<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Hideaki	O
Sena	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
SquareSoft	O
's	O
first	O
M-rated	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
American	O
and	O
Japanese	O
game	O
development	O
collaboration	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
too	O
linear	O
and	O
with	O
little	O
replay	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
video	O
game	O
sequels	O
:	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
and	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
and	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
had	O
shipped	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
made	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
made	O
during	O
a	O
period	O
that	O
Peter	O
Tieryas	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
experimental	O
period	O
"	O
where	O
nearly	O
every	O
RPG	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
unique	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Aya	O
Brea	O
,	O
an	O
NYPD	O
rookie	O
,	O
attending	O
an	O
opera	B-Application
at	O
Carnegie	O
Hall	O
with	O
a	O
blind	O
date	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
on	O
Christmas	O
Eve	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
,	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
spontaneously	O
combusts	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
Aya	O
,	O
her	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
actress	O
on	O
stage	O
named	O
Melissa	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
they	O
hear	O
that	O
Eve	O
is	O
in	O
Central	O
Park	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
matters	O
worse	O
,	O
an	O
audience	O
has	O
gathered	O
at	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
theater	O
intending	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
performance	O
that	O
Melissa	B-Application
Pearce	I-Application
was	O
to	O
give	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Manhattan	O
is	O
being	O
evacuated	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
scientist	O
named	O
Kunihiko	B-Application
Maeda	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
sneak	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
witnessing	O
a	O
police	O
officer	O
combust	O
into	O
flames	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
initial	O
ending	O
,	O
Aya	O
,	O
Daniel	O
,	O
his	O
son	O
Ben	O
,	O
and	O
Maeda	O
attend	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
at	O
Carnegie	O
Hall	O
,	O
where	O
Aya	O
's	O
mitochondrial	O
powers	O
allow	O
her	O
to	O
resonate	O
with	O
the	O
audience	O
members	O
,	O
their	O
eyes	O
ominously	O
glowing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
acclaimed	O
Japanese	O
novel	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
Square	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
consisted	O
of	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
American	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
concepts	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
were	O
considered	O
,	O
including	O
different	O
designs	O
for	O
Aya	O
and	O
Melissa	O
transforming	O
into	O
Eve	O
on	O
stage	O
during	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aya	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
designed	O
by	O
someone	O
else	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
original	O
sketches	O
did	O
not	O
satisfy	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
wanted	O
a	O
long-haired	O
character	O
like	O
Aerith	O
Gainsborough	O
,	O
a	O
central	O
character	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
demo	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
consisting	O
entirely	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
with	O
no	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Television	O
ads	O
featuring	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
aired	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
the	O
run-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
1998	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
Mature	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Square	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
joint-venture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthdays	I-Application
release	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
and	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
discussed	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
and	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
lineup	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
met	O
with	O
great	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
using	O
influences	O
from	O
both	O
opera	B-Application
and	O
electronica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
Remixes	O
album	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
containing	O
10	O
tracks	O
remixed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
a	O
well-established	O
video	O
game	O
composer	O
through	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
her	O
previous	O
work	O
as	O
lead	O
composer	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
became	O
her	O
breakout	O
project	O
and	O
garnered	O
her	O
international	O
fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
Shimomura	O
spent	O
time	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
where	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
staff	O
came	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
,	O
Shimomura	O
had	O
written	O
music	O
in	O
a	O
straightforward	O
manner	O
that	O
reflected	O
her	O
then-current	O
state	O
of	O
mind	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
she	O
restrained	O
herself	O
and	O
took	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
emotionless	O
"	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
she	O
felt	O
that	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
an	O
experimental	O
work	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
prevalence	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Shimomura	O
used	O
opera	B-Application
music	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
typical	O
opera	B-Application
music	O
did	O
not	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
battle	O
themes	O
,	O
Shimomura	O
added	O
different	O
rhythms	O
:	O
these	O
rhythms	O
were	O
inspired	O
when	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
American	O
staff	O
took	O
her	O
to	O
a	O
nightclub	O
and	O
she	O
heard	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
her	O
projects	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
vocal	O
theme	O
,	O
the	O
ending	O
theme	O
"	O
Somnia	O
Memorias	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
system	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
sufficient	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-disc	O
album	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
DigiCube	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1998	O
under	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
SSCX-10020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
Remixes	O
is	O
a	O
ten-track	O
album	O
,	O
featuring	O
remixed	O
versions	O
of	O
themes	O
from	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
extending	O
and	O
remixing	O
"	O
Aya	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
for	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
956,461	O
units	O
of	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
third-best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
voice	O
acting	O
or	O
singing	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
hindered	O
dramatic	O
scenes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
opera	B-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
mass	O
combustion	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
audience	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
sometimes	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
,	O
though	O
GamePro	O
said	O
that	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
had	O
deeper	O
gameplay	O
with	O
multiple	O
weapon	O
upgrades	O
and	O
hidden	O
areas	O
to	O
discover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
was	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
by	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
instead	O
of	O
fixed	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
16	O
by	O
the	O
readers	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
popular	O
Japanese	O
original	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
J-horror	O
"	O
phenomena	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
fiction	O
such	O
as	O
Ring	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
two	O
video	O
game	O
sequels	O
and	O
a	O
manga	O
adaptation	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
universe	O
called	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
DIVA	O
.	O
</s>
