<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japan-exclusive	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
two	O
editions	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
Anime	O
Edition	O
,	O
"	O
featuring	O
cutscenes	O
by	O
Production	O
I.G	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
CG	O
Movie	O
Edition	O
,	O
"	O
featuring	O
CGI	O
cutscenes	O
created	O
by	O
Shirogumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	O
R	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	O
began	O
production	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
development	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
portable	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Tales	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
received	O
strong	O
sales	O
and	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
selling	O
260,000	O
units	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
have	O
been	O
positive	O
overall	O
,	O
while	O
western	O
reviews	O
of	O
Hearts	O
R	O
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
main	O
visuals	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
navigation	O
map	O
and	O
other	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
characters	O
participate	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
controlled	O
via	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
AI	B-Application
characters	O
be	O
assigned	O
to	O
perform	O
different	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
healing	O
or	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
remake	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
3D	O
environments	O
with	O
fully	O
rendered	O
character	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
including	O
a	O
fourth	O
AI-controlled	O
character	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
Hearts	O
R	O
uses	O
a	O
redesigned	O
battle	O
system	O
titled	O
the	O
Aerial	O
Chase	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Arc	O
Chase	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
Organica	O
and	O
Minera	O
(	O
known	O
to	O
Organicans	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
white	O
moon	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
mostly	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
Organica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kohaku	O
's	O
first	O
name	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
for	O
"	O
amber	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
name	O
is	O
alternately	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
Amber	B-Device
Hearts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hisui	O
's	O
first	O
name	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	O
word	O
for	O
"	O
jade	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
name	O
is	O
directly	O
drawn	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
eponymous	B-Language
gemstone	I-Language
and	O
the	O
mineral	O
benitoite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beryl	B-Language
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Saeko	O
Chiba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
quest	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
Somatic	O
Gall	O
,	O
Ines	O
,	O
Beryl	B-Language
,	O
Kunzite	O
,	O
and	O
reluctantly	O
Chalcedony	O
:	O
through	O
their	O
early	O
encounters	O
with	O
him	O
,	O
they	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Maximus	O
Empire	O
's	O
military	O
and	O
religious	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
winter	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
while	O
debugging	O
was	O
being	O
performed	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
remake	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
though	O
active	O
development	O
did	O
not	O
begin	O
until	O
spring	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
Destiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
Tales	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
after	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tempest	I-Application
and	O
Innocence	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Tales	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
unusual	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
phases	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
ways	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
during	O
battles	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
eventually	O
scrapped	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
made	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoi	O
joined	O
the	O
team	O
in	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
finishing	O
work	O
on	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Brave	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
principal	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
BMG	O
Japan	O
on	O
two	O
compact	O
discs	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
disc	O
of	O
selected	O
arranged	O
tracks	O
titled	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
CG	O
Movie	O
Edition	O
Visual	O
&	O
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
DVD	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
CG	O
Movie	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Gann	O
both	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Tales	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
weaker	O
soundtrack	O
than	O
the	O
console-based	O
Tales	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
releasing	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Hearts	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
several	O
events	O
and	O
offered	O
multiple	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
for	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
print	O
copies	O
of	O
Hearts	O
R	O
gave	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
downloadable	O
game	O
called	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
R	O
:	O
Infinite	O
Evolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
DLC	B-Protocol
outfits	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
themed	O
around	O
"	O
idol	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
school	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
maid	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
butler	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	O
R	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
day-one	O
"	O
Soma	O
Linked	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
created	O
:	O
it	O
featured	O
three	O
costumes	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-order	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
character	O
costumes	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
costume	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
selected	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hearts	O
R	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
criticisms	O
were	O
"	O
flat	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
character	O
support	O
and	O
companion	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
's	O
John	O
McCarroll	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
various	O
elements	O
"	O
tie	O
together	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
cohesive	O
battle	O
experience	O
that	O
's	O
quite	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
despite	O
him	O
finding	O
it	O
inferior	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Graces	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Destructoid	O
's	O
Kyle	O
MacGregor	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
quite	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
overlooked	O
title	O
from	O
2014	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
release	O
mediums	O
and	O
close	O
proximity	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
2	I-Application
hampered	O
its	O
notability	O
.	O
</s>
