<s>
Ys	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Napishtim	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
before	O
being	O
ported	O
by	O
Konami	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Ys	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wanderers	I-Application
from	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
Europe	O
since	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
of	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ancient	I-Application
Ys	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
,	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
also	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
localized	O
to	O
western	O
languages	O
other	O
than	O
English	O
(	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
and	O
Italian	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
Ys	B-Application
VI	I-Application
Mobile	B-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
that	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2021	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
Falcom	O
would	O
similarly	O
add	O
features	O
to	O
Ys	B-Application
Origin	I-Application
;	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
initial	O
buyers	O
were	O
offered	O
an	O
upgrade	O
disc	O
for	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
made	O
several	O
additions	O
and	O
changes	O
when	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
port	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
changes	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
blood	O
and	O
gore	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
VI	I-Application
Mobile	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Ark	O
of	O
Napishtim	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
VI	I-Application
Online	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Restar	O
Games	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
later	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
all	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
five	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
24	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
