<s>
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Level-5	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Jaster	O
Rogue	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
agricultural	O
worker	O
living	O
on	O
an	O
isolated	O
planet	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
galactic	O
conflict	O
,	O
and	O
learns	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
galaxy	B-Application
lies	O
in	O
his	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
the	O
largest	O
game	O
Level-5	O
had	O
ever	O
developed	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
production	O
(	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Level-5	O
and	O
Sony	O
had	O
strong	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
hoping	O
it	O
would	O
challenge	O
the	O
RPG	O
market	O
dominance	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
range	O
of	O
side	O
quests	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
through	O
a	O
continuous	O
environment	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
load	O
time	O
between	O
overworld	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
occur	O
as	O
random	O
encounters	O
,	O
a	O
la	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
or	O
Level-5	O
'	O
s	O
own	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
such	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Sphere	O
Grid	O
"	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
License	O
Board	O
"	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Revelation	O
Flow	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
traditional	O
experience	O
point/leveling	O
up	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
Weapon	O
Synthesis	O
"	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
combine	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synthesis	O
is	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Toady	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
who	O
can	O
swallow	O
two	O
weapons	O
and	O
then	O
regurgitate	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
suggestions	O
are	O
recorded	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Frog	B-Algorithm
Log	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
fishing	O
mini-game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
capture	O
and	O
breed	O
Insectrons	O
(	O
bugs	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
tournament	O
where	O
they	O
fight	O
other	O
Insectrons	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
talking	O
to	O
specific	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
acquire	O
blueprints	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
assemble	O
specific	O
equipment	O
and	O
raw	O
materials	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
items	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
become	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
shops	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
completion	O
chart	O
,	O
which	O
records	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
through	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
"	O
Hunter	O
Ranking	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
league	O
of	O
hunters	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Rare	O
Items	O
"	O
(	O
collect	O
all	O
nine	O
rare	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Quarries	O
"	O
(	O
successfully	O
defeat	O
all	O
available	O
quarries	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Hunting	O
Record	O
"	O
(	O
attain	O
maximum	O
hunter	O
points	O
by	O
killing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
specified	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Insectron	O
"	O
(	O
win	O
the	O
highest	O
tournament	O
rank	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Revelation	O
Flow	O
"	O
(	O
complete	O
every	O
character	O
's	O
Revelation	O
Flow	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Frog	B-Algorithm
Log	O
"	O
(	O
have	O
Toady	O
analyze	O
at	O
least	O
one-hundred	O
weapons	O
and	O
produce	O
at	O
least	O
fifty	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Factory	O
"	O
(	O
produce	O
all	O
forty	O
items	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
factory	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
android	O
created	O
by	O
Dr.	O
Pocacchio	O
(	O
Marc	O
Graue	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
navigator	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Dorgenark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
former	O
elite	O
soldier	O
for	O
the	O
Longardian	O
army	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
robotic	O
arm	O
,	O
and	O
yearns	O
for	O
peace	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarded	O
as	O
the	O
greatest	O
hacker	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
scientist	O
who	O
devoted	O
his	O
life	O
's	O
work	O
to	O
the	O
spaceship	O
manufacturing	O
megacorporation	O
Daytron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
galaxy	B-Application
's	O
most	O
famous	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
passing	O
the	O
Rose	O
Nebula	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Zerard	O
,	O
the	O
Dorgenark	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
beasts	O
and	O
crashes	O
on	O
the	O
jungle	B-Device
planet	O
Juraika	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
Lilika	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
local	O
Burkaqua	O
tribe	O
,	O
who	O
joins	O
the	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
resume	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
Zerard	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
renew	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
galactic	O
travel	O
visa	O
from	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
stint	O
in	O
Rosencaster	O
Prison	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inadvertent	O
recruitment	O
of	O
Jupis	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaster	O
then	O
uses	O
his	O
power	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzle	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
gates	O
to	O
a	O
labyrinth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deego	O
speculates	O
Jaster	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
King	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
king	O
who	O
ruled	O
the	O
entire	O
galaxy	B-Application
50,000	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
opening	O
the	O
labyrinth	B-Application
,	O
a	O
confused	O
Jaster	O
returns	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
enter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mother	O
,	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
Rune	O
,	O
took	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
realized	O
that	O
once	O
Mariglenn	O
was	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Mother	O
would	O
move	O
onto	O
another	O
planet	O
,	O
eventually	O
destroying	O
the	O
entire	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
the	O
group	O
finds	O
Mariglenn	O
has	O
reappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
in	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
when	O
Level-5	O
revamped	O
its	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
single	O
image	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
New	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
information	O
was	O
provided	O
,	O
although	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
some	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
