<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
carries	O
over	O
multiple	O
classic	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
including	O
first-person	O
dungeon	O
navigation	O
,	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
negotiation	O
with	O
demons	O
to	O
recruit	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
drew	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
detective	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
appearance	O
on	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
staff	O
were	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Kouji	O
Okada	O
,	O
writer	O
Ryutaro	O
Ito	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Kazuma	O
Kaneko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
named	O
and	O
whose	O
personality	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
dialogue	O
choices	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
investigations	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
Rei	O
learn	O
of	O
multiple	O
demon-run	O
criminal	O
organizations	O
causing	O
chaos	O
in	O
Hirasaki	O
including	O
factions	O
of	O
the	O
Yakuza	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
connected	O
to	O
Davis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
:	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
,	O
its	O
narrative	O
takes	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
modern-day	O
detective	O
story	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
more	O
prevalent	O
post-apocalyptic	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
originated	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
reaction	O
to	O
If	O
...	O
gave	O
Okada	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
realize	O
long-held	O
concepts	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
parallel	O
world	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
If	O
....	O
Odaka	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
regular	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
writer	O
Ryutaro	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	O
Summoner	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
32-bit	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
presented	O
a	O
new	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
:	O
while	O
they	O
found	O
adjusting	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
specifications	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
greatly	O
enjoyed	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
the	O
which	O
was	O
unlike	O
anything	O
previously	O
experienced	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
response	O
system	O
to	O
give	O
demon	O
negotiation	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
feeling	O
than	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
difficulty	O
,	O
which	O
by	O
later	O
standards	O
would	O
be	O
considered	O
quite	O
high	O
,	O
was	O
toned	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
earlier	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
necessitated	O
balancing	O
a	O
more	O
forgiving	O
difficulty	O
with	O
keeping	O
traditional	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
reincarnation	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Kumiko	O
was	O
a	O
conscious	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
titular	O
concept	O
of	O
reincarnation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
character	O
Dr.	O
Victor	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
titular	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Mary	O
Shelley	O
's	O
novel	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	O
Summoner	O
would	O
be	O
his	O
very	O
first	O
work	O
within	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	O
Summoner	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
supplementary	O
release	O
containing	O
bonus	O
material	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demon	O
collection	O
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
-	O
Akuma	O
Zensho	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
subseries	O
 '	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
celebrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
decided	O
upon	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
game	O
so	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
missed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
original	O
could	O
experience	O
it	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
ensuring	O
short	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
plaguing	O
other	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
run-up	O
towards	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rumored	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
would	O
be	O
picked	O
for	O
a	O
western	O
release	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
sold	O
264,822	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
500	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
either	O
for	O
2005	O
or	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoftBank	O
Creative	O
's	O
magazine	O
publication	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
24/30	O
points	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
three	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
it	O
respective	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
9	O
and	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameFan	O
,	O
Casey	O
Loe	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
clean	O
and	O
crisp	O
"	O
3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
enemy	O
design	O
excellent	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
full-motion	O
video	O
sequences	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
magazine	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
,	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
upcoming	O
role-playing	O
game	O
releases	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
the	O
premise	O
and	O
previewed	O
gameplay	O
showed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
promising	O
title	O
after	O
its	O
positive	O
Japanese	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
feature	O
on	O
recommended	O
software	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
Dengeki	O
Online	O
highlighted	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
most	O
notable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
early	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
despite	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
writers	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
over	O
how	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
screen	O
size	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
changed	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
how	O
few	O
adjustments	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Devil	B-Application
Summoner	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
Hackers	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
prequels	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
released	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
in	O
1930s	O
Japan	O
:	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soulless	I-Application
Army	I-Application
and	O
Raidou	B-Application
Kuzunoha	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
King	I-Application
Abaddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
TV	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
,	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
and	O
artwork	O
of	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
pinball	B-Application
game	O
Shin	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Pinball	B-Application
:	O
Judgement	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
