<s>
is	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Acolytes	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
organization	O
of	O
cyborgs	B-Application
and	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
five	O
legendary	O
Sacred	O
Flames	O
,	O
and	O
bring	O
chaos	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
reforge	O
weapons	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
power	O
and	O
grant	O
them	O
magical	O
spells	O
or	O
special	O
attacks	O
,	O
Meis	O
can	O
obtain	O
"	O
Elemental	O
Beasts	O
"	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
summons	O
"	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
called	O
Masamune	O
(	O
a	O
popular	O
name	O
given	O
to	O
katanas	B-Operating_System
in	O
RPGs	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
blacksmith	O
from	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
them	O
are	O
"	O
The	O
Evil	O
Mecha	O
Five	O
"	O
-	O
five	O
powerful	O
cyborg	B-Application
servants	O
of	O
the	O
Emperor	O
,	O
all	O
named	O
after	O
machine	O
parts	O
or	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
pun	O
on	O
"	O
windmill	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Thousand	B-Device
Arms	I-Device
is	O
turn	O
based	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
party	O
members	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
into	O
battle	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
he	O
must	O
access	O
a	O
forge	B-Protocol
;	O
there	O
's	O
usually	O
one	O
on	O
each	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
also	O
included	O
digital	O
artwork	O
,	O
biographies	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
voice	O
acting	O
excerpts	O
when	O
explored	O
on	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Well	O
made	O
if	O
breezily	O
consequential	O
,	O
Thousand	B-Device
Arms	I-Device
straddles	O
the	O
line	O
between	O
being	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
time-waster	O
and	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
engrossing	O
game	O
–	O
either	O
way	O
,	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
miss.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Taisen	I-Application
and	O
Lunar	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
...	O
combination	O
of	O
solid	O
RPG	O
questing	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
dialogue	O
,	O
dubbing	O
,	O
and	O
ambiance	O
really	O
push	O
this	O
game	O
over	O
the	O
edge	O
from	O
standard	O
to	O
special	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E	O
.	O
Coli	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
in	O
one	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
Thousand	B-Device
Arms	I-Device
brings	O
new	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
weapon	O
forging	O
and	O
the	O
dating	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
gamers	O
busy	O
with	O
excellent	O
puzzles	O
,	O
a	O
huge	O
world	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
tough	O
battles	O
galore	O
.	O
</s>
