<s>
Okage	B-Device
:	I-Device
Shadow	I-Device
King	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zener	O
Works	O
and	O
co-developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
until	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
classic	O
lineup	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Okage	B-Device
:	I-Device
Shadow	I-Device
King	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Ari	O
proceeds	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
visiting	O
towns	O
,	O
traveling	O
across	O
the	O
overworld	O
and	O
exploring	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okage	B-Device
:	I-Device
Shadow	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Zener	O
Works	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Yasushi	O
Takeda	O
,	O
one	O
the	O
founders	O
Zener	O
Works	O
,	O
recalled	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
producing	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
prior	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
contacted	O
them	O
in	O
June	O
1997	O
about	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okage	B-Device
thus	O
began	O
development	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
when	O
Sony	O
requested	O
Zener	O
Works	O
do	O
so	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
it	O
announced	O
its	O
next-generation	O
console	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
coding	O
was	O
redone	O
while	O
the	O
number	O
programs	O
was	O
doubled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
newer	O
console	O
's	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Okage	B-Device
:	I-Device
Shadow	I-Device
King	I-Device
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
figures	O
based	O
on	O
Okage	B-Device
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	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>
