<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Tales	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tenth	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
European	O
territories	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vesperia	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Terca	O
Lumireis	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
an	O
energy	O
source	O
called	O
aer	O
that	O
is	O
regulated	O
by	O
devices	O
called	O
Blastia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
Yuri	O
Lowell	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Imperial	O
soldier	O
who	O
forms	O
a	O
guild	O
called	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
to	O
aid	O
Estelle	O
,	O
a	O
noble	O
woman	O
he	O
encounters	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
are	O
challenged	O
by	O
factions	O
who	O
have	O
different	O
plans	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
abuse	O
of	O
blastia	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
Yuri	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
confront	O
his	O
friend	O
and	O
former	O
comrade	O
Flynn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Vesperia	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
full	O
development	O
starting	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
lasting	O
approximately	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
made	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
console	O
was	O
achieving	O
international	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
media	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Vesperia	B-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
prequel	O
film	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
featuring	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vesperia	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
trademark	O
action-oriented	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
out	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variation	O
used	O
in	O
Vesperia	B-Application
is	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Evolved	O
Flex-Range	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
isolated	O
battle	O
arena	O
within	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
battle	O
party	O
being	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
one	O
player-controlled	O
character	O
and	O
three	O
characters	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vesperia	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
local	O
four-player	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
:	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
through	O
both	O
wired	O
and	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
to	O
post	O
their	O
respective	O
scores	O
,	O
including	O
damage	O
chains	O
and	O
consecutive	O
hit	O
numbers	O
,	O
on	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Vesperia	B-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
form	O
of	O
blastia	O
was	O
developed	O
that	O
could	O
seriously	O
damage	O
Terca	O
Lumireis	O
 '	O
ecosystem	O
and	O
potentially	O
release	O
the	O
Adephagos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
meet	O
Karol	O
,	O
a	O
trainee	O
hunter	O
separated	O
from	O
his	O
guild	O
;	O
a	O
blastia	O
researcher	O
named	O
Rita	O
;	O
Raven	O
,	O
a	O
Great	O
War	O
veteran	O
;	O
Judith	O
,	O
a	O
Krytia	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
blastia	O
harming	O
the	O
aer	O
balance	O
;	O
and	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
only	O
,	O
seemingly	O
the	O
descendant	O
of	O
a	O
legendary	O
pirate	O
Aifread	O
named	O
Patty	O
Fleur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuri	O
and	O
Karol	O
then	O
decide	O
to	O
form	O
an	O
independent	O
guild	O
called	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
investigating	O
and	O
meeting	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
with	O
Phaeroh	O
,	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
learn	O
that	O
Estelle	O
is	O
a	O
Child	O
of	O
the	O
Full	O
Moon	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
converting	O
aer	O
into	O
magic	O
without	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
a	O
blastia	O
core	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
her	O
actions	O
are	O
causing	O
the	O
aer	O
krene	O
,	O
the	O
sources	O
of	O
aer	O
,	O
to	O
overproduce	O
aer	O
with	O
deadly	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Raven	O
decides	O
to	O
remain	O
with	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
after	O
helping	O
Estelle	O
to	O
escape	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
travel	O
to	O
Zaude	O
to	O
stop	O
Alexei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
receiving	O
permission	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
leaders	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
their	O
plan	O
,	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
must	O
confront	O
Duke	O
aboard	O
the	O
city-sized	O
weapon	O
Tarqaron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moved	O
by	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
's	O
efforts	O
,	O
Duke	O
provides	O
the	O
extra	O
power	O
and	O
Adephagos	O
is	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
shows	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
continuing	O
their	O
adventures	O
and	O
helping	O
the	O
world	O
adjust	O
to	O
life	O
without	O
blastia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
work	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2005	O
during	O
the	O
later	O
development	O
stages	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Abyss	O
,	O
Vesperia	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
seeing	O
the	O
projected	O
lifespan	O
of	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
executives	O
at	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
informed	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
Abyss	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Tales	O
title	O
of	O
that	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
a	O
platform	O
was	O
chosen	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
highly	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
enabling	O
achievements	O
and	O
online	O
ranking	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Team	O
Symphonia	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
that	O
developed	O
Abyss	O
and	O
the	O
2003	O
entry	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Yoshito	O
Higuchi	O
originally	O
wanted	O
a	O
realistic	O
feel	O
after	O
the	O
cartoon-like	O
styling	O
and	O
shader	O
techniques	O
of	O
Abyss	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
positive	O
aspect	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
more	O
colors	O
could	O
be	O
displayed	O
than	O
on	O
cathode	B-Device
ray	I-Device
tubes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Hasegawa	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
written	O
for	O
multiple	O
series	O
entries	O
since	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
;	O
Koki	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
written	O
the	O
scenario	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legendia	I-Application
;	O
Hideo	O
Baba	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
done	O
work	O
on	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Takaaki	O
Okuda	O
,	O
a	O
newcomer	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
indicative	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
theme	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
"	O
Vesper	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
name	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Venus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
general	O
meaning	O
was	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
