<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
places	O
great	O
emphasis	O
on	O
its	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
lives	O
,	O
lifestyles	O
,	O
jobs	O
,	O
personalities	O
,	O
homes	O
,	O
dialogues	O
and	O
schedules	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Day/Night	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kicking	O
furniture	O
and	O
other	O
inanimate	O
objects	O
will	O
occasionally	O
turn	O
up	O
items	O
or	O
dagols	O
(	O
the	B-General_Concept
local	I-General_Concept
currency	I-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Radiata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
are	O
Jack	B-Application
Russell	I-Application
,	O
an	O
insubordinate	O
and	O
happy-go-lucky	O
teenager	O
;	O
Ridley	O
Silverlake	O
,	O
a	O
composed	O
female	O
Knight	O
who	O
was	O
trained	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
warrior	B-Application
since	O
birth	O
and	O
feels	O
the	O
pressure	O
of	O
expectations	O
from	O
others	O
;	O
and	O
Ganz	O
Rothschild	O
,	O
the	O
polite	O
and	O
gentle	O
Captain	O
of	O
their	O
brigade	O
who	O
is	O
prone	O
to	O
becoming	O
overexcited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
300	O
characters	O
and	O
175	O
recruitable	O
NPCs	O
of	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
were	O
all	O
given	O
unique	O
personalities	O
and	O
backstories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
Radiata	O
Castle	O
,	O
its	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
realm	O
and	O
four	O
Guilds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
humans	O
in	O
town	O
belong	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
guilds	B-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
many	O
from	O
the	O
country	O
side	O
,	O
do	O
not	O
claim	O
any	O
guild	B-Application
affiliation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
join	O
another	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
from	O
Theatre	O
Vancoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganz	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
test	O
necessary	O
to	O
join	O
Theater	O
Vancoor	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
several	O
encounters	O
joins	O
Void	O
,	O
the	O
bandit	O
guild	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
tri-Ace	O
incorporated	O
characters	O
and	O
references	O
to	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganz	O
wears	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Claude	O
C	O
.	O
Kenni	O
's	O
clothes	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Bandit	O
Guild	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
can	O
obtain	O
Fayt	O
Armor	O
,	O
which	O
changes	O
his	O
appearance	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Fayt	B-Application
Leingod	I-Application
from	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
bonus	O
bosses	O
are	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
:	O
Lenneth	O
Valkyrie	O
and	O
Lezard	O
Valeth	O
from	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Gabriel	O
Celestra	O
and	O
the	O
Ethereal	O
Queen	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
tri-Ace	O
staples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
"	O
Mission	O
to	O
Deep	O
Space	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
"	O
An	O
Incarnation	O
of	O
Devil	O
"	O
(	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Highbrow	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.Tri-Crescendo	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
strong	O
affiliation	O
with	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
was	O
credited	O
with	O
"	O
Sound	O
Direction	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
month	O
later	O
Iwadare	O
released	O
"	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
:	O
Arranged	O
Album	O
"	O
which	O
rearranged	O
16	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
Japanese	O
preorders	O
of	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
would	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
audio	O
disc	O
,	O
"	O
tri-Ace	O
Battle	O
Sound	O
Collection.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
contained	O
2	O
battle	O
themed	O
tracks	O
from	O
Star	O
Ocean	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
music	O
video	O
with	O
scenes	O
from	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
and	O
her	O
dressed	O
in	O
her	O
character	O
's	O
clothing	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Rachel	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
and	O
"	O
Fortune	O
"	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
ending	O
credits	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
in	O
Japan	O
receiving	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Future	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Supplier	O
's	O
Association	O
in	O
2004	O
which	O
is	O
awarded	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
"	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
major	O
hits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
11th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2005	O
and	O
the	O
37th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
overall	O
selling	O
10,000	O
more	O
copies	O
than	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
selling	O
about	O
294,000	O
copies	O
overall	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Roppyaku	O
Tsurumi	O
of	O
SCEJ	O
said	O
most	O
Japanese	O
RPG	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
cookie-cutter	O
and	O
indistinct	O
noting	O
"	O
Even	O
when	O
I	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
it	O
just	O
looks	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
"	O
but	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
problems	O
distinguishing	O
manga	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
reception	O
to	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
lukewarm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top	O
rental	O
on	O
GameFly	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
in	O
Game	O
Informer	O
in	O
October	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Russell	I-Application
placed	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6	O
on	O
Game	O
Informers	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Heroes	O
of	O
2005	O
"	O
list	O
and	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
was	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2005	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
2006	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
12	O
Games	O
of	O
2005	O
"	O
by	O
Games	O
Radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
5-issue	O
manga	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
based	O
on	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Epic	O
of	O
JACK	O
and	O
The	O
Song	O
of	O
RIDLEY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
a	O
boxed	O
set	O
of	O
6	O
figurines	O
from	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
Ocean	O
included	O
Jack	O
and	O
Ridley	O
.	O
</s>
