<s>
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Azure	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
8	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tao	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
very	O
straightforward	O
dungeon-combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
by	O
drawing	O
runes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
was	O
put	O
to	O
similar	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
titled	O
LostMagic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partner	O
monsters	O
are	O
not	O
directly	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
but	O
are	O
instead	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
over	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
critical	O
comments	O
lie	O
in	O
the	O
poorly	O
designed	O
mechanics	O
and	O
hackneyed	O
ideas	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
failure	O
to	O
produce	O
creative	O
,	O
original	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
