<s>
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
independently	O
developed	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
from	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
game	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O3	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
whilst	O
ZOO	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Tuna	O
Technologies	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
version	O
titled	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-imagination	O
,	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
Invasion	O
,	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
,	O
where	O
one	O
hit	O
instantly	O
kills	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
two-player	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
began	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
Flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
programmer	O
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
and	O
animator	O
and	O
artist	O
Dan	O
Paladin	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
"	O
prototype	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
then-co-worker	O
John	O
Baez	O
approached	O
Paladin	O
as	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
suggested	O
that	O
Paladin	O
and	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
make	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
even	O
offering	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Paladin	O
and	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
agreed	O
with	O
his	O
idea	O
,	O
forming	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
became	O
a	O
much	O
larger	O
project	O
than	O
its	O
online	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hominid	O
appears	O
during	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
's	O
2nd	O
game	O
,	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
,	O
using	O
a	O
lance	O
weapon	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
ray	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
playable	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
has	O
also	O
downloaded	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
said	O
level	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hominid	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Team	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
's	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
that	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	O
Soviet	O
Missile	O
Mastar	O
minigame	O
from	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PDA	O
Games	O
minigame	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Tom	O
Fulp	B-Operating_System
has	O
cited	O
the	O
PDA	O
Games	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
's	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
unlockable	O
Hominid	O
character	O
heads	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
own	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Behemoth	O
announced	O
their	O
fifth	O
game	O
,	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
Invasion	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
describe	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
all-new	O
re-imagination	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
featuring	O
new	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Funniest	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
received	O
notice	O
in	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
Play	O
,	O
GMR	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
Dragon	O
,	O
and	O
mainstream	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
Wired	O
.	O
</s>
