<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Mutsumi	O
Inomata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
strong	O
sales	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
eventually	O
selling	O
over	O
600,000	O
units	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
re-release	O
selling	O
over	O
83,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
player	O
characters	O
rendered	O
as	O
two-dimensional	O
sprites	O
on	O
three-dimensional	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
uses	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
 '	O
trademark	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
(	O
LMBS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
fighting	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variation	O
used	O
in	O
Rebirth	O
is	O
the	O
Three-Line	O
LMBS	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
multi-plane	O
mechanic	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
:	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
across	O
three	O
different	O
levels	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
to	O
either	O
attack	O
enemies	O
on	O
those	O
lines	O
or	O
dodge	O
behind	O
an	O
enemy	O
on	O
one	O
line	O
to	O
deal	O
damage	O
from	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
battle	O
arena	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
:	O
in	O
both	O
modes	O
,	O
players	O
need	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
enemy	O
team	O
(	O
either	O
AI-controlled	O
enemies	O
or	O
an	O
opposing	O
team	O
)	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
humans	O
(	O
called	O
Huma	O
)	O
and	O
beast	O
people	O
(	O
Gajuma	O
)	O
coexist	O
in	O
relative	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
sword	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
Force	O
of	O
Ice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Destiny	O
,	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
Namco	O
Tales	O
Studio	O
devoted	O
to	O
2D	O
Tales	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
series	O
producer	O
Makoto	O
Yoshizumi	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
behind	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutsumi	O
Inomata	O
,	O
a	O
noted	O
anime	O
artist	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
for	O
Rebirth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
Namco	O
announced	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
receive	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
featuring	O
footage	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
build	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
upon	O
purchasing	O
Symphonia	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2004	O
,	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
was	O
a	O
likely	O
candidate	O
for	O
an	O
English	O
localization	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
graphical	O
adjustments	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
widescreen	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
those	O
games	O
,	O
transplanting	O
the	O
2D	O
graphics	O
onto	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
maintaining	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
caused	O
some	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
memory	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
a	O
good	O
thing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
46,719	O
copies	O
at	O
release	O
,	O
reaching	O
6th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siliconera	O
writer	O
Rolando	O
,	O
writing	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
straddle	O
the	O
line	O
between	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
this	O
Tales	O
really	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
Tales	O
game	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
a	O
somewhat	O
oldschool	O
Tales	O
charm	O
,	O
manages	O
to	O
reinvent	O
the	O
original	O
formula	O
and	O
introduce	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
good	O
ideas	O
that	O
worked	O
in	O
your	O
favor	O
and	O
made	O
character	O
customization	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
audio	O
drama	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
