<s>
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
modernized	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero-Cross	B-Device
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshizawa	O
liked	O
the	O
original	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
for	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
fastest	O
possible	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
goal	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
this	O
concept	O
in	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
cancelled	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
infamous	O
puzzle	O
game	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
,	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
had	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
evolution	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
its	O
cancellation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero-Cross	B-Device
is	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
emphasis	O
on	O
speed	O
and	O
acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero-Cross	B-Device
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
label	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
created	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
modernized	O
remakes	O
of	O
their	O
older	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
a	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero-Cross	B-Device
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
franchises	O
and	O
the	O
chief	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1985	O
platform	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshizawa	O
appreciated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
player	O
try	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
fastest	O
possible	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
goal	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
this	O
concept	O
in	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
officially	O
announced	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
alongside	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
DX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
obscurity	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
alongside	O
more	O
recognizable	O
series	O
like	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
the	O
reveal	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
confusion	O
from	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
years	O
progressed	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
remained	O
relatively	O
silent	O
towards	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
series	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
was	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
indefinite	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
showed	O
interest	O
in	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
JG	O
Fletcher	O
said	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
cancelled	O
Namco	O
Generations	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
had	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
sensible	O
update	O
"	O
,	O
Fletcher	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
for	O
building	O
upon	O
the	O
original	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
an	O
interesting	O
manner	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
wish	O
I	O
'd	O
had	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
I	O
spent	O
a	O
few	O
really	O
happy	O
hours	O
in	O
college	O
working	O
through	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dancing	B-Application
Eyes	I-Application
,	O
I	O
can	O
admit	O
to	O
wanting	O
to	O
play	O
that	O
without	O
ending	O
up	O
on	O
some	O
list	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
in	O
his	O
article	O
:	O
"	O
Considering	O
how	O
much	O
we	O
've	O
actually	O
seen	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
(	O
very	O
little	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
n't	O
be	O
too	O
heartbreaking	O
to	O
hear	O
that	O
Aero-Cross	B-Device
has	O
been	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bummer	O
,	O
though	O
--	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
was	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
