<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
visual	O
novel	O
by	O
British	O
indie	O
developer	O
Winged	O
Cloud	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sekai	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
July	O
2014	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
MangaGamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
some	O
other	O
visual	O
novels	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
does	O
not	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
selections	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
one	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
normally	O
allows	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
's	O
plot	O
to	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Gushiken	O
Takahiro	O
,	O
a	O
17-year-old	O
boy	O
who	O
aspires	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
#1	O
judo	B-Application
contender	O
to	O
represent	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
expressing	O
satisfaction	O
while	O
others	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradly	O
Storm	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
problem	O
with	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
is	O
not	O
necessarily	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
niche	O
of	O
a	O
niche	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
lacks	O
narrative	O
depth	O
and	O
compelling	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
its	O
humor	O
will	O
be	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
laughs	O
,	O
comedy	O
without	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
golden	O
thread	O
to	O
tie	O
it	O
altogether	O
ultimately	O
comes	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
disjointed	O
project	O
that	O
plays	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
jokes	O
than	O
a	O
coherent	O
piece	O
of	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cravis	O
Bruno	O
of	O
Capsule	O
Computers	O
reviewed	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
positively	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
albeit	O
short	O
,	O
visual	O
novel	O
that	O
takes	O
a	O
well-used	O
storyline	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
by	O
putting	O
its	O
own	O
spin	O
on	O
things	O
and	O
presenting	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
likable	O
cast	O
of	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
plenty	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
some	O
very	O
extremely	O
suggestive	O
dialogue	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
does	O
have	O
its	O
faults	O
but	O
those	O
faults	O
only	O
put	O
a	O
mild	O
damper	O
over	O
an	O
entertaining	O
visual	O
novel	O
"	O
and	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artwork	O
and	O
audio	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
issues	O
with	O
spelling	O
mistakes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text	O
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
inability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Gollmer	O
of	O
Niche	O
Gamer	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fully	O
utilize	O
its	O
potential	O
in	O
being	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
rather	O
than	O
be	O
something	O
that	O
could	O
've	O
been	O
just	O
done	O
on	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
media	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
utmost	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerimiah	O
Mueller	O
of	O
TechnologyTell	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
negatively	O
,	O
finding	O
fault	O
in	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
choices	O
,	O
summarizing	O
that	O
"	O
players	O
get	O
a	O
bunch	O
of	O
pre-teen	O
fantasies	O
haphazardly	O
strung	O
together	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
Baywatch	O
rejects	O
in	O
cosplay	O
 [ ... ] 	O
I	O
have	O
no	O
choice	O
but	O
to	O
outright	O
fail	O
Sakura	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
"	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
"	O
F	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	O
Fantasy	O
Chapter	O
1	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
all	O
ages	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
