<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Shining	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
Value	O
Selection.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
four	O
main	O
classes	O
(	O
Warrior	O
,	O
Archer	O
,	O
Dragonute	O
,	O
or	O
Wizard	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
dungeons	O
that	O
involve	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
style	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
THQ	O
,	O
who	O
held	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Sega	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
publish	O
their	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
intentions	O
on	O
releasing	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
lamented	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
it	O
stands	O
,	O
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
just	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
shell	O
of	O
a	O
design	O
,	O
good	O
ideas	O
and	O
intentions	O
spattered	O
throughout	O
boring	O
action	O
sequences.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
because	O
it	O
singularly	O
fails	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
anything	O
that	O
's	O
come	O
before	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
