<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kasai	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BottleRocket	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
the	O
2002	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kasai	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
warriors	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Rakus	O
and	O
their	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
evil	O
sect	O
of	O
dark	O
magicians	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kasai	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
traitor	O
of	O
the	O
Rakus	O
,	O
Maibisi	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
six	O
Marks	O
of	O
Kri	O
and	O
unleash	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
horrors	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
and	O
ten	O
years	O
afterwards	O
with	O
levels	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
feature	O
the	O
older	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Rakus	O
,	O
Baumusu	O
,	O
Rau	O
's	O
trainer	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Griz	O
,	O
Baumusu	O
's	O
mentor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
future	O
levels	O
feature	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Rakus	O
,	O
Rau	O
and	O
Tati	O
,	O
Rau	O
's	O
younger	O
sister	O
who	O
bears	O
the	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
Maibisi	O
from	O
unleashing	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fending	O
off	O
the	O
Kasai	O
threat	O
,	O
the	O
Oracle	O
told	O
them	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
child	O
,	O
Rau	O
's	O
younger	O
sister	O
Tati	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
remaining	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
,	O
and	O
plant	O
the	O
Oracle	O
seed	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Ngari	O
so	O
that	O
humanity	O
can	O
still	O
commune	O
with	O
the	O
Gods	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baumusu	O
and	O
Griz	O
were	O
told	O
not	O
to	O
reveal	O
Tati	O
's	O
value	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
on	O
her	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
raise	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
train	O
Rau	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
Rau	O
would	O
train	O
Tati	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
become	O
the	O
Rakus	O
 '	O
protective	O
warriors	O
and	O
that	O
Rau	O
can	O
fulfill	O
his	O
destiny	O
one	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
,	O
further	O
revelations	O
came	O
when	O
Griz	O
rushed	O
for	O
three	O
days	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Inn	O
where	O
Baumusu	O
,	O
Rongo	O
,	O
the	O
Innkeeper	O
,	O
and	O
Tati	O
(	O
when	O
she	O
was	O
10	O
years	O
old	O
)	O
were	O
,	O
to	O
warn	O
Baumusu	O
on	O
the	O
imminent	O
attack	O
on	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
arrived	O
too	O
late	O
as	O
Griz	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Kasai	O
during	O
the	O
ambush	O
,	O
presumably	O
rotted	O
inside	O
dungeon	O
of	O
the	O
palace	O
of	O
Yolo	O
Maibisi	O
and	O
Rau	O
's	O
journey	O
into	O
Meifiti	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
boy	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
lured	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
Ganguun	O
Priest	O
himself	O
,	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
devastated	O
Inn	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
dying	O
Baumusu	O
,	O
and	O
chasing	O
after	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
Necromancer	O
to	O
save	O
Tati	O
at	O
Ratuthusai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
thirteen	O
levels	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
ally	O
,	O
must	O
battle	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kasai	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Focus	O
Beams	O
,	O
a	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
used	O
to	O
lock	O
on	O
to	O
single	O
or	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
from	O
any	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kasai	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
as	O
GameRankings	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70.65	O
%	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
it	O
68	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
distinctive	O
cinematics	B-Application
,	O
others	O
panned	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
repetitious	O
gameplay	O
while	O
expressing	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
