<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
NaturalMotion	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
25	O
June	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
that	O
determines	O
animations	O
dynamically	O
rather	O
than	O
depending	O
on	O
canned	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
teams	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Football	O
League	O
(	O
NFL	O
)	O
because	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
has	O
an	O
exclusive	O
license	O
to	O
produce	O
NFL	O
games	O
in	O
its	O
Madden	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NaturalMotion	O
announced	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
targeted	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
late	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
animation	O
system	O
,	O
realistic	O
physical	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
logo	O
editor	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
weak	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
poor	O
passing	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
single-player	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
54%	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
a	O
58%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
by	O
Touch	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation-style	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
football	O
players	O
and	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
or	O
another	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
relies	O
on	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
animation	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
NaturalMotion	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
create-a-team	O
tool	O
and	O
logo	O
creator	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
editor	O
found	O
in	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
features	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
some	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
quickly	O
and	O
others	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
helpful	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
controls	O
in	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
are	O
different	O
than	O
most	O
current	O
football	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Exhibition	O
Mode	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
with	O
custom	O
rules	O
against	O
either	O
another	O
local	O
player	O
or	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
mode	O
included	O
in	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
is	O
the	O
mini-game	O
"	O
Tackle	O
Alley.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NaturalMotion	O
,	O
only	O
0.88	O
percent	O
of	O
all	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
players	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
clear	O
all	O
100	O
levels	O
of	O
"	O
Tackle	O
Alley.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
also	O
features	O
two	O
different	O
franchise-style	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
franchise	O
mode	O
included	O
is	O
titled	O
"	O
Road	O
to	O
Backbreaker.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
local	O
or	O
online	O
multi-player	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
Backbreakers	B-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
"	O
camera	O
angle	O
,	O
set	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
for	O
a	O
single-camera	O
two-player	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
hosting	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NaturalMotion	O
officially	O
announced	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
on	O
22	O
August	O
2007	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
from	O
NaturalMotion	O
CEO	O
Torsten	O
Reil	O
stated	O
"	O
By	O
utilizing	O
our	O
motion	O
synthesis	O
engine	O
,	O
Euphoria	B-Application
,	O
players	O
will	O
never	O
make	O
the	O
same	O
tackle	O
twice	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
an	O
intensely	O
unique	O
experience	O
every	O
time	O
they	O
play	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
NaturalMotion	O
Games	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
May	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
gold	I-Application
players	O
and	O
28	O
May	O
2010	O
for	O
silver	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
announcing	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
demo	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
only	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
"	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
communication	O
errors	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
caused	O
the	O
demo	O
to	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
15	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NaturalMotion	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
BackBreaker	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
Football	O
:	O
Tackle	O
Alley	O
,	O
featured	O
the	O
Tackle	O
Alley	O
minigame	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
sans	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
and	O
with	O
toned-down	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
named	O
BackBreaker	B-Application
HD	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
realistic	O
physics	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
weak	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
passing	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
54%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
58%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
gritty	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
that	O
's	O
more	O
Burnout	O
than	O
Madden.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreaker	B-Application
also	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
57.31	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
21	O
different	O
media	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Euphoria	B-Application
animation	O
system	O
was	O
well	O
liked	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
LifeStyle	O
's	O
Joseph	O
Peterson	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Realism	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
plus	O
in	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreakers	B-Application
close	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
"	O
camera	O
was	O
also	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Because	O
the	O
camera	O
places	O
you	O
right	O
on	O
the	O
field	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
hits	O
carry	O
even	O
more	O
weight	O
than	O
if	O
you	O
were	O
zoomed	O
farther	O
back	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
positive	O
aspects	O
are	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
an	O
inability	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
entire	O
field	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
,	O
while	O
GameZone	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
tight	O
third-person	O
view	O
that	O
brings	O
the	O
player	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Develop	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
's	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbreakers	B-Application
mobile	O
editions	O
fared	O
well	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
their	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Backbreaker	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fun	O
mini	O
game	O
with	O
cool	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Eli	O
Hodapp	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
