<s>
,	O
known	O
as	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
its	O
original	O
North	O
America	O
release	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
title	O
in	O
their	O
Tales	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
November	O
2000	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
Telnet	O
Japan	O
's	O
"	O
Wolfteam	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Inferia	O
,	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
hunter	O
named	O
Reid	O
Hershel	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
Farah	O
and	O
Keele	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
meet	O
a	O
mysterious	O
girl	O
who	O
speaks	O
an	O
unknown	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
well-received	O
during	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
approximately	O
873,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movements	O
and	O
attacks	O
are	O
done	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
fighting	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
large	O
degree	O
of	O
control	O
over	O
computer-controlled	O
allies	O
and	O
the	O
techniques	O
they	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
directly	O
controls	O
one	O
character	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
all	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
governed	O
by	O
the	O
general	O
rules	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
behavior	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
before	O
and	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
item	O
use	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
settings	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
aspects	O
are	O
relegated	O
to	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
16-year-old	O
Craymal	O
Mage	O
from	O
Celestia	O
who	O
speaks	O
a	O
language	O
alien	O
to	O
the	O
Inferians	O
,	O
"	O
Melnics	B-Application
"	O
,	O
that	O
prevents	O
her	O
from	O
being	O
understood	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
September	O
1999	O
press	O
conference	O
by	O
representatives	O
of	O
Namco	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
shown	O
in	O
non-playable	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
artist	O
Mutsumi	O
Inomata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
by	O
anime	O
studio	O
Production	O
I.G.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
eventually	O
released	O
under	O
this	O
name	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
when	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retitled	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
speculated	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
retitled	O
to	O
avoid	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Eternia	O
"	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
Mattel	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Masters	O
of	O
the	O
Universe	O
toyline	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creators	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
done	O
strictly	O
for	O
brand	O
name	O
and	O
brand	O
recognition	O
reasons	O
;	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Tales	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
clear	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
was	O
not	O
brought	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
and	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
so	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
naming	O
choice	O
would	O
later	O
cause	O
further	O
confusion	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
known	O
as	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
genuine	O
sequel	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
is	O
not	O
actually	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2004	O
,	O
Namco	O
announced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
under	O
the	O
project	O
codename	O
"	O
T.O.E.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
only	O
published	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
Ubisoft	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
distribution	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
went	O
unreleased	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
retained	O
the	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
title	O
,	O
despite	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
II	I-Application
being	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
prior	O
English	O
language	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Tamura	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
both	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
possible	O
score	O
from	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
based	O
on	O
individual	O
reviews	O
of	O
9	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
Gold	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
over	O
550,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Japan	O
bestowing	O
a	O
Gold	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
ceremony	O
for	O
selling	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
by	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
recommended	O
it	O
only	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
value	O
gameplay	O
over	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
bit	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
but	O
it	O
"	O
would	O
...	O
not	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
about	O
eight	O
years	O
ago	O
"	O
regarding	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
received	O
a	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
possible	O
score	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
based	O
on	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
by	O
...	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
the	O
best	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
currently	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2006	O
)	O
...	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
complaining	O
the	O
story	O
felt	O
"	O
cliche	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
rushed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PALGN	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
story	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
major	O
twists	O
and	O
goes	O
along	O
at	O
a	O
pace	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
interested	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
not	O
that	O
spectacular	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
has	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
depth	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
That	O
’s	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
things	O
about	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
13	O
episode	O
anime	O
series	O
produced	O
and	O
animated	O
by	O
Xebec	O
also	O
called	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
series	O
originally	O
ran	O
on	O
Japanese	O
television	O
from	O
8	O
January	O
2001	O
to	O
26	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
licensed	O
by	O
Media	O
Blasters	O
on	O
6	O
July	O
2002	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
distribution	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
license	O
expired	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
is	O
completely	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
contains	O
common	O
elements	O
including	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
,	O
Greater	O
Craymels	B-Application
,	O
and	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
only	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
active	O
there	O
until	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
