<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Haikuo	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
after	O
making	O
several	O
postponements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
requires	O
little	O
player	O
interaction	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
on	O
simply	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
represents	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
characters	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
2D	O
platformers	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
the	O
dormitory	O
from	O
a	O
profile	O
side-view	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
three	O
chapters	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
two	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
project	O
developed	O
by	O
Haikuo	O
Soft	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
adult	B-Application
game	O
like	O
Yotsunoha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
that	O
has	O
previously	O
developed	O
Yotsunoha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Ryō	O
Kyōna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
glimpse	O
into	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
playable	O
only	O
on	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
suffered	O
several	O
postponements	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all-ages	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
:	O
Haru	O
Urara	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
by	O
GN	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
Prelude	O
Book	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
national	O
ranking	O
based	O
on	O
pre-orders	O
made	O
on	O
bishōjo	O
games	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Sakura	I-Application
was	O
placed	O
at	O
fifth	O
place	O
during	O
mid-February	O
to	O
mid-March	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
again	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
ranking	O
during	O
mid-April	O
to	O
mid-May	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
title	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
ranking	O
during	O
mid-June	O
to	O
mid-July	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
placed	O
at	O
fourth	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
ranking	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
