<s>
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Punchline	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
began	O
after	O
Punchline	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
Brothers	O
Grimm	O
fairy	O
tales	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
moral	O
panic	O
in	O
Europe	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
publication	O
there	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
rumors	O
of	O
its	O
alleged	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
being	O
criticized	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
psychological	O
horror	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
canine	O
companion	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
guides	O
Jennifer	O
through	O
exploring	O
the	O
game	O
environments	O
and	O
advances	O
the	O
plot	O
by	O
accomplishing	O
tasks	O
while	O
sporadically	O
encountering	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
"	O
essentially	O
an	O
interactive	O
movie	O
"	O
by	O
its	O
director	O
Shuji	O
Ishikawa	O
and	O
associate	O
producer	O
Yuya	O
Takayama	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
centers	O
on	O
the	O
traumatic	O
childhood	O
memories	O
of	O
Jennifer	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
ordinary	O
,	O
vulnerable	O
girl	O
"	O
;	O
these	O
memories	O
sometimes	O
manifest	O
in	O
exaggerated	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
melee-based	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
improvised	O
weapons	O
available	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
kitchen	O
knives	O
and	O
pipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jennifer	O
is	O
a	O
timid	O
character	O
:	O
her	O
melee	B-Application
attacks	O
are	O
neither	O
powerful	O
nor	O
long-ranged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
bosses	O
,	O
all	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
imps	B-Language
—	O
skinny	O
,	O
dolllike	O
creatures	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
small	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
animal-headed	O
imps	B-Language
appear	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
alongside	O
regular	O
imps	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brown	O
cannot	O
attack	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
growl	O
to	O
distract	O
some	O
imps	B-Language
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
allowing	O
Jennifer	O
to	O
retreat	O
or	O
attack	O
without	O
fear	O
of	O
retaliation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
Punchline	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Chulip	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
twenty-five	O
developers	O
,	O
Punchline	O
began	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
being	O
asked	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
;	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
survival-horror	O
series	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Punchline	O
decided	O
on	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
horror	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
which	O
was	O
n’t	O
the	O
usual	O
zombie	O
,	O
ghost	O
and	O
slasher	O
type	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
psychological	O
horror	O
rather	O
than	O
"	O
surprise	O
-	O
and	O
shock-based	O
horror.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rule	O
of	O
Roses	O
graphics	O
are	O
heavily	O
stylized	O
,	O
incorporating	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
visual	O
filters	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
researched	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
children	O
,	O
monitoring	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
European	O
and	O
American	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
photographed	O
references	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
textures	O
and	O
models	O
"	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
Japanese	O
children	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yutaka	O
Minobe	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
co-composed	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Skies	B-Device
of	I-Device
Arcadia	I-Device
and	O
some	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Orta	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
6-track	O
promotional	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
issued	O
to	O
customers	O
from	O
certain	O
retailers	O
when	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
was	O
pre-ordered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punchline	O
included	O
several	O
themes	O
in	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
primary	O
one	O
being	O
"	O
intimate	O
relationships	O
between	O
all	O
people	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
publication	O
,	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
moral	O
panic	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2006	O
Atlus	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
following	O
Sony	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
pass	O
on	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
n’t	O
really	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
their	O
corporate	O
image	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
"	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
tamer	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Sony	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
"	O
The	O
developers	O
disagreed	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
theme	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
intimate	O
familiarity	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
portray	O
how	O
children	O
behave	O
"	O
without	O
the	O
filter	O
of	O
guilt	O
or	O
sin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
had	O
already	O
been	O
rated	O
by	O
various	O
video	O
game	O
advisory	O
boards	O
as	O
suitable	O
for	O
an	O
older	O
teenage	O
audience	O
:	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rated	O
15+	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
16+	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
17+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
the	O
public	O
officials	O
suggesting	O
that	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
be	O
banned	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
only	O
having	O
read	O
about	O
its	O
alleged	O
content	O
or	O
seen	O
the	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"[b]lends	O
the	O
stuff	O
of	O
nightmares	O
with	O
stylish	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
described	O
Jennifer	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
cringing	O
,	O
passive	O
non-entity	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
denying	O
that	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
is	O
extremely	O
pretty	O
,	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
disturbing	O
....	O
but	O
as	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
just	O
sort	O
of	O
wilts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
on	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
GamePro	O
's	O
Michael	O
Cherdchupan	O
listed	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
classics	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
that	O
lingered	O
long	O
after	O
playing	O
through	O
;	O
he	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
delicate	O
handling	O
of	O
its	O
subject	O
matter	O
and	O
Jennifer	O
's	O
journey	O
as	O
she	O
processes	O
her	O
trauma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
listed	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
horror	O
games	O
created	O
after	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
published	O
,	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
has	O
garnered	O
a	O
reputation	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
expensive	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
buy	O
second-hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
Onion	O
Games	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
remastering	O
Rule	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rose	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
"	O
ca	O
n't	O
guarantee	O
that	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
initiatives	O
will	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
1%	O
chance	O
of	O
happening	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
try	O
after	O
remastering	O
a	O
previous	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
called	O
Moon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
