<s>
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
format	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
2	I-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
over	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2006	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Duelists	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Roses	I-Application
was	O
named	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Rose	O
Duelist	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
summoned	O
from	O
an	O
unknown	O
time	O
period	O
to	O
the	O
year	O
1485	O
by	O
a	O
druid	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Lancastrian	O
forces	O
to	O
assist	O
them	O
in	O
defeating	O
the	O
Yorkists	O
and	O
regaining	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
60th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Duelists	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Roses	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
1.11	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Duelists	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Roses	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
scoring	O
59/100	O
from	O
14	O
critic	O
reviews	O
—	O
11	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
2	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
1	O
negative	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
