<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sting	O
Entertainment	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
Dept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
505	O
Games	O
published	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Italy	O
and	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
side-game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
Yggdra	O
Unison	O
:	O
Seiken	O
Buyuuden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
bonus	O
features	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
and	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
are	O
multi-purpose	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
;	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
for	O
stat	O
ups	O
and	O
effects	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
consumed	O
to	O
recover	O
Morale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
starts	O
with	O
the	O
Princess	O
of	O
Fantasinia	O
,	O
Yggdra	O
,	O
fleeing	O
her	O
besieged	O
home	O
with	O
the	O
family	O
heirloom	O
,	O
the	O
Holy	O
Sword	O
Gran	O
Centurio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
additions	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
further	O
develop	O
the	O
Dept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
's	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
ending	O
where	O
the	O
Royal	O
Army	O
attack	O
Ragnarok	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
now	O
cemented	O
into	O
the	O
canon	O
storyline	O
,	O
marking	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Riviera	O
:	O
The	O
Promised	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
seventeen-year-old	O
princess	O
,	O
Yggdra	O
Yuril	O
Artwaltz	O
,	O
whose	O
plight	O
is	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
added	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
elderly	O
man	O
named	O
Bly	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
named	O
Mistel	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
angelic	O
figure	O
referred	O
to	O
simply	O
as	O
#367	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
added	O
also	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
had	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
25	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinichi	O
Ito	O
,	O
director	O
and	O
designer	O
of	O
Riviera	O
,	O
played	O
the	O
same	O
developmental	O
role	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masanori	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Riviera	O
's	O
programmers	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
some	O
problems	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
also	O
initially	O
revealed	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
soon	O
after	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Sting	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
completely	O
redrawn	O
sprites	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
modified	O
game	O
mechanics	O
such	O
as	O
increased	O
unit	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
animated	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
previewed	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
featuring	O
various	O
quality-of-life	O
adjustments	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
easier	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
and	O
battle	O
speed	O
options	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
both	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
surprising	O
success	O
of	O
Riviera	O
:	O
The	O
Promised	O
Land	O
,	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
was	O
quick	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
end	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
high	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
by	O
localizing	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
caused	O
the	O
release	O
to	O
be	O
pushed	O
back	O
as	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
announced	O
more	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
such	O
as	O
Summon	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
Swordcraft	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Robot	I-Application
Taisen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
was	O
a	O
particularly	O
difficult	O
game	O
to	O
localize	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
stylistic	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nich	O
Maragos	O
,	O
lead	O
editor	O
in	O
the	O
localization	O
effort	O
,	O
notes	O
such	O
difficulties	O
as	O
the	O
extreme	O
text	O
constraints	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
's	O
busy	O
release	O
lineup	O
leaving	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
short	O
on	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
USA	O
's	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Atlus	O
released	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
the	O
bath	O
scene	O
was	O
more	O
explicit	O
than	O
the	O
Japanese	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
censored	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
bath	O
scene	O
,	O
however	O
significantly	O
more	O
is	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relatively	O
little	O
merchandise	O
for	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
quantities	O
for	O
Riviera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packaged	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
GBA	B-Device
pre-order	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Packaged	O
in	O
the	O
limited	O
GBA	B-Device
pre-order	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Poster	O
:	O
A	O
B1-sized	O
promotional	O
poster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Official	O
Guide	O
Book	O
:	O
A	O
guide	O
book	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Perfect	O
Audio	O
Collection	O
Plus	O
:	O
A	O
two-disc	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
The	O
Complete	O
Guide	O
:	O
A	O
guide	O
book	O
updated	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
artwork	O
and	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Anthology	O
Comic	O
:	O
A	O
collection	O
of	O
comics	O
based	O
upon	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
PSP	B-Operating_System
Version	O
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
:	O
A	O
one-disc	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
all	O
tracks	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
remixes	O
of	O
all	O
battle	O
tracks	O
and	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
March	O
Theme	O
Collection	O
:	O
An	O
iTunes-exclusive	O
album	O
featuring	O
all	O
overworld	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Battle	O
Theme	O
Collection	O
:	O
As	O
with	O
the	O
above	O
,	O
an	O
iTunes-exclusive	O
album	O
featuring	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
battle	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
physical	O
merchandise	O
,	O
Sting	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
download	O
content	O
for	O
their	O
mobile	O
service	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
calendars	O
and	O
wallpapers	O
featuring	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ringtones	O
based	O
on	O
soundtrack	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
several	O
games	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
has	O
an	O
extensive	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
totaling	O
nearly	O
sixty	O
tracks	O
co-composed	O
by	O
Shigeki	O
Hayashi	O
and	O
Minako	O
Adachi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
audio	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
is	O
fairly	O
standard	O
,	O
with	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
beeping	O
for	O
text	O
of	O
a	O
pitch	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
speaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
despite	O
that	O
fact	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
fan	O
demands	O
since	O
even	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
is	O
a	O
Drama	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
the	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Perfect	O
Audio	O
Collection	O
Plus	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
's	O
Japanese	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
two	O
discs	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
BGM	O
containing	O
songs	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
image	O
BGM	O
containing	O
instrumented	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Sting	O
the	O
BEST	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
another	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
compiling	O
the	O
new	O
orchestrations	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
battle	O
themes	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
image	O
BGM	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
Adachi	O
's	O
tracks	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
tied	O
in	O
fortieth	O
place	O
in	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
Reader	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
one	O
ten	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
when	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
GBA	B-Device
sales	O
saw	O
a	O
noticeable	O
spike	O
,	O
a	O
potential	O
correlation	O
noted	O
by	O
GamesAreFun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
managed	O
to	O
top	O
out	O
at	O
ninth	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
17,304	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remake	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
a	O
larger	O
mobile	O
phone	O
game	O
effort	O
was	O
released	O
called	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
territory	O
conquering	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Emperor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Dune	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
are	O
also	O
activated	O
within	O
skirmishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
port	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
its	O
subtitle	O
,	O
"	O
Story	O
to	O
Reach	O
the	O
Future	O
"	O
,	O
suggests	O
,	O
Blaze	O
Union	O
has	O
three	O
branching	O
story	O
paths	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
different	O
future	O
for	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Army	O
and	O
avert	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
