<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Princess	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
compete	O
with	O
similar	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
influence	O
Kamitani	O
's	O
career	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
his	O
company	O
Vanillaware	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
was	O
cancelled	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
revived	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
characters	O
across	O
multiple	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
the	O
warrior	O
queen	O
Elfaran	O
De	O
Valendia	O
defeating	O
an	O
evil	O
demon	O
who	O
sought	O
royal	O
blood	O
to	O
resurrect	O
its	O
master	O
Lalva	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
George	O
Kamitani	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
who	O
worked	O
at	O
Capcom	O
on	O
Saturday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Slam	I-Application
Masters	I-Application
and	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
before	O
leaving	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
freelancer	O
and	O
direct	O
his	O
own	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Princess	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
raising	O
a	O
female	O
character	O
and	O
multiple	O
possible	O
endings	O
stemming	O
from	O
their	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
abruptly	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
pitched	O
to	O
Sega	O
;	O
they	O
asked	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
lengthy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
genre	O
they	O
wanted	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
due	O
to	O
ongoing	O
competition	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
rejected	O
,	O
Kamitani	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
quickly	O
redid	O
his	O
designs	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
simulation	O
aspects	O
with	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Atlus	O
Kansai	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
help	O
from	O
Sega	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
mostly	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
in-house	O
Atlus	O
Sound	O
Team	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
work	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
composer	O
Toshikazu	O
Tanaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
tried	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
change	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
,	O
but	O
Kamitani	O
's	O
team	O
successfully	O
retained	O
the	O
title	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
relevance	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kamitani	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
with	O
a	O
visual	O
style	O
influenced	O
by	O
Alice	O
in	O
Wonderland	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
illustrations	O
of	O
John	O
Tenniel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
saw	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
his	O
later	O
games	O
of	O
women	O
taking	O
the	O
lead	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
later	O
noted	O
that	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
easier	O
than	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
produced	O
smoother	O
2D	O
graphical	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
1998	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
budget	O
Saturn	B-Device
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
later	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
managed	O
by	O
Hiroki	O
Toyama	O
,	O
an	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
member	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
direct	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mono	I-Application
Hara	I-Application
Shi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Karasu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
Gakuen	I-Application
Kitan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
unaware	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Toyama	O
was	O
favorably	O
impressed	O
by	O
it	O
when	O
he	O
played	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
created	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
and	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
13	B-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aegis	I-Application
Rim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
's	O
screen	O
resolution	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
version	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
has	O
received	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
nor	O
was	O
any	O
fan	O
translation	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
original	O
or	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kamitani	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
commercial	O
life	O
resulted	O
in	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
became	O
rare	O
,	O
becoming	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
22,000	O
units	O
during	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
of	O
IGN	O
and	O
the	O
reviewer	O
for	O
1UP.com	O
ranked	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
as	O
being	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
2D	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
McFerran	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
and	O
Richard	O
Eisenbeis	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
historical	O
curiosity	O
from	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
era	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenni	O
Lada	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
GamerTell	O
,	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
including	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
LocoRoco	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
criticised	O
by	O
multiple	O
outlets	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
effort	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
mainly	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
16:9	O
screen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
Kamitani	O
's	O
team	O
was	O
blacklisted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
which	O
hampered	O
Kamitani	O
's	O
future	O
career	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
and	O
Sega	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
following	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
founded	O
Vanillaware	O
with	O
former	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
members	O
and	O
produced	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
establishing	O
both	O
Vanillaware	O
and	O
Kamitani	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
and	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
as	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
to	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
evolving	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
being	O
drafted	O
by	O
Kamitani	O
during	O
the	O
later	O
development	O
phase	O
and	O
into	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
title	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
and	O
dispersal	O
of	O
Atlus	O
Kansai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
artwork	O
created	O
by	O
Kamitani	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
repurposed	O
for	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
on	O
which	O
Kamitani	O
served	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
eventually	O
redesigned	O
by	O
Kamitani	O
as	O
the	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
