<s>
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Xak	B-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Micro	O
Cabin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
computer	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
versions	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
,	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
versions	O
were	O
re-released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
online	O
store	O
Project	O
EGG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
on	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
retro	O
gaming	O
service	O
WOOMB.net,	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
to	O
become	O
available	O
on	O
Project	O
EGG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
features	O
a	O
typical	O
high	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
's	O
legends	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
war	O
was	O
fought	O
between	O
the	O
benevolent	O
but	O
weakening	O
ancient	O
gods	O
and	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
race	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
collapse	O
and	O
eventual	O
mortality	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
'	O
War	O
of	O
Sealing	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
divided	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
Oceanity	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
faeries	O
,	O
and	O
Xexis	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demon	B-Operating_System
world	O
of	O
Xexis	O
was	O
tightly	O
sealed	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
worlds	O
as	O
to	O
prevent	O
reentry	O
of	O
the	O
warmongering	O
demon	B-Operating_System
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
demons	B-Operating_System
were	O
left	O
behind	O
in	O
Xak	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
managed	O
to	O
discover	O
a	O
separate	O
means	O
to	O
enter	O
Xak	B-Application
from	O
Xexis	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ancient	O
history	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
Badu	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
demon	B-Operating_System
,	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
coercive	O
magic	O
to	O
make	O
humans	O
do	O
his	O
bidding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demons	B-Operating_System
overrun	O
parts	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freya	O
"	O
Fray	B-Application
"	O
Jerbain	O
,	O
a	O
blue-haired	O
girl	O
Latok	O
rescues	O
from	O
a	O
wolf-infested	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fray	B-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
heroine	O
of	O
a	O
Xak	B-Application
series	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Fray	B-Application
In	I-Application
Magical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
its	O
remake	O
,	O
Fray	B-Application
CD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
she	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
yet	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rachael	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
whose	O
father	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
resistance	O
hideout	O
against	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zwoon	O
,	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
disguised	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
man	O
who	O
Latok	O
accidentally	O
sets	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necromancer	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
black-robed	O
demon	B-Operating_System
with	O
power	O
over	O
the	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
versions	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
NEC	O
's	O
PC-8801	B-Device
and	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
systems	O
in	O
June	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
then	O
followed	O
by	O
graphically	O
distinct	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
(	O
November	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
(	O
April	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Xak	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
one-disc	O
compilation	O
Xak	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ported	O
by	O
Riot	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
animated	O
cut	O
scenes	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
update	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
's	O
original	O
CD-ROM	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
console	O
port	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
February	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2001	O
–	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
and	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Visual	O
Stage	O
were	O
made	O
downloadable	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
Project	O
EGG	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Dutch	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
games	O
distributor	O
WOOMB.net	O
in	O
early	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Ryuji	O
Sasai	O
and	O
Tadahiro	O
Nitta	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
musicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
comprises	O
42	O
tracks	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
1989	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2007	O
through	O
2008	O
,	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
X68000	B-Device
versions	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
catalog	O
of	O
D4	O
Enterprise	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
service	O
EGG	O
Music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
offers	O
both	O
a	O
PSG	O
and	O
an	O
FM	O
variation	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
FM	O
sound	O
source	O
is	O
most	O
extensive	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praised	O
for	O
its	O
storyline	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
Xak	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Visual	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Micro	O
Cabin	O
's	O
breakthrough	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
