<s>
Aqua	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Naval	O
Warfare	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade-action	B-Application
shooter	I-Application
with	O
tactical	O
elements	O
,	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
steampunk	O
story	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
covered	O
with	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aqua	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Games	O
Distillery	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
was	O
received	O
to	O
mixed	O
commentary	O
among	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
length	O
and	O
some	O
also	O
praised	O
Aqua	B-Application
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
than	O
typical	O
twin-stick	O
shooters	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
escort	O
missions	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Aqua	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
commands	O
an	O
elite	O
vessel	O
to	O
navigate	O
a	O
world	O
filled	O
with	O
vast	O
seas	O
and	O
scattered	O
isles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aqua	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Games	O
Distillery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
further	O
felt	O
that	O
Aqua	B-Application
should	O
be	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
a	O
free	O
world	O
to	O
navigate	O
,	O
with	O
specific	O
goals	O
defined	O
by	O
a	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aqua	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	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>
Most	O
critics	O
gave	O
high	O
marks	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
setting	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
setting	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Waterworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Clements	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
not	O
enough	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
to	O
explain	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
its	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
commentary	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
combat	O
and	O
controls	O
are	O
quite	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
yet	O
it	O
feels	O
a	O
bit	O
sleepy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reed	O
gave	O
high	O
remarks	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
customization	O
and	O
upgrade	O
system	O
which	O
when	O
combined	O
with	O
its	O
story	O
gives	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
personality	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
over	O
8,300	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
