<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
systems	O
and	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
and	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
central	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transported	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
supporting	O
characters	O
thirty	O
years	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
finds	O
the	O
Earth	O
ruined	O
by	O
a	O
demon	O
invasion	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
an	O
escalating	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Order	O
of	O
Messiah	O
and	O
the	O
Ring	O
of	O
Gaia	O
,	O
conflicting	O
cults	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
kingdoms	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
patron	O
deities	O
(	O
YHVH	O
and	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
,	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
saw	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
as	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
brand	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
game	O
;	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
knew	O
what	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
went	O
smoothly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
helped	O
launch	O
Atlus	O
as	O
a	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
popularizing	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
protagonist	O
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
who	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
demons	O
using	O
a	O
computer	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
near	O
future	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
199X	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
30	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
ambassador	O
and	O
general	O
,	O
who	O
lead	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
military	O
and	O
the	O
Japan	O
Self-Defense	O
Forces	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
the	O
archangel	B-Application
and	O
the	O
demon	O
,	O
who	O
lead	O
the	O
Order	O
of	O
Messiah	O
and	O
the	O
Ring	O
of	O
Gaea	O
,	O
respectively	O
;	O
the	O
demons	O
and	O
,	O
who	O
use	O
the	O
pseudonyms	O
and	O
;	O
and	O
Stephen	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
demon	O
summoning	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unused	O
sprites	O
for	O
monsters	O
that	O
were	O
parodies	O
of	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
and	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
were	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
Tokyo	O
Destiny	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprites	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
10th	O
Anniversary	O
art	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
demons	O
and	O
humans	O
live	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
warring	O
groups	O
have	O
formed	O
:	O
the	O
Order	O
of	O
Messiah	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
building	O
a	O
cathedral	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
the	O
Thousand-Year	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ring	O
of	O
Gaea	O
,	O
who	O
intends	O
to	O
summon	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
and	O
wants	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
way	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Hero	O
and	O
fight	O
Yuriko	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
demon	O
Lilith	B-Device
in	O
disguise	O
;	O
she	O
calls	O
the	O
Hero	O
"	O
Adam	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
says	O
she	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
age	O
and	O
live	O
with	O
him	O
forever	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
she	O
tried	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
Heroine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
her	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
and	O
the	O
Heroine	O
reach	O
the	O
basement	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
demon	O
Asura-ou	B-Protocol
;	O
they	O
then	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
cathedral	O
's	O
roof	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
thanked	O
by	O
a	O
messenger	O
from	O
God	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
alignment	O
instead	O
is	O
"	O
chaos	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
Heroine	O
must	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
floor	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
archangel	B-Application
Michael	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
kill	O
the	O
Law	O
Hero	O
;	O
in	O
this	O
scenario	O
,	O
Yuriko	O
leaves	O
the	O
Hero	O
and	O
the	O
Heroine	O
instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
them	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Hero	O
dies	O
after	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
magical	O
ring	O
from	O
the	O
Hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
roof	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
,	O
who	O
says	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
era	O
will	O
begin	O
,	O
where	O
both	O
demons	O
and	O
humans	O
are	O
free	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
warns	O
them	O
that	O
God	O
still	O
is	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
alignment	O
instead	O
is	O
"	O
neutral	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
Heroine	O
must	O
kill	O
the	O
Law	O
Hero	O
,	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Hero	O
,	O
Asura-ou	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
Yuriko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
Atlus	O
staff	O
saw	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
as	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
brand	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
staff	O
included	O
director	O
Yōsuke	O
Niino	O
,	O
producer	O
Hideyuki	O
Yokoyama	O
,	O
programmer	O
and	O
future	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
director	O
Kouji	O
Okada	O
,	O
writers	O
Ryutaro	O
Ito	O
and	O
Kazunari	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Tsukasa	O
Masuko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
a	O
person	O
waking	O
up	O
to	O
inevitable	O
destruction	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
nothing	O
but	O
rely	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
setting	O
of	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
depict	O
a	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
was	O
made	O
by	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
manga	O
such	O
as	O
Violence	O
Jack	O
,	O
Devilman	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
abandoned	O
Terminal	O
Echo	O
building	O
there	O
fascinated	O
them	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
wonder	O
how	O
a	O
building	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
prime	O
location	O
could	O
remain	O
unoccupied	O
;	O
Ito	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
two	O
floors	O
of	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
building	O
feeling	O
like	O
a	O
ghost	B-Application
town	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
maps	O
,	O
Kaneko	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
limited	O
capacities	O
meant	O
this	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
's	O
and	O
the	O
Heroine	O
's	O
clothes	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
futuristic	O
;	O
the	O
Heroine	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
protector	O
,	O
with	O
clothes	O
inspired	O
by	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
Thorman	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
originally	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Norse	B-Algorithm
god	I-Algorithm
of	I-Algorithm
thunder	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
he	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
highly	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Harry	O
S	O
.	O
Truman	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
president	O
who	O
approved	O
the	O
atomic	O
attacks	O
