<s>
Amy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
VectorCell	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Lexis	O
Numérique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	B-Application
depicts	O
the	O
journey	O
of	O
Amy	B-Application
,	O
an	O
autistic	O
child	O
with	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
protector	O
Lana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
city	O
suffering	O
from	O
a	O
zombie-type	O
infection	O
which	O
Amy	B-Application
is	O
immune	O
to	O
(	O
and	O
can	O
heal	O
Lana	O
from	O
)	O
,	O
Lana	O
must	O
stay	O
near	O
her	O
young	O
charge	O
,	O
for	O
frequent	O
healing	O
,	O
while	O
protecting	O
her	O
from	O
the	O
infected	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
Foundation	O
who	O
hopes	O
to	O
exploit	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	B-Application
received	O
negative	O
critical	O
reviews	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
clunky	O
controls	O
,	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
ideas	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
story	O
concept	O
,	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
unique	O
ideas	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Lana	O
,	O
the	O
woman	O
escorting	O
Amy	B-Application
and	O
protecting	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
attempt	O
to	O
escape	O
their	O
disease-ridden	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
protect	O
Amy	B-Application
from	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
often	O
making	O
her	O
hide	O
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lana	O
starts	O
succumbing	O
to	O
the	O
plague	O
without	O
medicine	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
must	O
remain	O
close	O
to	O
Amy	B-Application
,	O
to	O
return	O
for	O
healing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
syringes	O
infrequently	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
Lana	O
to	O
heal	O
without	O
returning	O
to	O
Amy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Lana	O
is	O
somewhat	O
infected	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
safely	O
walk	O
past	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
which	O
necessitates	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
healing	O
and	O
zombification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
times	O
,	O
Lana	O
must	O
rely	O
on	O
Amy	B-Application
for	O
other	O
abilities	O
:	O
Amy	B-Application
can	O
use	O
shockwaves	O
,	O
to	O
push	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
causing	O
distractions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
sound	O
bubble	O
,	O
muffling	O
glass	O
either	O
being	O
smashed	O
or	O
stepped	O
on	O
,	O
defending	O
Lana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	B-Application
also	O
hacks	O
computers	O
and	O
climbs	O
through	O
vents	O
when	O
Lana	O
needs	O
her	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
escort	O
Amy	B-Application
,	O
an	O
autistic	O
8-year-old	O
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
get	O
her	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
city	O
overrun	O
with	O
wild	O
creatures	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lana	O
(	O
Sabine	O
Crossen	O
)	O
and	O
Amy	B-Application
are	O
traveling	O
to	O
a	O
doctor	O
in	O
Silver	O
City	O
via	O
train	O
,	O
when	O
an	O
explosion	O
derails	O
the	O
train	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
also	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
Foundation	O
,	O
an	O
organisation	O
who	O
intends	O
to	O
control	O
Amy	B-Application
and	O
exploit	O
her	O
strange	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
VectorCell	O
announced	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
Amy	B-Application
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
stated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
review	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
spent	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
dozen	O
hours	O
with	O
[Amy],	O
got	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
end	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
chapter	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
up	O
out	O
of	O
sheer	O
anger	O
and	O
frustration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeff	O
Cork	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
,	O
I	O
was	O
n't	O
expecting	O
 [ Amy ] 	O
to	O
measure	O
up	O
against	O
the	O
triple-A	O
juggernauts	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Make	O
no	O
mistake	O
:	O
Whether	O
 [ Amy ] 	O
is	O
delivered	O
to	O
you	O
via	O
download	O
,	O
retail	O
SKU	O
,	O
direct	O
brain	O
wave	O
,	O
or	O
retinal	O
implant	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
terrible	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
avoided.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Stephanie	O
Sterling	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
went	O
as	O
far	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
as	O
to	O
describe	O
Amy	B-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
awkward	O
camera	O
views	O
,	O
poor	O
optimization	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
also	O
gave	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
frustration	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
2012	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
2010s	O
behind	O
Hunt	B-Application
Down	I-Application
the	I-Application
Freeman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
positive	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
review	O
was	O
given	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Pichler	O
from	O
GamingXP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	O
Bradley	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
said	O
Amy	B-Application
was	O
boring	O
and	O
no	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
really	O
unpleasant	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
3.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
tries	O
to	O
offer	O
something	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susan	O
Arendt	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
one-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Pick	O
something	O
to	O
hate	O
about	O
videogames	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	B-Application
has	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
dangerously	O
optimistic	O
,	O
Amy	B-Application
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
much	O
worse.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
satiate	O
your	O
survival-horror	O
appetite	O
go	O
revisit	O
the	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
series	O
,	O
Clock	O
Tower	O
or	O
Parasite	O
Eve	O
as	O
you	O
will	O
get	O
much	O
more	O
interesting	O
and	O
developed	O
games	O
despite	O
them	O
being	O
released	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
ago.	O
"	O
</s>
