<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
2001	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
fictional	O
world	O
called	O
Endiness	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
warriors	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Dart	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavourably	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
those	O
sales	O
coming	O
from	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
features	O
three	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
the	O
area	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
by	O
following	O
predetermined	O
routes	O
on	O
a	O
linear	O
3D	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
world	O
referred	O
to	O
in-game	O
as	O
"	O
Endiness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
aesthetic	O
resembles	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
with	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
,	O
magic	O
and	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
contains	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
species	O
including	O
Humans	O
,	O
Dragons	O
and	O
Winglies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winglies	B-Application
are	O
an	O
aggressive	O
species	O
who	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
fly	O
and	O
enslaved	O
humans	O
10,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humans	O
became	O
Dragoons	O
by	O
obtaining	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Dragons	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Winglies	B-Application
and	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
live	O
in	O
relative	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shana	B-Application
is	O
Dart	O
's	O
childhood	O
friend	O
and	O
love	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
arrives	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
town	O
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
and	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Shana	B-Application
has	O
been	O
taken	O
to	O
a	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
Shana	B-Application
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Lavitz	O
,	O
King	O
Albert	O
sends	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
fort-city	O
of	O
Hoax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
born	O
,	O
the	O
Winglies	B-Application
used	O
their	O
magic	O
to	O
separate	O
its	O
body	O
from	O
its	O
soul	O
and	O
cast	O
the	O
body	O
into	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
Moon	O
That	O
Never	O
Sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soul	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
was	O
originally	O
placed	O
inside	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Sphere	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
worn	O
by	O
the	O
Wingly	O
ruler	O
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
to	O
increase	O
his	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
human	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
is	O
Shana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
cast	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
both	O
petrified	O
Zieg	O
and	O
kept	O
his	O
own	O
spirit	O
alive	O
within	O
Zieg	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zieg	O
–	O
possessed	O
by	O
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
–	O
takes	O
Shana	B-Application
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
remaining	O
Signet	B-Application
Spheres	I-Application
that	O
seal	O
the	O
Moon	O
That	O
Never	O
Sets	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
fall	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
carries	O
Shana	B-Application
to	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
body	O
will	O
sense	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
its	O
soul	O
and	O
prepare	O
to	O
restore	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
unites	O
with	O
the	O
body	O
himself	O
,	O
taking	O
the	O
form	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zieg	O
is	O
released	O
from	O
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
's	O
possession	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
Melbu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zieg	O
and	O
Rose	O
sacrifice	O
themselves	O
to	O
destroy	O
Melbu	B-Application
Frahma	I-Application
and	O
the	O
surviving	O
party	O
members	O
return	O
to	O
various	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
and	O
live	O
separate	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
1996	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
also	O
creating	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
and	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
so	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
began	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
grew	O
to	O
over	O
100	O
staff	O
members	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$16	O
million	O
,	O
both	O
considered	O
very	O
large	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
CGI	O
movies	O
and	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
spread	O
across	O
four	O
CDs	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
maximum	O
number	O
of	O
discs	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
PlayStation	B-Device
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
co-composed	O
by	O
Dennis	O
Martin	O
and	O
Takeo	O
Miratsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
was	O
an	O
American-born	O
composer	O
with	O
a	O
resume	O
including	O
Japanese	O
television	O
series	O
Rasen	O
for	O
TV	O
Asahi	O
,	O
while	O
Miratsu	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
forming	O
one	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
duo	O
Twin	O
Amadeus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
Martin	O
's	O
first	O
work	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
Sony	O
wanted	O
a	O
different	O
musical	O
style	O
to	O
other	O
RPGs	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
found	O
the	O
limited	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
frustrating	O
for	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
after	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
shown	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
SIGGRAPH	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classic	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	B-Application
was	O
in	O
pre-production	O
after	O
Yoshida	O
left	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2023	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
will	O
be	O
digitally	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
under	O
the	O
Classics	O
Catalogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
by	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
and	O
stated	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
vast	O
,	O
majestic	O
game	O
that	O
emulates	O
the	O
weaknesses	O
of	O
FFVIII	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
strengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.com	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
did	O
not	O
surpass	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
while	O
Gamekult	O
said	O
it	O
presented	O
some	O
interesting	O
concepts	O
but	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
magic	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
its	O
re-release	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Neal	O
Chandran	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
underrated	O
RPGs	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
era	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
once	O
the	O
reviewer	O
was	O
comfortable	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
changes	O
from	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
sales	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
selling	O
over	O
160,000	O
units	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
release	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2007	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
960,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
355,240	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
these	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PSN	B-Device
release	O
topped	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Classics	O
sales	O
charts	O
and	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
three	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dart	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
character	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
