<s>
Nostalgia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
producer	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
with	O
programming	O
and	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
IV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Eddie	O
,	O
the	O
street	O
urchin	O
Pad	O
,	O
a	O
witch	O
named	O
Melody	O
and	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Fiona	O
were	O
shown	O
in	O
early	O
trailers	O
to	O
be	O
traveling	O
to	O
such	O
places	O
as	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Northern	O
Europe	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nostalgia	B-Application
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
young	O
London	O
boy	O
named	O
Eddie	O
and	O
his	O
compatriots	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
19th-century	O
Earth	O
on	O
a	O
high-powered	O
zeppelin	B-Application
,	O
visiting	O
various	O
locales	O
and	O
raiding	O
ruins	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
an	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
find	O
Eddie	O
's	O
lost	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
dual	O
screens	O
,	O
gameplay	O
is	O
featured	O
on	O
one	O
screen	O
while	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
current	O
location	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
which	O
fills	O
as	O
they	O
travel	O
through	O
new	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
use	O
a	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
where	O
both	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
acting	O
in	O
an	O
order	O
relative	O
to	O
their	O
"	O
speed	O
"	O
statistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Princess	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Order	O
and	O
of	O
Asgard	O
royalty	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Bearer	O
of	O
the	O
White	O
Wings	O
"	O
before	O
being	O
sealed	O
in	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
box	I-Application
for	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nostalgia	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
July	O
2008	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
both	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
would	O
be	O
teaming	O
with	O
Tecmo	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
players	O
the	O
following	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Keisuke	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
series	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
inject	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
with	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
,	O
aspiring	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
everyone	O
could	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morita	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
alternate	O
history-style	O
role-playing	O
game	O
as	O
far	O
back	O
as	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
sidetracked	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
runaway	O
success	O
of	O
his	O
Sakura	B-Application
Taisen	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
shelved	O
the	O
project	O
until	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
large	O
delay	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
Morita	O
remained	O
confident	O
of	O
his	O
original	O
vision	O
,	O
declaring	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
confident	O
that	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
long	O
it	O
took	O
,	O
our	O
designs	O
for	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
would	O
n't	O
lose	O
their	O
luster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
were	O
largely	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programming	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
IV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Rei	O
Kondoh	O
,	O
Kaori	O
Komuro	O
,	O
and	O
Shinichiro	O
Sato	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
credited	O
alongside	O
their	O
musical	O
unit	O
"	O
T	O
's	O
Music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
North	O
American	O
publisher	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
2008	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
claimed	O
by	O
another	O
company	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nostalgia	B-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
