<s>
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
indieszero	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
various	O
pieces	O
of	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curtain	I-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
All-Star	O
Carnival	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	O
Final	O
Bar	O
Line	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
four	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
and	O
select	O
a	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
to	O
XIII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Event	O
Music	O
scene	O
includes	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
you	O
select	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
play	O
the	O
scene	O
onscreen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
Battle	O
,	O
Overworld	O
,	O
or	O
Dramatic	O
music	O
from	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
they	O
have	O
cleared	O
the	O
normal	O
difficulty	O
of	O
in	O
Series	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlocking	O
a	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
songs	O
from	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
will	O
unlock	O
that	O
difficulty	O
in	O
Series	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Chaos	O
Shrine	O
contains	O
songs	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
not	O
featured	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Mambo	O
de	O
Chocobo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
songs	O
and	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Cosmos	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
plot	O
to	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
universe	O
are	O
brought	O
together	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
harness	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Rhythmia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Ichiro	O
Hazama	O
after	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
but	O
development	O
faced	O
difficulties	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
seeing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Hazama	O
once	O
again	O
gave	O
his	O
idea	O
to	O
his	O
superior	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
Indieszero	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
music	O
selection	O
,	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
staff	O
made	O
a	O
music	O
survey	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
songs	O
were	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
songs	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
versions	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Gurugu	O
Volcano	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
shorter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
manga	O
anthology	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumours	O
came	O
up	O
that	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Indieszero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
and	O
monster	O
designs	O
are	O
designed	O
by	O
MonsterOctopus	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
designed	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
avatars	B-Application
found	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
and	O
Re:Coded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
just	O
shy	O
of	O
70,000	O
were	O
reported	O
,	O
despite	O
Famitsu	O
giving	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
ten	O
,	O
two	O
nines	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
36	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
one	O
month	O
,	O
by	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
said	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
had	O
sold	O
112,344	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
longtime	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
,	O
played	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
expressed	O
satisfaction	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
I	O
remembered	O
various	O
things	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
20	O
years	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
tears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elsewhere	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
only	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
has	O
lost	O
its	O
way	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	O
is	O
a	O
warm	O
,	O
wonderful	O
reminder	O
of	O
why	O
you	O
fell	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
your	O
mileage	O
will	O
depend	O
on	O
your	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
quirky	O
rhythm	O
game	O
full	O
of	O
neat	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
long-time	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fans	O
this	O
is	O
nigh-on	O
essential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
is	O
much	O
abridged	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
with	O
two	O
songs	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIIs	I-Application
One	O
Winged	O
Angel	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Xs	O
Zanarkand	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
59-song	O
soundtrack	O
available	O
as	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
for	O
$0.99	O
/	O
69p	O
each	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
every	O
song	O
in	O
Theatrhythm	O
is	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
every	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
moments	O
endure	O
:	O
groups	O
of	O
wizards	O
in	O
the	O
Marsh	O
Cave	O
,	O
Celes	O
singing	O
at	O
the	O
opera	O
,	O
even	O
Tidus	O
and	O
Yuna	O
's	O
infamous	O
laugh-out-loud	O
lakeside	O
sequence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slant	O
Magazine	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
handheld	B-Application
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
its	O
minor	O
lapses	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
constructed	O
an	O
adequate	O
gift	O
to	O
itself	O
and	O
to	O
its	O
followers	O
with	O
Theatrhythm	O
,	O
a	O
magnanimous	O
memento	O
and	O
time	O
capsule	O
to	O
honor	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
and	O
most	O
musically	O
eloquent	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
ever	O
exist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curtain	I-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade-based	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
All-Star	O
Carnival	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
Theatrhythm	O
Final	O
Bar	O
Line	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
Bar	O
Line	O
includes	O
385	O
songs	O
from	O
various	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
main	O
soundtracks	O
and	O
arrangement	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
planned	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
further	O
90	O
songs	O
from	O
additional	O
Square	O
Enix	O
franchises	O
including	O
NieR	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
With	I-Application
You	I-Application
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
