Etheria's music was composed by Yamane and arranged by Naoto Suzuki. The game's soundtrack was commercially released in a two-disc format on July 20, 2005 in Japan. The soundtrack features an arranged version of the song Polovtsian Dances, played during the opening sequence of the game, performed by Martha Matsuda. A remixed version of the song was featured in another Konami game, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, along with footage from The Sword of Etheria. As the game was released in Europe and Japan, it was not released in the United States. Reception The game was well-received in Japan, receiving a 31/40 score in the Famitsu magazine. However, The Sword of Etheria received more mediocre reception upon its release in Europe, as Eurogamer's Simon Parkin called the translation of the European release "disastrous" but praised the combat as extremely rewarding although repetitive. PALGNs Jeremy Jastrzab commended the use of the game's music as a stylish and unconventional presentation but made a note on the poor graphics environments, saying that players are usually surrounded by either dull corridors or barren landscapes. References External links The Sword of Etheria at MobyGames 2005 video games Action role-playing video games Fantasy video games Hack and slash games Konami games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games RenderWare games Video games scored by Michiru Yamane Transforming heroes Video games developed in Japan