<s>
(	O
pronounced	O
as	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Red	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
video	O
game	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
and	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stages	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
take	O
place	O
in	O
grid-based	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
crossover	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Namco	B-Application
×	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
units	O
can	O
move	O
freely	O
within	O
their	O
range	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
penalty	O
for	O
accessing	O
treasure	O
chests	O
or	O
destructible	O
objects	O
prior	O
to	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
15	O
save	O
game	O
slots	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
recording	O
a	O
save	O
game	O
file	O
during	O
intermissions	O
with	O
a	O
quick	O
save	O
file	O
and	O
a	O
soft	O
reset	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Katsuhiro	O
Harada	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Tekken	B-Application
series	O
,	O
had	O
revealed	O
on	O
Twitter	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
proposed	O
localization	O
of	O
Project	O
X	O
Zone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
retain	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
,	O
like	O
Otomedius	B-Application
Excellent	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
music	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
legal	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
games	O
sold	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
western	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Scott	O
Thompson	O
gave	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
is	O
often	O
funny	O
and	O
consistently	O
frantic	O
–	O
two	O
traits	O
not	O
necessarily	O
associated	O
with	O
tactical	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
and	O
the	O
repetition	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
follows	O
through	O
as	O
a	O
tactical	O
,	O
humorous	O
,	O
preposterous	O
romp	O
through	O
the	O
best	O
hits	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
more	O
negative	O
note	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
a	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
RPGs	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
great	O
SRPGs	O
,	O
that	O
have	O
arrived	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
last	O
several	O
months	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
almost	O
be	O
unconscionable	O
not	O
to	O
recommend	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
instead	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fun	O
combat	O
and	O
screaming	O
Tekken	B-Application
characters	O
can	O
only	O
take	O
you	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Mike	B-Application
Fahey	O
included	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
in	O
his	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
"	O
The	O
12	O
Best	O
Games	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
