<s>
Alekhine	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Moscow	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
stealth	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Maximum	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
sequel	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Moment	I-Application
of	I-Application
Truth	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Haggard	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2009	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alekhine	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
features	O
open	O
maps	O
with	O
multiple	O
methods	O
to	O
complete	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
borrowed	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
a	B-Application
powerful	I-Application
chess	I-Application
formation	I-Application
used	O
by	O
former	O
World	O
Champion	O
Alexander	O
Alekhine	O
in	O
a	O
match	O
against	O
fellow	O
grandmaster	O
Aron	O
Nimzowitsch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alekhine	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
stealth	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
comes	O
from	O
a	B-Application
chess	I-Application
formation	I-Application
named	O
after	O
former	O
World	O
Chess	O
Champion	O
Alexander	O
Alekhine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Semyon	O
Strogov	O
,	O
designated	O
as	O
Agent	O
"	O
Alekhine	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
KGB	B-Application
agent	O
recruited	O
by	O
the	O
CIA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
primarily	O
during	O
the	O
1960s	O
era	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
with	O
flashback	O
missions	O
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
eleven	O
missions	O
which	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
Austria	O
,	O
Cuba	O
,	O
Florida	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
KGB	B-Application
Colonel	O
Semyon	O
Strogov	O
is	O
questioned	O
by	O
his	O
superior	O
about	O
his	O
first	O
meeting	O
with	O
Rambaldi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Strogov	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
hotel	O
in	O
neutral	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
to	O
identify	O
and	O
kill	O
a	O
mole	O
in	O
Soviet	O
intelligence	O
and	O
retrieve	O
stolen	O
information	O
from	O
Paolo	O
Minelli	O
,	O
an	O
Italian	O
diplomat	O
and	O
Abwehr	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1963	O
,	O
Strogov	O
and	O
his	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Rambaldi	O
is	O
fully	O
reviewed	O
by	O
his	O
superior	O
and	O
a	O
fellow	O
agent	O
,	O
KGB	B-Application
Lieutenant	O
Vera	O
Pavlova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strogov	O
and	O
Vera	O
,	O
posing	O
as	O
a	O
married	O
couple	O
,	O
travel	O
to	O
New	O
York	O
and	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
Rambaldi	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
exposing	O
an	O
anti-government	O
conspiracy	B-Application
within	O
the	O
CIA	O
to	O
trigger	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strogov	O
goes	O
to	O
Miami	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
kills	O
the	O
boss	O
and	O
consigliere	O
of	O
the	O
Cataldo	O
crime	O
family	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
,	O
while	O
framing	O
their	O
rivals	O
for	O
the	O
murders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strogov	O
finds	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
growing	O
closer	O
to	O
Vera	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
retire	O
from	O
the	O
KGB	B-Application
after	O
their	O
mission	O
is	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pearson	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
primary	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
are	O
Admiral	O
Bruce	O
Gardner	O
,	O
a	O
senior	O
Kennedy	O
administration	O
official	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unnamed	O
German	O
man	O
with	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strogov	O
kills	O
Pearson	O
and	O
locates	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
's	O
leaders	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
taken	O
refuge	O
in	O
a	O
high-security	O
military	O
bunker	O
in	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
location	O
to	O
finalize	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strogov	O
kills	O
him	O
and	O
exposes	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
to	O
the	O
CIA	O
,	O
who	O
arrest	O
the	O
other	O
top	O
conspirators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
1C	O
Company	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Moscow	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Haggard	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
delay	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
and	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
worldwide	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pre-order	O
edition	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
featuring	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
chess	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alekhine	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gun	I-Application
has	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
36/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
35.00	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Haggard	O
Games	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
regained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
franchise	O
from	O
Maximum	O
Games	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
entitled	O
Death	B-Application
to	I-Application
Spies	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