against	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
for	O
most	O
demons	O
were	O
directly	O
drawn	O
as	O
sprites	O
,	O
without	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
would	O
work	O
within	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
demons	O
were	O
designed	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
allowed	O
parts	O
of	O
their	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
reused	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
demon	O
Cerberus	B-Application
 '	O
body	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
Shanhui	O
and	O
Nue	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masuko	O
considered	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
experimental	O
work	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
so	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
port	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Law	O
&	O
Chaos	O
Disc	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
1993	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
VICL-40046/7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
album	O
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Sound	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
by	O
SME	O
Visual	O
Works	O
under	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
SVWC-7175/6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
If	I-Application
...	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
selected	O
tracks	O
from	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
that	O
region	O
for	O
22	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
title	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
ports	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
(	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
(	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
whether	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
complete	O
port	O
or	O
something	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
port	O
included	O
added	O
story	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIMS	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
port	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
additional	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
platform	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
exchange	O
demons	O
and	O
items	O
using	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
data	O
exchange	O
capacities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mobile	O
ports	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
localized	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
compatible	O
with	O
up-to-date	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
early	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
not	O
localized	O
for	O
the	O
West	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
controversial	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
religious	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
also	O
prevented	O
from	O
being	O
localized	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
then-current	O
approval	O
policy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
Aeon	O
Genesis	O
released	O
an	O
English	O
translation	O
patch	O
unofficially	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
English	O
translations	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
if	I-Application
...	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
another	O
team	O
released	O
a	O
translation	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
that	O
carries	O
over	O
the	O
official	O
iOS	B-Application
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
team	O
released	O
an	O
unofficial	O
English	O
translation	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nich	O
Maragos	O
,	O
the	O
editor	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
already	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
had	O
"	O
taken	O
off	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
;	O
Atlus	O
normally	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
localizing	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
saw	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
perfect	O
opportunity	O
to	O
fill	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
gaps	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
localized	O
before	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
influenced	O
the	O
localization	O
,	O
as	O
several	O
of	O
them	O
include	O
terms	O
or	O
quotes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
catastrophe	O
in	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Cataclysm	O
"	O
in	O
Devil	O
Summoner	O
:	O
Raidou	O
Kuzunoha	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Soulless	O
Army	O
,	O
while	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
IV	I-Application
include	O
several	O
quotes	O
and	O
terms	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
already	O
translated	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
quotes	O
from	O
Persona	B-Application
4	I-Application
localization	O
were	O
reused	O
verbatim	O
in	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ito	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
release	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
helping	O
establishing	O
it	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
119th	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
85,991	O
sold	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
four	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
three	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
World	O
of	O
Illusion	O
Starring	O
Mickey	B-Application
Mouse	I-Application
and	O
Donald	O
Duck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
eleven	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
score	O
of	O
36/40	O
or	O
above	O
up	O
until	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
subsequent	O
console	O
ports	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
scores	O
of	O
25/40	O
(	O
PCE	O
)	O
,	O
28/40	O
(	O
MD	O
)	O
,	O
30/40	O
(	O
PS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
27/40	O
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
TouchArcade	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
loved	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
favorite	O
role-playing	O
games	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamezebo	O
found	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
touch	O
screen-based	O
virtual	O
buttons	O
clumsy	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
while	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
found	O
the	O
interface	O
to	O
work	O
"	O
reasonably	O
well	O
"	O
while	O
using	O
the	O
landscape	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
RPGFan	O
found	O
the	O
interface	O
to	O
be	O
excellent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Gamezebo	O
and	O
TouchArcade	O
wished	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
"	O
universal	O
app	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
played	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
than	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
without	O
having	O
the	O
graphics	O
upscaled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
led	O
to	O
multiple	O
sequels	O
over	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
and	O
made	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
began	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
directly	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
other	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
have	O
followed	O
and	O
brought	O
the	O
series	O
acclaim	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaneko	O
's	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Hero	O
's	O
transformation	O
was	O
resurrected	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Digital	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
developer	O
Toby	O
Fox	O
cited	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
his	O
2015	O
game	O
Undertale	B-Application
,	O
specifically	O
its	O
dialogue	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
