<s>
known	O
as	O
Forbidden	B-Application
Siren	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Project	O
Siren	B-Application
,	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
within	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siren	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
areas	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Hanuda	O
,	O
and	O
organized	O
chronologically	O
in	O
a	O
table	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Link	O
Navigator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Siren	B-Application
is	O
told	O
through	O
the	O
alternating	O
perspectives	O
of	O
ten	O
survivors	O
of	O
a	O
supernatural	O
disaster	O
in	O
the	O
(	O
fictional	O
)	O
rural	O
Japanese	O
town	O
of	O
Hanuda	O
( 羽生蛇村	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
in	O
2003	O
(	O
Heisei	O
year	O
15	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	O
'	O
Siren	B-Application
 '	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
heard	O
regularly	O
all	O
across	O
the	O
town	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
Datatsushi	O
's	O
call	O
,	O
compelling	O
Hanuda	O
's	O
residents	O
to	O
infect	O
and	O
immerse	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
ocean	O
of	O
red	O
water	O
,	O
thus	O
creating	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
subordinates	O
called	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
digital	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
NA	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
as	O
an	O
emulated	O
and	O
upscaled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
original	O
with	O
added	O
Trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggegration	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forbidden	B-Application
Siren	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
celebrated	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
Astro	B-Device
's	I-Device
Playroom	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
published	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
titled	O
Siren	B-Application
:	O
Akai	O
Umi	O
no	O
Yobigoe	O
(	O
Siren	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Call	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Sea	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
ongoing	O
manga	O
titled	O
Siren	B-Application
:	O
ReBIRTH	O
was	O
published	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
fifteenth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
