<s>
is	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
DreamSoft	O
(	O
previously	O
called	O
FC03	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
F&C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
separate	O
volumes	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Makoto	O
Akizuki	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
was	O
born	O
into	O
a	O
town	O
where	O
every	O
winter	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Love	O
Letter	O
Festival	O
"	O
is	O
held	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
offers	O
branching	O
plot	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multi-choice	O
navigation	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
attain	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
is	O
a	O
romance	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Makoto	O
Akizuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
branching	O
plot	O
line	O
with	O
nonlinear	O
sequences	O
and	O
multiple	O
endings	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
plot	O
's	O
direction	O
is	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
scenes	O
depicting	O
Makoto	O
and	O
a	O
given	O
heroine	O
having	O
sexual	O
intercourse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
these	O
scenes	O
cannot	O
be	O
viewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
small	O
town	O
surrounded	O
by	O
the	O
mountains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
heroine	O
called	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naizumi	O
Mitomi	O
worked	O
as	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
DreamSoft	O
released	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
for	O
both	O
first	O
press	O
edition	O
and	O
regular	O
edition	O
,	O
both	O
rated	O
18	O
prohibited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datam	O
Polystar	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
~	O
Eien	O
no	O
Yakusoku	O
~	O
,	O
again	O
for	O
both	O
first	O
press	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
all	O
ages	O
,	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
First	O
Volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exactly	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
another	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
,	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Second	O
Volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
are	O
only	O
partially	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short-lived	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
of	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
 '	O
Dengeki	O
Daioh	O
magazine	O
between	O
September	O
2004	O
to	O
October	O
2004	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
127-page	O
fan	O
book	O
titled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Fan	O
Book	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Ichijinsha	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
first	O
press	O
limited	O
edition	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Extra	O
Art	O
Book	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
various	O
illustrations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
preview	O
at	O
the	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
OP	O
single	O
consisting	O
of	O
one	O
disc	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
—	O
Last	O
Letter	O
/	O
have	O
eyes	O
only	O
for	O
you	O
…	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
music	O
CD	O
entitled	O
North	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Complete	O
Tracks	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Getchu.com,	O
a	O
major	O
redistributor	O
of	O
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
domestic	O
anime	O
products	O
,	O
North	O
Wind''	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
widely	O
sold	O
game	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
month	O
and	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
