<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
by	O
HuneX	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2005	O
;	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
two-episode	O
animated	O
series	O
by	O
Image	O
House	O
and	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Critical	O
Mass	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Australia	O
by	O
Siren	O
Visual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
formula	O
of	O
most	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
minimal	O
interaction	O
,	O
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
via	O
its	O
website	O
going	O
live	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
;	O
character	O
profiles	O
released	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
website	O
with	O
additional	O
screenshots	O
,	O
CrossNet	O
announced	O
that	O
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
after	O
announcing	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
CrossNet	O
stated	O
that	O
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
had	O
been	O
postponed	O
until	O
July	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
debilitating	O
bugs	O
were	O
discovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
ranking	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
on	O
Getchu.com	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
H	O
,	O
a	O
gaiden	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
fared	O
better	O
,	O
ranking	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
20	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
16	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
,	O
and	O
40	O
out	O
of	O
50	O
for	O
the	O
overall	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maple	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
:	O
Kessen	O
ha	O
Gakuen	O
Matsuri	O
!,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
July	O
2004	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
