<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Creatures	O
Inc.	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
270	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
Pokémon	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilized	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
to	O
download	O
new	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
gender	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
,	O
this	O
choice	O
does	O
not	O
affect	O
their	O
partner	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
capture/befriend	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
aid	O
them	O
by	O
circling	O
them	O
with	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
stylus	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Capture	O
Styler	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
Quests	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
mini-missions	O
not	O
essential	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
that	O
involve	O
the	O
player	O
completing	O
requests	O
from	O
Almia	O
citizens	O
,	O
earning	O
new	O
partner	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
power-ups	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
resistance	O
to	O
attacks	O
or	O
longer	O
capture	O
lines	O
)	O
for	O
their	O
styler	O
as	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
partner	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
4	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
stylers	O
:	O
the	O
School	O
,	O
Capture	O
,	O
Fine	O
and	O
Vatonage	O
stylers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fiore	B-Application
region	O
is	O
an	O
exception	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
stays	O
in	O
Almia	O
,	O
while	O
Keith	O
and	O
Rhythmi	O
go	O
to	O
Fiore	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peace	O
returns	O
to	O
Almia	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
enjoy	O
a	O
concert	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
Altru	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
Go-Rock	O
Quads	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
)	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
home	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
68	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
improves	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
just	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
solid	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
spin-off	O
series.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Almia	I-Application
a	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
long	O
wait	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
proper	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
fans	O
may	O
feel	O
that	O
's	O
enough	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
should	O
n't	O
expect	O
anything	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
mild	O
distraction.	O
"	O
</s>
