<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ganbarion	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2006	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Jump	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
as	O
Ganbarion	O
's	O
first	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
recurring	O
problems	O
implementing	O
the	O
relationship	O
mechanics	O
and	O
working	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
controls	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
went	O
through	O
an	O
extended	O
development	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
had	O
modest	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
praise	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
faulted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Aeron	O
as	O
he	O
explores	O
a	O
fortress	O
called	O
the	O
Thirteen	O
Towers	O
,	O
suspended	O
above	O
a	O
ravine	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Scar	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
cure	O
his	O
lover	O
Elena	O
of	O
a	O
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeron	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
through	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
or	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
continent	O
of	O
Imperia	O
:	O
once	O
divided	O
into	O
ten	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
the	O
now-nomadic	O
Vestra	O
tribe	O
were	O
stripped	O
of	O
their	O
kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
late	O
2006	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Jump	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
was	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
continuous	O
problems	O
faced	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
to	O
mixed	O
responses	O
from	O
testers	O
on	O
the	O
mechanics	O
surrounding	O
Elena	O
which	O
necessitated	O
some	O
aspects	O
surrounding	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
scrapped	O
and	O
redone	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
three-quarterly	O
financial	O
report	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
shortly	O
by	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
art	O
generated	O
controversy	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
physical	O
similarity	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Aeron	O
to	O
early	O
promotional	O
images	O
of	O
Noctis	O
Lucis	O
Caelum	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
for	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
mid	O
2011	O
alongside	O
fellow	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
RPG	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
done	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Project	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
British	O
voice	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
unconfirmed	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
giving	O
no	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
responses	O
to	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fan	O
campaign	O
dubbed	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
was	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
pushing	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
were	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
developer	O
pedigree	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
positive	O
Japanese	O
reception	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
planned	O
English	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
focused	O
their	O
attention	O
fully	O
on	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
their	O
campaign	O
included	O
both	O
their	O
standard	O
messaging	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
pitch	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
themselves	O
:	O
the	O
companies	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
pitch	O
to	O
included	O
Atlus	O
,	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
,	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
and	O
NIS	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
for	O
publication	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
stated	O
reasons	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
vocal	O
"	O
Western	O
fan	O
base	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
positive	O
sales	O
and	O
fan	O
support	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
did	O
not	O
receive	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
spine	O
not	O
coloured	O
white	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
later	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
platform	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
;	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
;	O
While	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
digital	O
re-release	O
credited	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
as	O
publisher	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
handled	O
publishing	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
with	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
knowing	O
nothing	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
48	O
critic	O
reviews	O
,	O
denoting	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Xseed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
were	O
favorable	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
