<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
and	O
Namco	O
Tales	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
exclusive	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
Linear	O
Motion	O
Battle	O
System	O
,	O
customized	O
so	O
characters	O
and	O
actions	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
and	O
determined	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
incorporating	O
multiplayer	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
the	O
concept	O
behind	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
compact	O
Tales	O
experience	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tempest	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
and	O
environment	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
one	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
system	O
,	O
while	O
menu	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
current	O
status	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
available	O
in	O
battle	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actions	O
such	O
as	O
healing	O
,	O
character	O
control	O
and	O
item	O
usage	O
are	O
all	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
concept	O
behind	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tempest	I-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
compact	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
Tales	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
compression	O
of	O
features	O
for	O
Tempest	O
and	O
the	O
staff	O
's	O
inexperience	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
caused	O
multiple	O
problems	O
,	O
including	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makoto	O
Yoshizumi	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
came	O
over	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
Abyss	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tempest	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Tales	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
her	O
design	O
,	O
she	O
created	O
the	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
graphics	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
theme	O
of	O
coexistence	O
between	O
different	O
nations	O
and	O
peoples	O
was	O
carried	O
over	O
directly	O
from	O
Abyss	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
first	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Sakuraba	O
found	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
a	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
VS	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
misono	O
,	O
a	O
singer	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
performed	O
the	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
while	O
she	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Japanese	O
band	O
Day	O
After	O
Tomorrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Tales	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
2006	O
as	O
its	O
projected	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
state	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
delays	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
needed	O
extra	O
time	O
to	O
properly	O
develop	O
the	O
gameplay	O
functions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
specially	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
twice	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
:	O
once	O
in	O
Famitsu	O
Weekly	O
and	O
once	O
in	O
the	O
dedicated	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
DS	B-Device
+	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
DS	B-Device
+	O
Wii	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
score	O
of	O
30/40	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
it	O
respective	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
7	O
and	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
DS	B-Device
Style	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
mixed	O
about	O
the	O
battle	O
display	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Triverse	O
"	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
three	O
developed	O
DS	B-Device
titles	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namdo	O
producer	O
Takashi	O
Yota	O
:	O
first	O
featuring	O
in	O
Innocence	O
R	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
Tales	O
of	O
Hearts	O
R	O
after	O
positive	O
fan	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