protagonists	O
and	O
their	O
ship	O
as	O
a	O
newly	O
born	O
star	O
shining	O
on	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Venus	B-Application
in	O
the	O
evening	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logo	O
was	O
also	O
design	O
to	O
convey	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Vesperia	B-Application
"	O
was	O
used	O
in-game	O
for	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Yuri	O
Lowell	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
mature	O
,	O
evolved	O
protagonist	O
than	O
Kyle	O
Dunamis	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Luke	O
fon	O
Fabre	O
in	O
Abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vesperia	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Jump	O
Festa	O
for	O
a	O
2008	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
planned	O
platform	O
was	O
not	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
2008	O
overseas	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
standard	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Premium	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
features	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
containing	O
nearly	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
voice	O
work	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
script	O
,	O
which	O
covers	O
previously	O
unvoiced	O
cutscenes	O
in	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
on	O
why	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Vampire	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
said	O
that	O
companies	O
like	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
first	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
superior	O
funding	O
and	O
development	O
support	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
with	O
minimal	O
effort	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
recoup	O
development	O
costs	O
and	O
add	O
features	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
budget	B-Device
series	I-Device
release	I-Device
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Yuri	O
's	O
English	O
voice	O
actor	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
recording	O
new	O
English	O
dialogue	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
from	O
a	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
employee	O
sparked	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
behind	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
localization	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
as	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
includes	O
upscaled	O
graphics	O
,	O
all	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
garnered	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2008	O
awards	O
,	O
Vesperia	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
RPG	O
and	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francesca	O
Reyes	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
found	O
some	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
frustrating	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
most	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
this	O
deficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
port	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
expanded	O
content	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
sharing	O
many	O
sentiments	O
with	O
their	O
original	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
website	O
4Gamer.net	O
recommended	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
port	O
to	O
both	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
to	O
newcomers	O
,	O
and	O
positively	O
noting	O
its	O
expanded	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Quentin	O
Clark	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
added	O
features	O
had	O
made	O
Vesperia	B-Application
the	O
best	O
JRPG	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
he	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
complete	O
package	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
Vesperia	B-Application
reached	O
#4	O
in	O
Famitsus	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
around	O
120,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
helped	O
boost	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
sales	O
rose	O
to	O
just	O
under	O
25,000	O
over	O
roughly	O
5,000	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
,	O
doubling	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
sales	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
have	O
reached	O
204,305	O
units	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
behind	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
and	O
ahead	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Vesperia	B-Application
sold	O
33,000	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
4	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
port	O
sold	O
140,000	O
units	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
's	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
nearly	O
equal	O
to	O
its	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
sold	O
407,000	O
units	O
by	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better-selling	O
Tales	O
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
budget	B-Device
series	I-Device
release	I-Device
of	O
the	O
port	O
sold	O
a	O
further	O
7,229	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
sold	O
57,717	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
sold	O
465,888	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Tales	O
account	O
that	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
shipments	O
have	O
surpassed	O
500,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
film	O
titled	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
:	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
cinemas	O
,	O
roughly	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Blu-ray/DVD	O
bundle	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2009	O
after	O
the	O
theatrical	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
,	O
Makoto	O
Yoshizumi	O
,	O
the	O
publishing	O
general	O
manager	O
for	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
possibility	O
of	O
sequels	O
to	O
both	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
and	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
yet	O
nothing	O
has	O
materialized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
spawned	O
five	O
manga	O
adaptations	O
:	O
one	O
specially	O
produced	O
anthology	O
collection	O
,	O
one	O
traditional	O
adaptation	O
,	O
one	O
yonkoma	O
titled	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
and	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichijinsha	O
was	O
the	O
publisher	O
for	O
all	O
but	O
Trajectory	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
novel	O
adaptations	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
:	O
a	O
four-part	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
four-part	O
series	O
focusing	O
on	O
Raven	O
titled	O
and	O
a	O
two-part	O
series	O
focusing	O
on	O
Judith	O
titled	O
An	O
episodic	O
audio	O
novel	O
adaptation	O
following	O
Yuri	O
and	O
Flynn	O
's	O
childhood	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
:	O
Genealogy	O
of	O
the	O
Condemned	O
,	O
began	O
release	O
on	O
Android	O
and	O
iOS	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
CD	O
dramas	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
produced	O
:	O
these	O
include	O
an	O
audio	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Vesperia	B-Application
,	O
comic	O
dramas	O
focused	O
around	O
Brave	O
Vesperia	B-Application
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Mask	O
of	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
The	O
First	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
