<s>
Aegis	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
and	O
three	O
independent	O
Microsoft	O
interns	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
members	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Backwards	O
Compatible	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
remained	O
free	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aegis	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-view	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
small	O
ship	O
pitted	O
against	O
countless	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
playing	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
either	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
or	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
occurs	O
,	O
one	O
player	O
pilots	O
the	O
combined	O
ship	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
player(s )	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
fire	O
in	O
a	O
360-degree	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
three	O
Microsoft	O
interns	O
,	O
Scott	O
Brodie	O
,	O
Danny	O
Dyer	O
and	O
Matt	O
Monson	O
,	O
created	O
Aegis	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
toolkit	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
ready	O
when	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
create	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
the	O
interns	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
finish	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Aegis	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
summer	O
,	O
handing	O
the	O
game	O
off	O
to	O
Carbonated	O
Games	O
for	O
final	O
polish	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aegis	B-Application
Wing	I-Application
has	O
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
</s>
