<s>
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
Overworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
last	O
for	O
Sega	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defined	O
by	O
its	O
publisher	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
adventure	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
combines	O
overlapping	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
,	O
dating	O
sim	O
and	O
visual	O
novel	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Ichiro	O
Ogami	O
returns	O
to	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
Flower	O
Division	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
troupe	O
of	O
magically-imbued	O
women	O
who	O
also	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
theater	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
continuing	O
Ogami	O
's	O
overseas	O
adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
instead	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
celebratory	O
game	O
to	O
conclude	O
Ogami	O
's	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
took	O
just	O
ten	O
months	O
to	O
make	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
less	O
gameplay	O
content	O
than	O
previous	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
best-selling	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
concepts	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
in	I-Application
Love	I-Application
,	I-Application
Maidens	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Ichiro	O
Ogami	O
and	O
two	O
all-female	O
combat	O
groups	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
Flower	O
Division	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Paris	O
Division	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
France-based	O
Paris	O
Combat	O
Revue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
three	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
is	O
imported	O
,	O
Ogami	O
's	O
romance	O
choices	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
are	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
work	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
began	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
development	O
stages	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Paris	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
?	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
continuing	O
Ogami	O
's	O
overseas	O
travels	O
to	O
both	O
there	O
and	O
a	O
planned	O
Division	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
series	O
publisher	O
Sega	O
were	O
ending	O
production	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	O
asked	O
that	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
be	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
disagreed	O
,	O
with	O
series	O
creator	O
and	O
general	O
producer	O
Oji	O
Hiroi	O
not	O
wanting	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
final	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
entry	O
to	O
be	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
Red	O
Company	O
and	O
Overworks	O
instead	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
celebratory	O
final	O
entry	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohba	O
previously	O
produced	O
or	O
executive	O
produced	O
the	O
previous	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
development	O
cycles	O
had	O
lasted	O
two	O
years	O
or	O
more	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
ten	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
gift	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
long-term	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
sequences	O
were	O
directed	O
by	O
Susumu	O
Kudo	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Production	O
I.G	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Is	O
Paris	O
Burning	O
?,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thou	I-Application
Shalt	I-Application
Not	I-Application
Die	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
goals	O
and	O
short	O
production	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
considerably	O
shorter	O
than	O
earlier	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
being	O
formatted	O
as	O
a	O
three	O
act	O
play	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
"	O
eternal	O
love	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
theme	O
of	O
romance	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
legitimate	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
density	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
caused	O
staff	O
to	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
program	O
or	O
fan	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
ultimately	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
closure	O
for	O
Ogami	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
bringing	O
together	O
the	O
casts	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
beginning	O
development	O
on	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
contacted	O
the	O
main	O
cast	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
games	O
(	O
Chisa	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
Michie	O
Tomizawa	O
,	O
Urara	O
Takano	O
,	O
Kumiko	O
Nishihara	O
,	O
Yuriko	O
Fuchizaki	O
,	O
Mayumi	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
Maya	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
Kazue	O
Ikura	O
,	O
Noriko	O
Hidaka	O
,	O
Saeko	O
Shimazu	O
,	O
Etsuko	O
Kozakura	O
,	O
Kikuko	O
Inoue	O
and	O
Yoshino	O
Takamori	O
)	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
could	O
include	O
all	O
thirteen	O
heroines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
performance	O
by	O
Tomizawa	O
as	O
central	O
heroine	O
Sumire	O
Kanzaki	O
,	O
as	O
Tomizawa	O
retired	O
from	O
the	O
role	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
;	O
when	O
announced	O
,	O
Hiroi	O
was	O
quick	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
series	O
entry	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
preview	O
disc	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
featuring	O
promotional	O
images	O
and	O
trailers	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
were	O
reissued	O
at	O
reduced	O
prices	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DVD-ROM	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
207,000	O
copies	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
over	O
80%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
257,000	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-selling	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
title	O
behind	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
Japanese	O
exclusivity	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
English-language	O
reviews	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
published	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
36/40	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
critics	O
giving	O
it	O
scores	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
8	O
and	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
given	O
to	O
a	O
mainline	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
honor	O
of	O
Tomizawa	O
's	O
retirement	O
from	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sumire	O
following	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
(	O
OVA	O
)	O
titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
;	O
Sumire	O
Kanzaki	O
Retirement	O
Memorial	O
—	O
Su・Me・Re	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Radix	O
Ace	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Overworks	O
;	O
Tanaka	O
created	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
Kawasaki	O
wrote	O
the	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funimation	O
dubbed	O
the	O
OVA	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Sumire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomizawa	O
would	O
eventually	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
role	O
for	O
2019	O
's	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plans	O
for	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Farewell	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
overseas	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
as	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
So	I-Application
Long	I-Application
,	I-Application
My	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Long	O
,	O
My	O
Love	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
World	O
Project	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
seven	O
games	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
expand	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
audience	O
and	O
eventually	O
release	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
