<s>
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
with	O
1994	O
's	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
four	O
further	O
titles	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Spiral	O
Nemesis	O
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Ronde	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	O
Blind	O
Thinker	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	O
Blind	O
Thinker	O
II	O
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
albums	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
manga	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
service	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
digitally	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
service	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
are	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
character	O
who	O
battles	O
against	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
navigate	O
a	O
field	O
–	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
in	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
and	O
in	O
a	O
three-quarters	O
perspective	O
starting	O
in	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
–	O
with	O
characters	O
represented	O
by	O
small	O
,	O
stick	O
figure-like	O
sprites	O
,	O
and	O
switch	O
to	O
scenes	O
with	O
large	O
,	O
detailed	O
characters	O
when	O
engaging	O
in	O
battle	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
only	O
the	O
opponent	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
battle	O
scenes	O
,	O
while	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
uses	O
a	O
split-screen	O
presentation	O
to	O
show	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
pools	O
that	O
regenerate	O
their	O
energy	O
,	O
and	O
starting	O
in	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
terrain	O
to	O
gain	O
an	O
advantage	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
increasing	O
their	O
defense	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
other	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fuse	O
multiple	O
allied	O
demons	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
thereby	O
creating	O
more	O
powerful	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
of	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
is	O
in	O
English	O
rather	O
than	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
English	O
fan	O
translations	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
2018	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
regular	O
Tsukasa	O
Masuko	O
,	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Hidehito	O
Aoki	O
;	O
he	O
composed	O
the	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
music	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
cooperated	O
with	O
Misaki	O
Okibe	O
on	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
albums	O
featuring	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
original	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
arrangements	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
:	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Excellence	O
Sound	O
Collection	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Spiral	O
Nemesis	O
Excellence	O
Sound	O
Collection	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
by	O
Shinshū	O
Ueda	O
,	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
True	I-Application
Remembrance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
in	O
five	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
several	O
publications	O
found	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
Famitsu	O
reviewers	O
commenting	O
on	O
how	O
enjoyable	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
demon	O
fusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
and	O
Christopher	O
J	O
.	O
Snelgrove	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
called	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
an	O
interesting	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
worth	O
playing	O
;	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
many	O
players	O
prefer	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
,	O
they	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
more	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
found	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
decent	O
;	O
one	O
change	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
that	O
they	O
liked	O
was	O
the	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
narrative	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
Ronde	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
a	O
kusoge	O
(	O
"	O
shit	O
game	O
"	O
)	O
;	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
completely	O
terrible	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
felt	O
like	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
man	O
's	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
and	O
Snelgrove	O
criticized	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
field	O
graphics	O
for	O
being	O
small	O
and	O
only	O
featuring	O
little	O
animation	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
battle	O
graphics	O
,	O
noting	O
their	O
size	O
,	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
high-quality	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
them	O
superior	O
to	O
their	O
counterparts	O
in	O
all	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
did	O
however	O
think	O
that	O
the	O
battles	O
in	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
were	O
visually	O
a	O
step	O
down	O
in	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Gann	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
music	O
was	O
weaker	O
than	O
Masuko	O
's	O
compositions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Aoki	O
's	O
later	O
compositions	O
for	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
spin-off	O
series	O
Persona	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
well	O
done	O
;	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
music	O
a	O
pinnacle	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
criticized	O
its	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
synth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
and	O
Snelgrove	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
"	O
moody	O
synth	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
and	O
opening	O
of	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
,	O
while	O
calling	O
Ronde	O
soundtrack	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Greening	O
at	O
VGMO	O
called	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
individualistic	O
and	O
accomplished	O
ambient	O
scores	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
"	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
conventional	O
ambiance	O
and	O
funk	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
both	O
enhanced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mood	O
and	O
worked	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
Majin	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
pleasant	O
but	O
disappointing	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
compositions	O
were	O
underdeveloped	O
,	O
uninspired	O
or	O
repetitive	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
more	O
developed	O
tracks	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
A.D.	O
1995	O
Story	O
"	O
as	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
