<s>
(	O
pronounced	O
as	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
featuring	O
various	O
characters	O
across	O
the	O
Tales	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
the	O
basic	O
fighting	O
engine	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
of	O
Tales	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
that	O
also	O
affect	O
gameplay	O
;	O
food	O
such	O
as	O
sushi	B-Application
may	O
offer	O
a	O
temporary	O
stat	O
boost	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
boomerang-blade	O
,	O
may	O
offer	O
a	O
temporary	O
means	O
of	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
focuses	O
entirely	O
on	O
two	O
on	O
two	O
battles	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
a	O
preset	O
duo	O
,	O
some	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
Lloyd	O
Irving	O
and	O
Colette	O
Brunel	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
,	O
some	O
being	O
random	O
pairings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Farah	O
Oersted	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
pairing	O
with	O
Yuri	O
Lowell	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
interactions	O
and	O
relationships	O
are	O
handled	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
handled	O
in	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
crossover	O
fighting	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
character	O
's	O
share	O
their	O
same	O
general	O
characteristics	O
and	O
relationships	O
from	O
their	O
prior	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
technically	O
have	O
slightly	O
different	O
backstories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Lloyd	O
is	O
still	O
Colette	O
's	O
guardian	O
in	O
Tales	O
of	O
VS.	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
his	O
original	O
game	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
,	O
but	O
their	O
overall	O
goal	O
and	O
country	O
they	O
live	O
in	O
differs	O
from	O
their	O
hometown	O
and	O
"	O
World	B-Application
Regeneration	I-Application
Project	O
"	O
featured	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
,	O
which	O
unlocked	O
new	O
skits	O
,	O
and	O
pre-ordering	O
the	O
game	O
resulted	O
in	O
further	O
DLC	B-Protocol
that	O
unlocked	O
new	O
costumes	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
contained	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
code	O
for	O
Tales	O
of	O
VS.	O
,	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
special	O
fight	O
that	O
unlocks	O
special	O
,	O
otherwise	O
unobtainable	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
login	O
ID	O
and	O
password	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
action-based	O
fighting	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
utilizes	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Command	O
Battle	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
four	O
commands	O
:	O
Attack	O
,	O
Defend	O
,	O
Use	O
Skill	O
or	O
Counter	O
.	O
</s>