rumored	O
Dark	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nothing	O
more	O
was	O
heard	O
until	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
Level-5	O
president	O
Akihiro	O
Hino	O
revealed	O
that	O
"	O
New	O
RPG	O
"	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
quelling	O
rumors	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
Level-5	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
King	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
in	O
July	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
Meeting	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
where	O
Hino	O
said	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
past	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
development	O
time	O
overlapping	O
that	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
August	O
interview	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
Hino	O
explained	O
the	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
travelling	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
and	O
visiting	O
various	O
planets	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
visual	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
went	O
into	O
detail	O
about	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
Jaster	O
,	O
Kisala	O
,	O
Zegram	O
and	O
Lilika	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
explained	O
the	O
basic	O
combat	O
system	O
(	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
system	O
using	O
three	O
party	O
members	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
able	O
to	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Revelation	O
Flow	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
basic	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Factory	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
seamless	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
did	O
note	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
was	O
lower	O
than	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
may	O
actually	O
get	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
existing	O
in	O
the	O
expansive	O
world	O
of	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
RPG	I-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
the	O
limited	O
world	O
of	O
standard	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Gantayat	O
again	O
praised	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
arguing	O
"	O
the	O
technical	O
feats	O
this	O
game	O
pulls	O
off	O
with	O
the	O
grey	O
and	O
limping	O
PS2	B-Device
hardware	O
are	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-disc	O
,	O
sixty-one	O
track	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
by	O
King	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
single-disk	O
,	O
ten-track	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Premium	O
Arrange	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
TEAM	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
emulated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
featuring	O
1080p	O
graphics	O
via	O
up-rendering	O
,	O
trophy	O
support	O
,	O
both	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
and	O
Share	O
Play	O
compatibility	O
and	O
second	O
screen	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Application
App	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
range	O
of	O
mini-games	O
and	O
side-quests	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
placed	O
an	O
unrealizable	O
burden	O
of	O
expectation	O
upon	O
it	O
:	O
"	O
Many	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
expecting	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
lessons	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
absorbed	O
and	O
even	O
evolved	O
here	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
when	O
"	O
viewed	O
objectively	O
and	O
set	O
against	O
the	O
newest	O
highpoints	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
its	O
gorgeous	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
removal	O
of	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
just	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
marvel	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
side-quests	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
Revelation	O
Flow	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
License	O
Board	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
fairly	O
lengthy	O
,	O
if	O
substandard	O
,	O
main	O
storyline	O
crammed	O
with	O
lots	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
neat	O
extra	O
tidbits	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
taste	O
of	O
the	O
holidays	O
,	O
with	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
hassle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
've	O
seen	O
every	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
stereotypes	B-Language
before	O
,	O
acting	O
out	O
the	O
same	O
quests	O
and	O
forcing	O
out	O
the	O
same	O
emotions	O
they	O
do	O
in	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
other	O
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
side-quests	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
has	O
plenty	O
of	O
problems	O
,	O
anyone	O
who	O
can	O
get	O
beyond	O
the	O
banal	O
storytelling	O
and	O
stale	O
level	O
design	O
will	O
find	O
something	O
addictive	O
and	O
worthwhile	O
in	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
delivered	O
an	O
almost	O
countless	O
number	O
of	O
high-quality	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
so	O
all	O
the	O
past	O
competition	O
is	O
really	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
why	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
come	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
stunning	O
accomplishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
enough	O
differently	O
or	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
PS2	B-Device
predecessors	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
well	O
deserving	O
of	O
your	O
consideration	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
(	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
best	O
looking	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
was	O
somewhat	O
critical	O
of	O
teammate	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
definitely	O
brings	O
the	O
noise	O
to	O
longtime	O
RPG	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
its	O
storyline	O
is	O
n't	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
other	O
great	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
its	O
mixture	O
of	O
strong	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
addictive	O
sidequests	O
,	O
and	O
absolutely	O
stunning	O
visual	O
style	O
more	O
than	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Joynt	O
's	O
main	O
criticism	O
concerned	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
character	O
development	O
:	O
"	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
looks	O
great	O
and	O
is	O
technically	O
stunning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
sold	O
a	O
further	O
29,457	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
January	O
2007	O
and	O
given	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
#53	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
named	O
Rogue	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nominees	O
for	O
2007	O
"	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
lost	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
