an action rpg visual novel titled "shakugan no shana", developed by vridge and published by mediaworks, was released on march 23, 2006 for the playstation 2 (ps2). a 36-page a4-sized art book titled featuring illustrations by ito was available to those who pre-ordered the game. the game was re-released as a "best" version on february 7, 2008. the story was written by takahashi, and features character designs by ito. the opening theme song is "exist" by rie kugimiya, which was released on volume one of the "assorted shana" albums. the player assumes the role of yuji sakai during the visual novel aspect, where much of the game's duration is spent on reading the text that appears on the screen, which represents the story's narrative and dialogue.