<s>
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
(	O
Over	O
Zenith	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Chains	O
of	O
Power	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
world	O
where	O
humans	O
,	O
gods	O
,	O
and	O
spiritual	O
beings	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Katenas	O
"	O
coexist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
controlling	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Fiel	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
interaction	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Fiel	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
while	O
Almira	O
and	O
Leon	O
are	O
AI-controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
style	O
revolves	O
around	O
performing	O
combos	O
on	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
chapters	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
chapter	O
features	O
multiple	O
possible	O
endings	O
depending	O
on	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
costumes	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
during	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
they	O
resemble	O
costumes	O
from	O
various	O
Konami	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Suikoden	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lament	I-Application
of	I-Application
Innocence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
members	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
development	O
team	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
,	O
Junichi	O
Murakami	O
,	O
directed	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aria	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sorrow	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
composer	O
,	O
Michiru	O
Yamane	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fumi	O
Ishikawa	O
designed	O
characters	O
for	O
Suikoden	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yamane	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Naoto	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
another	O
Konami	O
game	O
,	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
footage	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Etheria	I-Application
received	O
more	O
mediocre	O
reception	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
as	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
called	O
the	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
"	O
disastrous	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
combat	O
as	O
extremely	O
rewarding	O
although	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
