<s>
Spectrobes	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
is	O
its	O
first	O
original	O
intellectual	O
property	O
;	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
any	O
film	O
or	O
TV	O
program	O
from	O
its	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
:	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
all	O
thirty-eight	O
input	O
code	O
cards	O
plus	O
two	O
exclusive	O
Geo	O
input	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mini-guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Download	O
feature	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
DL	O
(	O
Downloader	O
)	O
Points	O
to	O
purchase	O
video	O
clips	O
,	O
special	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
,	O
custom	O
parts	O
,	O
minerals	O
,	O
and	O
more	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>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
two	O
sevens	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
DS	B-Device
+	O
Wii	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
and	O
three	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
character	O
designs	O
are	O
n't	O
on	O
Pokémons	B-Application
level	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
effort	O
you	O
devote	O
to	O
finding	O
and	O
raising	O
these	O
characters	O
creates	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
attachment	O
even	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
n't	O
quite	O
achieved.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
similar	O
score	O
of	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
what	O
you	O
might	O
expect	O
from	O
Disney	O
,	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
is	O
initially	O
refreshing	O
but	O
quickly	O
becomes	O
dull.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
everyone	O
else	O
will	O
be	O
wise	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
true	O
Pokémon	B-Application
releases	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Portals	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
themselves	O
when	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Disney	O
's	O
online	O
game	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
service	O
DGamer	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Narnia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prince	I-Application
Caspian	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Spectrobes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
