	O
healing	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
cave	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
show	O
of	O
thanks	O
for	O
saving	O
him	O
,	O
Calintz	B-Application
offers	O
to	O
take	O
her	O
to	O
Amabat	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
of	O
high-ranking	O
and	O
powerful	O
priestesses	O
,	O
thinking	O
her	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
,	O
Reith	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Tears	O
of	O
Blood	O
and	O
Blast	O
Worms	O
,	O
learn	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
important	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
than	O
anyone	O
had	O
realized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
she	O
begins	O
to	O
regain	O
her	O
memories	O
,	O
Reith	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
Queen	O
Amila	O
,	O
begins	O
her	O
mission	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
traitor	O
of	O
the	O
Yason	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
resurrecting	O
the	O
Light	O
of	O
Salvation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Calintz	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Tears	O
of	O
Blood	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
stop	O
Agreian	O
for	O
good	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	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
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
