<s>
Shaman	B-Device
King	I-Device
:	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
,	I-Device
Soaring	I-Device
Hawk	I-Device
and	O
Shaman	B-Device
King	I-Device
:	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
,	I-Device
Sprinting	I-Device
Wolf	I-Device
are	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Shaman	O
King	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
by	O
Konami	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
each	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
spirits	O
so	O
to	O
recruit	O
all	O
spirits	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
trade	O
them	O
via	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
between	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaman	B-Device
King	I-Device
:	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Spirits	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
Shaman	O
King	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
acquire	O
all	O
the	O
177	O
collectible	O
spirits	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
merge	O
and	O
beat	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
trade	O
spirits	O
between	O
the	O
Soaring	O
Hawk	O
and	O
Sprinting	O
Wolf	O
versions	O
through	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
Shaman	O
King	O
:	O
Legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Spiritss	O
gameplay	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
;	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
unfavorably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
comprehensive	O
or	O
glamorous	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Leeper	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
clones	O
it	O
brings	O
new	O
elements	O
that	O
makes	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
GBA	B-Device
RPGs	O
and	O
help	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
or	O
Robopon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
