<s>
Apotheon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Alientrap	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
and	O
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apotheon	B-Application
is	O
Alientrap	O
's	O
second	O
commercial	O
game	O
and	O
utilizes	O
a	O
unique	O
art	O
style	O
based	O
on	O
ancient	O
Greek	O
pottery	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
black-figure	O
pottery	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apotheon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
heroic	O
narrative	O
based	O
on	O
Ancient	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Gods	O
,	O
has	O
forced	O
his	O
children	O
to	O
stop	O
giving	O
their	O
gifts	O
of	O
life	O
to	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
all	O
humans	O
are	O
soon	O
deprived	O
of	O
animals	O
,	O
food	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
daylight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
Nikandreos	O
meets	O
face-to-face	O
with	O
Hera	O
,	O
the	O
wife	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
who	O
congratulates	O
him	O
for	O
his	O
victory	O
in	O
saving	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hera	O
informs	O
Nikandreos	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
anger	O
with	O
the	O
humans	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
her	O
hatred	O
for	O
his	O
many	O
affairs	O
with	O
other	O
Gods	O
and	O
mortals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
revenge	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
help	O
Nikandreos	O
save	O
his	O
people	O
,	O
Hera	O
tasks	O
him	O
with	O
slaying	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
his	O
siblings	O
so	O
that	O
Nikandreos	O
might	O
bring	O
back	O
their	O
gifts	O
and	O
save	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikandreos	O
first	O
enters	O
the	O
Agora	B-Protocol
of	O
Olympus	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
find	O
and	O
take	O
the	O
gifts	O
from	O
the	O
gods	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Demeter	O
,	O
and	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heading	O
into	O
the	O
Forest	O
of	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nikandreos	O
completes	O
many	O
hunts	O
of	O
fantastical	O
creatures	O
until	O
he	O
gains	O
the	O
goddess	O
 '	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
short	O
dialogue	O
,	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
attacks	O
Nikandreos	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
that	O
follows	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
alternatively	O
turned	O
into	O
deer	O
and	O
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
ends	O
with	O
Nikandreos	O
 '	O
victory	O
and	O
Artemis	B-Operating_System
 '	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
the	O
hunt	O
vanishes	O
into	O
nothingness	O
,	O
Nikandreos	O
takes	O
her	O
magical	O
bow	O
and	O
heads	O
towards	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikandreos	O
reaches	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
slay	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
within	O
a	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
god	O
Helios	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nikandreos	O
escapes	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
slay	O
all	O
of	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
's	O
captains	O
and	O
save	O
Daphne	O
from	O
her	O
own	O
imprisonment	O
as	O
a	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikandreos	O
then	O
slays	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
and	O
takes	O
his	O
lyre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikandreos	O
finally	O
descends	O
into	O
the	O
lair	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
to	O
find	O
Persephone	O
,	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
who	O
instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
back	O
,	O
willingly	O
gives	O
her	O
seeds	O
to	O
him	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
bring	O
life	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
some	O
gods	O
,	O
like	O
Aphrodite	O
and	O
Dionysus	O
,	O
who	O
secretly	O
oppose	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
actions	O
and	O
can	O
provide	O
items	O
to	O
aid	O
Nikandreos	O
if	O
he	O
meets	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempting	O
to	O
head	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
village	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
halts	O
Nikandreos	O
and	O
accuses	O
him	O
of	O
arrogance	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
god	O
,	O
and	O
thrusts	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hera	O
apologizes	O
for	O
her	O
earlier	O
refusal	O
to	O
help	O
,	O
but	O
warns	O
Nikandreos	O
that	O
Zeus	B-Application
has	O
now	O
tasked	O
the	O
remaining	O
powerful	O
gods	O
Poseidon	B-Application
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
fury	O
and	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hera	O
tells	O
him	O
though	O
that	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
strike	O
Zeus	B-Application
is	O
now	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
children	O
and	O
brethren	O
slain	O
and	O
the	O
power	O
now	O
in	O
Nikandreos	O
 '	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
final	O
single	O
raid	O
on	O
the	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
Nikandreos	O
boldly	O
ascends	O
to	O
the	O
heavens	O
of	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finds	O
Hera	O
chained	O
with	O
Zeus	B-Application
knowing	O
her	O
betrayal	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
man	O
and	O
the	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikandreos	O
successfully	O
slays	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
gaining	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
power	O
from	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
thunderbolt	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
leave	O
Hera	O
or	O
to	O
kill	O
her	O
with	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
thunderbolt	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descending	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
Nikandreos	O
finds	O
a	O
giant-sized	O
Zeus	B-Application
bragging	O
and	O
roaring	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
victories	O
as	O
a	O
God	O
,	O
refusing	O
to	O
believe	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
defeat	O
by	O
a	O
mere	O
mortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
within	O
him	O
now	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Nikandreos	O
also	O
grows	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
God	O
,	O
and	O
brutally	O
fights	O
and	O
finally	O
kills	O
Zeus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Apotheon	B-Application
means	O
"	O
exalted	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
godhood	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
reflects	O
the	O
deification	O
of	O
Nikandreos	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Alientrap	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
box	O
service	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
custom-designed	O
,	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Apotheon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
,	O
individually-numbered	O
collector	O
's	O
included	O
a	O
flash-drive	O
with	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
custom-made	O
collectible	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apotheon	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
of	O
78/100	O
and	O
76/100	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
Bryan	O
Vore	O
called	O
Apotheon	B-Application
a	O
"	O
damn	O
fun	O
game	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
surprise	O
early	O
favorites	O
of	O
2015	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Apotheon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
classic	O
case	O
of	O
style	O
over	O
substance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philippa	O
Warr	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
described	O
Apotheon	B-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
attractive	O
but	O
shallow	O
game	O
whose	O
more	O
interesting	O
ideas	O
are	O
marred	O
by	O
an	O
unwieldy	O
control	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
noted	O
crashes	O
and	O
bugs	O
that	O
hampered	O
their	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
has	O
named	O
Apotheon	B-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
the	O
2nd	O
best	O
PlayStation	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
