<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gust	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
.	O
in	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
entry	O
to	O
Gust	O
's	O
Atelier	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
standard	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
and	O
alchemy	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
included	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
common	O
elements	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Atelier	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
alchemy	B-Language
through	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
usable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
complex	O
ingredients	O
for	O
these	O
recipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
"	O
alchemy	B-Language
wheel	O
"	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
each	O
ingredient	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
mix	O
,	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
final	O
item	O
's	O
properties	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Atelier	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
combat	O
are	O
necessary	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vayne	O
is	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
Al-Revis	O
Academy	O
for	O
alchemy	B-Language
training	O
by	O
Zeppel	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
professors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
quickly	O
indoctrinated	O
into	O
the	O
school	O
by	O
becoming	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
atelier	O
led	O
by	O
Flay	O
Gunnar	O
(	O
an	O
older	O
student	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Defender	O
of	O
Justice	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
students	O
,	O
Jess	O
(	O
a	O
clumsy	O
girl	O
who	O
is	O
nevertheless	O
adept	O
at	O
alchemy	B-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nikki	O
(	O
an	O
impulsive	O
beastgirl	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eight	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
succeed	O
at	O
completing	O
assignments	O
,	O
learn	O
the	O
skills	O
of	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
and	O
allow	O
the	O
workshop	O
to	O
prosper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
loves	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
and	O
tests	O
her	O
strangely	O
unique	O
syntheses	O
whenever	O
she	O
has	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
always	O
causing	O
something	O
to	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Atelier	O
series	O
having	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Atelier	O
Judie	O
,	O
Atelier	O
Viorate	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
and	O
Atelier	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Phantasm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
she	O
appears	O
in	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventurer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Meruru	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apprentice	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
,	O
Trinity	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
and	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Book	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
ending	O
,	O
Vayne	O
meets	O
her	O
for	O
a	O
duel	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
she	O
now	O
uses	O
both	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
swords	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
fighting	O
style	O
so	O
she	O
will	O
happily	O
use	O
bombs	O
and	O
poisons	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
a	O
strange	O
turn	O
of	O
events	O
,	O
he	O
ends	O
up	O
learning	O
alchemy	B-Language
with	O
Vayne	O
and	O
his	O
workshop	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
academy	O
in	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
2	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
full-time	O
teacher	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
to	O
continue	O
his	O
grudge	O
against	O
Gunnar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
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>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
system	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
branded	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
:	O
Student	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Student	O
Alliance	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
moreso	O
than	O
its	O
PS2	B-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
