<s>
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PlatinumGames	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
MadWorld	B-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
separate	O
story	O
campaigns	O
for	O
two	O
characters	O
:	O
the	O
"	O
Black	O
Side	O
"	O
campaign	O
featuring	O
returning	O
MadWorld	B-Application
protagonist	O
Jack	B-Application
Cayman	I-Application
and	O
the	O
"	O
White	O
Side	O
"	O
campaign	O
featuring	O
new	O
character	O
Leonhardt	O
"	O
Leo	O
"	O
Victorion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
MadWorld	B-Application
is	O
protagonist	O
Jack	B-Application
Cayman	I-Application
,	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Chaser	O
Guild	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
find	O
escaped	O
fugitive	O
Maximillian	O
Caxton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Jack	O
,	O
several	O
other	O
MadWorld	B-Application
characters	O
appear	O
,	O
including	O
former	O
final	O
boss	O
the	O
Blacker	O
Baron	O
and	O
his	O
assistant	O
Mathilda	O
,	O
cyborg	B-Application
bull	O
Big	O
Bull	O
Crocker	O
,	O
and	O
Crimson	O
Dragons	O
clan	O
member	O
Rin	O
Rin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
playable	O
characters	O
include	O
Rin	O
Rin	O
's	O
sisters	O
Fei	O
Rin	O
and	O
Ai	O
Rin	O
,	O
cyborg	B-Application
bounty-hunting	O
partners	O
Durga	O
and	O
Garuda	O
,	O
cybernetic	O
ninja	O
Zero	O
,	O
junk	O
seller	O
Edgar	O
Oinkie	O
,	O
mutant	O
hunter	O
Douglas	O
Williamsburg	O
,	O
and	O
mass-produced	O
combat	O
mech	O
the	O
Gargoyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
hero	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
 '	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
is	I-Application
also	O
playable	O
via	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Chaser	O
Guild	O
member	O
Jack	B-Application
Cayman	I-Application
is	O
met	O
by	O
Max	O
's	O
daughter	O
Jeannie	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
retrieve	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Leo	O
begins	O
following	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
cyborg	B-Application
corpses	O
with	O
wounds	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Ondine	O
,	O
Max	O
's	O
wife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evidence	O
suggests	O
that	O
Max	O
's	O
cyborg	B-Application
body	O
is	O
damaged	O
,	O
and	O
Strike	O
One	O
determines	O
he	O
will	O
head	O
to	O
Port	O
Valenda	O
to	O
scavenge	O
for	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	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>
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
good	O
vocal	O
performances	O
,	O
well-designed	O
characters	O
and	O
well-performed	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
limited	O
combat	O
,	O
irritating	O
matchmaking	O
problem	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
competitiveness	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
would	O
be	O
nuanced	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bit	O
complicated	O
for	O
starters	O
,	O
but	O
brawler	B-Application
fans	O
should	O
find	O
everything	O
they	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
with	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bradly	O
Halestorm	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
presentation	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Hip	O
hop	O
inspired	O
tracks	O
play	O
between	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
open-world	O
where	O
you	O
beat	O
up	O
random	O
baddies	O
to	O
increase	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
value	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
next	O
story	O
or	O
free	O
mission.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Roger	O
Hargreaves	O
of	O
Metro	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
An	O
inspired	O
reinvention	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
brawling	O
,	O
that	O
carves	O
out	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
action	O
genre	O
for	O
itself	O
and	O
those	O
brave	O
enough	O
to	O
learn	O
its	O
ins	O
and	O
outs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Bell	O
of	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
inventive	O
,	O
compelling	O
online	O
brawler	B-Application
,	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
which	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
have	O
experienced	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
the	O
best	O
side	O
of	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
may	O
be	O
short-lived	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
all	O
the	O
more	O
reason	O
to	O
embrace	O
it	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
when	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
hits	O
that	O
frenzied	O
stride	O
,	O
few	O
modern	O
brawlers	B-Application
can	O
compete.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Splechta	O
of	O
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
frantic	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
ridiculous	O
characters	O
and	O
some	O
awesomely	O
bad	O
dialogue	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
'	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
 '	O
to	O
MadWorld	B-Application
comes	O
up	O
short	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Platinum	O
Games	O
 '	O
hits	O
like	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luciano	O
Howard	O
of	O
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
single-player	O
game	O
is	O
entertaining	O
enough	O
and	O
full	O
of	O
replayability	O
but	O
the	O
structure	O
and	O
narrative	O
suggest	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
afterthought	O
when	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
only	O
title	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
learning	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
arena	O
,	O
was	O
deigned	O
unreasonable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mark	O
Langshaw	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Developing	O
a	O
multiplayer-centric	O
title	O
is	O
all	O
well	O
and	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
something	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
Otero	O
of	O
1Up.com	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
B	O
-	O
noting	O
:	O
"	O
Understandably	O
,	O
some	O
may	O
find	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
excessive	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
thusly	O
,	O
Anarchy	B-Application
Reigns	I-Application
might	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
everyone	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
solid	O
combat	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
offering	O
mark	O
a	O
promising	O
restart	O
for	O
a	O
genre	O
many	O
folks	O
forgot	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
