<s>
also	O
known	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
:	O
ZERO	O
and	O
sometimes	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Ø	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
partly	O
by	O
borrowing	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
fellow	O
online	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
title	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
realized	O
story	O
mode	O
for	O
offline	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
character	O
creation	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Males	O
tend	O
to	O
favor	O
physical	O
strength	O
and	O
durability	O
;	O
females	O
tend	O
to	O
favor	O
accuracy	O
,	O
evasion	O
and	O
techniques	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
's	O
equivalent	O
to	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
shop	O
,	O
bank	O
,	O
accept	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
combat	O
areas	O
from	O
a	O
city-like	O
hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Visual	O
Chat	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
take	O
on	O
PictoChat	O
where	O
players	O
communicate	O
by	O
drawing	O
and	O
writing	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
February	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
considering	O
its	O
limitations	O
,	O
the	O
preset	O
phrases	O
offer	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
amount	O
of	O
communication	O
between	O
anonymous	O
users	O
from	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
over	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
0	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
made	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
younger	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
Zero	O
was	O
affixed	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
represent	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
start	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
and	O
separate	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
games	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
(	O
TGS	O
)	O
2008	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
lineup	O
of	O
new	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
0	I-Application
Mini	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSiWare	I-Device
service	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
mentioned	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Nintendo	O
DSi-exclusive	O
downloadable	O
stage	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
possibly	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	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>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
good	O
remarks	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
menu	O
setup	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
to	O
change	O
weapons	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
0	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
84,055	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
