<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
fantasy	B-Application
story	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
both	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
released	O
one	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
appearances	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
thus	O
shares	O
many	O
traits	O
with	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
is	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
supporting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
runes	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
operate	O
differently	O
from	O
previous	O
Suikoden	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
begins	O
about	O
seven	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
establishes	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
Kyril	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
search	O
out	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Rune	O
Cannons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
part	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
ends	O
with	O
a	O
traumatic	O
event	O
for	O
Kyril	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
Brandeau	O
gains	O
the	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Rune	O
of	O
Punishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
leaps	O
forward	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
IV	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Norikazu	O
Miura	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
also	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Another	O
World	O
"	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
yoshiko	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
released	O
first	O
as	O
the	O
Rhapsodia	B-Device
Privilege	O
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
CD	O
containing	O
selected	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
remixes	O
from	O
other	O
Suikoden	B-Application
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
"	O
Castle	O
of	O
Dawn	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Ceras	O
Lake	O
castle	O
in	O
Suikoden	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
unpublished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
the	O
Rhapsodia	B-Device
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
2	O
CDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
fairly	O
positive	O
response	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
approximately	O
64,472	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
,	O
enough	O
to	O
qualify	O
it	O
for	O
a	O
re-release	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
PlayStation	O
the	O
Best	O
"	O
distinction	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
at	O
a	O
budget	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
confusing	O
with	O
haphazard	O
battle	O
scenes	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
rather	O
have	O
a	O
simple	O
and	O
well-balanced	O
game	O
than	O
a	O
complicated	O
and	O
lopsided	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
Suikoden	B-Device
Tactics	I-Device
definitely	O
has	O
too	O
many	O
short	O
legs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
lackluster	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
tactical-based	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
developed	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
,	O
declaring	O
that	O
Suikoden	B-Application
Tacticss	O
"[b]attles	O
are	O
fun	O
and	O
fairly	O
compulsive	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
we	O
've	O
played	O
many	O
times	O
over	O
,	O
usually	O
presented	O
better	O
,	O
executed	O
more	O
beautifully	O
and	O
intertwined	O
with	O
a	O
far	O
superior	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
