<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
adult	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
by	O
Leaf	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
published	O
by	O
Aquaplus	O
with	O
several	O
modification	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
titled	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
plot	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
pre-determined	O
scenarios	O
and	O
courses	O
of	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
female	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
has	O
received	O
several	O
transitions	O
to	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
are	O
also	O
featured	O
as	O
partner	O
characters	O
Aquapazza	B-Application
:	I-Application
Aquaplus	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Match	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Aquaplus	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
various	O
Leaf	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
requires	O
little	O
player	O
interaction	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
duration	O
is	O
spent	O
on	O
reading	O
the	O
text	O
that	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
which	O
represents	O
either	O
dialogue	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
or	O
the	O
inner	O
thoughts	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
male	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yuki	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
main	O
heroine	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
idol	O
singer	O
who	O
is	O
rising	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
affiliated	O
with	O
the	O
Ogata	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
fifth	O
heroine	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
whom	O
Tōya	O
tutors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Leaf	O
,	O
after	O
their	O
previous	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
To	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenario	O
for	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
was	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Udaru	O
Harada	O
,	O
as	O
his	O
second	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
;	O
scenario	O
assistance	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Akihide	O
Takebayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Harada	O
,	O
have	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Leaf	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
To	B-Application
Heart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
playable	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all-ages	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
entitled	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
by	O
Aquaplus	O
,	O
with	O
full-voice	O
acting	O
and	O
additional	O
scenarios	O
,	O
while	O
eliminating	O
simulation	O
elements	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all-ages	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
and	O
7	B-Device
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
content	O
delivery	O
website	O
DMM.com	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
game	O
followed	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimokawa	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
high-definition	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
provide	O
accessibility	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
Tears	B-Application
to	I-Application
Tiara	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kakan	I-Application
no	I-Application
Daichi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
employs	O
the	O
Motion	O
Portrait	O
technology	O
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
to	O
create	O
animated	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
complicated	O
to	O
adapt	O
his	O
character	O
designs	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
overall	O
design	O
that	O
resembles	O
the	O
graphics	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
its	O
dated	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
visual	O
novel	O
entitled	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Introductory	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Leaf	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
part	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Closing	O
Chapter	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
was	O
first	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Japanese	O
illustrator	O
Chako	O
Abeno	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
Sola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
has	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
anime	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
visual	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
"	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
insert	O
song	O
,	O
was	O
performed	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
a	O
ghostwriter	O
and	O
is	O
credited	O
to	O
Yuki	O
Morikawa	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
heroines	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shinya	O
Ishikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
maxi	O
single	O
titled	O
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
"	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
three	O
theme	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Koi	O
iro	O
sora	O
"	O
were	O
performed	O
by	O
Aya	O
Hirano	O
as	O
Yuki	O
Morikawa	O
;	O
"	O
Sound	O
of	O
Destiny	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Powder	O
Snow	O
"	O
by	O
Nana	O
Mizuki	O
as	O
Rina	O
Ogata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
character	O
songs	O
were	O
compiled	O
into	O
the	O
album	O
,	O
White	B-Application
Album	I-Application
Character	O
Song	O
Best	O
&	O
Soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
