<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
includes	O
both	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
Rotation	O
Battle	O
System	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
seven	O
characters	O
are	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
4	O
block	O
by	O
3	O
block	O
isometric	O
grid	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
pattern	O
on	O
the	O
opposite	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
Blood	O
Boal	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
while	O
having	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
pale	O
18-year-old	O
,	O
is	O
actually	O
345	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
given	O
immortality	B-Application
by	O
the	O
goddess	O
Aria	O
after	O
an	O
important	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
witch	B-Device
named	O
Vivid	O
,	O
who	O
obtained	O
immortality	B-Application
through	O
similar	O
circumstances	O
,	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
mysterious	O
grudge	O
towards	O
Blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
as	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
title	O
for	O
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
was	O
"	O
Project	O
Venus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
feature	O
cameos	O
from	O
characters	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
RPG	O
-	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Colette	O
Brunel	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Cless	O
Albein	O
,	O
Suzu	O
Fujibayashi	O
,	O
and	O
Mint	O
Adnade	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Tear	O
Grants	O
,	O
Luke	O
fon	O
Fabre	O
,	O
and	O
Natalia	O
Luzu	O
Kimlasca-Lanvaldear	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Phillia	O
Felice	O
and	O
Leon	O
Magnus	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Yuri	O
Lowell	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Asbel	O
Lhant	O
and	O
Sophie	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Graces	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Kyle	O
Dunamis	O
(	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
&	I-Application
Braves	I-Application
"	O
complex	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
intriguing	O
storyline	O
"	O
supplementing	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
strategy	O
in	O
character	O
formations	O
.	O
</s>
