<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Underbar	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Hooksoft	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
;	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consumer	O
console	O
port	O
called	O
_Summer##	O
followed	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
by	O
GN	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
_Summer	O
has	O
had	O
overall	O
well	O
received	O
sales	O
,	O
premiering	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
sold	O
bishōjo	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
July	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
chart	O
twice	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
these	O
scenes	O
are	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
_Summer	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
adult	B-Application
content	O
removed	O
,	O
called	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
GN	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
limited	O
and	O
regular	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
,	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
strap	O
featuring	O
Konami	O
Hatano	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
double-sided	O
hug	O
pillowcase	O
,	O
also	O
featuring	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
at	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compatible	O
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
and	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
comic	O
strips	O
were	O
later	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
MTG	O
corner	O
of	O
Enterbrain	O
's	O
Tech	O
Gian	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
129-page	O
visual	O
fan	O
book	O
,	O
titled	O
_Summer	O
##	O
Perfect	O
Visual	O
Book	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
MediaWorks	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
fan	O
book	O
contains	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
six-chapter	O
illustrated	O
story	O
called	O
_Summer##	O
Official	O
Illust	O
Story	O
,	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
of	O
_Summer##	O
,	O
voice	O
cast	O
interviews	O
,	O
character	O
introductions	O
,	O
and	O
ecchi	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
Messe	O
Sanoh	O
released	O
a	O
retailer	O
bonus	O
CD	B-Device
titled	O
_Summer	O
Original	O
Arrange	O
SoundTracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
consisting	O
of	O
nine	O
tracks	O
titled	O
Underbar	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
with	O
Drama	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hooksoft	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
_Summer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hooksoft	O
released	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
called	O
_Summer	O
The	O
Secret	O
Disc	O
Character	O
Voice	O
Drama	O
Collection	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
six	O
tracks	O
,	O
each	O
track	O
featuring	O
a	O
different	O
heroine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
titled	O
_Summer##	O
Appendix	O
Special	O
Drama	O
CD	B-Device
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hooksoft	O
;	O
it	O
contains	O
two	O
discs	O
,	O
each	O
track	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
heroine	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
perfect	O
visual	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
titled	O
_summer##	O
First	O
Press	O
Bonus	O
Drama	O
CD	B-Device
was	O
released	O
,	O
containing	O
one	O
disc	O
of	O
fifteen	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
CD	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
by	O
Softgarage	O
as	O
a	O
prologue	O
to	O
the	O
OVA	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
from	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
named	O
Keshiko	O
makes	O
a	O
small	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
as	O
the	O
blackboard	O
eraser	O
in	O
both	O
episodes	O
,	O
though	O
she	O
is	O
left	O
unnamed	O
in	O
the	O
OVA	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
is	O
an	O
earlier	O
visual	O
novel	O
by	O
Hooksoft	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
dakimakura	O
cover	O
depicting	O
Konami	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Axia	O
;	O
the	O
cover	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Comiket	O
68	O
,	O
a	O
paper	O
bag	O
containing	O
_Summer	O
and	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
related	O
items	O
was	O
given	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bag	O
contained	O
a	O
CD	B-Device
folder	O
,	O
a	O
mini-clock	O
depicting	O
two	O
characters	O
from	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Okiru	O
and	O
Keshiko	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
had	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
_Summer	O
OVA	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
mini	O
lantern	O
imitating	O
the	O
lanterns	O
from	O
the	O
fictional	O
shrine	O
in	O
_Summer	O
,	O
a	O
cold	O
bottle	O
cover	O
,	O
a	O
booklet-type	O
post	O
card	O
set	O
,	O
a	O
sticker	O
set	O
,	O
a	O
bookmark	O
,	O
a	O
drawn	O
underlay	O
,	O
a	O
telephone	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
lastly	O
,	O
a	O
drama	O
CD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
adult	B-Application
fan	O
disc	O
to	O
_Summer	O
and	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Hooksoft	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
includes	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
screen	O
savers	O
,	O
and	O
opening	O
movies	O
for	O
both	O
_Summer	O
and	O
Like	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unpublished	O
voice	O
actor	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
_Summer##	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
total	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
20/40	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
individual	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
4	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
national	O
sales	O
ranking	O
of	O
bishōjo	B-Application
games	I-Application
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
_Summer	O
premiered	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
novel	O
failed	O
to	O
chart	O
further	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
most	O
widely	O
sold	O
game	O
of	O
2005	O
on	O
Getchu.com,	O
but	O
outranked	O
by	O
Tsuyokiss	B-Application
,	O
Yoake	B-Application
Mae	I-Application
yori	I-Application
Ruriiro	I-Application
na	I-Application
,	O
Fate/hollow	B-Application
ataraxia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
To	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
2	I-Application
XRATED	I-Application
,	O
which	O
ranked	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
_Summer	O
did	O
however	O
beat	O
visual	O
novels	O
such	O
as	O
Happiness	O
!,	O
Tick	O
Tack	O
!,	O
Tomoyo	B-Application
After	I-Application
:	I-Application
It	I-Application
's	I-Application
a	I-Application
Wonderful	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
and	O
School	B-Application
Days	I-Application
in	O
sales	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
