<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michel	O
Ancel	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
series	O
,	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
BG&E	I-Application
"	O
by	O
30	O
employees	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
studio	O
divisions	O
in	O
Montpellier	O
and	O
Milan	O
,	O
with	O
production	O
lasting	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
HD	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
stealth-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
characters	O
are	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
,	O
and	O
players	O
direct	O
them	O
via	O
contextual	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2435	O
on	O
the	O
mining	O
planet	O
of	O
Hillys	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
a	O
remote	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
itself	O
combines	O
modern	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
email	O
and	O
credit	O
cards	O
,	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
spacecraft	O
and	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
coexisting	O
with	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
Hillys	O
is	O
under	O
siege	O
by	O
aliens	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
DomZ	B-Application
"	O
,	O
who	O
abduct	O
beings	O
and	O
either	O
drain	O
their	O
life	O
force	O
for	O
power	O
or	O
implant	O
them	O
with	O
spores	B-Application
to	O
convert	O
them	O
into	O
slaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
seem	O
unable	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
despite	O
its	O
public	O
assurances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
underground	O
resistance	O
movement	O
,	O
the	O
IRIS	B-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
fights	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
league	O
with	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evils	I-Application
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Jade	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jodi	O
Forrest	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
photojournalist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
resides	O
in	O
an	O
island	O
lighthouse	O
that	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
for	O
children	O
orphaned	O
by	O
DomZ	B-Application
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secundo	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
built	O
into	O
Jade	O
's	O
storage	O
unit	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Synthetic-Atomic-Compressor	O
"	O
(	O
SAC	O
)	O
,	O
offers	O
advice	O
and	O
"	O
digitizes	O
"	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonists	O
are	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
High	O
Priest	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
chief	O
architect	O
of	O
the	O
invasion	O
,	O
and	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
leader	O
General	O
Kehck	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
propaganda	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
Hillyans	O
 '	O
trust	O
,	O
even	O
as	O
he	O
abducts	O
citizens	O
to	O
sustain	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	O
and	O
Pey'j	O
are	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
Hillys	O
orphaned	O
by	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
meditating	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
orphans	O
outside	O
,	O
a	O
DomZ	B-Application
siren	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lighthouse	O
is	O
left	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
the	O
meteor	O
shower	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
DomZ	B-Application
creatures	O
manage	O
to	O
abduct	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
orphans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
j	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
she	O
then	O
defeats	O
a	O
DomZ	B-Application
monster	O
that	O
emerges	O
from	O
a	O
meteor	O
crater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	O
is	O
then	O
contacted	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
man	O
in	O
black	O
"	O
to	O
investigate	O
and	O
take	O
pictures	O
of	O
a	O
creature	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
DomZ	B-Application
twins	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
mine	O
on	O
a	O
nearby	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DomZ	B-Application
twins	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
antennae	O
of	O
a	O
huge	O
DomZ	B-Application
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
reveals	O
he	O
actually	O
works	O
for	O
the	O
IRIS	B-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
job	O
was	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
Jade	O
's	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
discovers	O
evidence	O
of	O
human	O
trafficking	O
orchestrated	B-Application
by	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
under	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
 '	O
authority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
she	O
rescues	O
Double	O
H	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
tortured	O
by	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pey'j	O
is	O
then	O
abducted	O
by	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
and	O
taken	O
to	O
an	O
abandoned	O
slaughterhouse	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
kidnapped	O
victims	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
base	O
on	O
Hillys	O
 '	O
moon	O
,	O
Selene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
failing	O
to	O
extract	O
Pey'j	O
from	O
the	O
slaughterhouse	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
Jade	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
secret	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
IRIS	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
are	O
being	O
possessed	O
and	O
manipulated	O
by	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Beluga	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
Pey'j	O
used	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
Hillys	O
,	O
Jade	O
and	O
Double	O
H	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
lunar	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
rescuing	O
Pey'j	O
,	O
destroying	O
Kehck	O
's	O
command	O
ship	O
,	O
transmitting	O
her	O
final	O
report	O
,	O
and	O
sparking	O
a	O
revolution	O
against	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Sections	O
,	O
Jade	O
confronts	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
High	O
Priest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
learns	O
that	O
her	O
human	O
form	O
is	O
the	O
latest	O
container	O
to	O
hide	O
a	O
power	O
stolen	O
from	O
the	O
DomZ	B-Application
centuries	O
ago	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
the	O
High	O
Priest	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
have	O
spirit	O
energy	O
to	O
survive	O
,	O
would	O
starve	O
to	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
back	O
on	O
Hillys	O
,	O
a	O
DomZ	B-Application
spore	B-Application
grows	O
on	O
j	O
's	O
hand	O
as	O
the	O
screen	O
fades	O
to	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Rayman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Pictures	O
studio	O
in	O
Montpellier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
BG&E	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
production	O
lasting	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
years	O
working	O
on	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
Ancel	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
something	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recalled	O
that	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
to	O
"	O
pack	O
a	O
whole	O
universe	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
CD	O
—	O
mountains	O
,	O
planets	O
,	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
goal	O
behind	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evils	I-Application
design	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
meaningful	O
story	O
amid	O
player	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
publicly	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
more	O
"	O
artistically	O
ambitious	O
"	O
and	O
resembling	O
games	O
like	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
substantially	O
changed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
commercially	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
shortened	O
by	O
removing	O
long	O
periods	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Ancel	O
's	O
dislike	O
of	O
this	O
aspect	O
of	O
gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Christophe	O
Héral	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
Ancel	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
background	O
in	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Héral	O
was	O
assisted	O
by	O
Laetitia	O
Pansanel	O
,	O
who	O
orchestrated	B-Application
the	O
pieces	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Patrice	O
Héral	O
,	O
who	O
performed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
singing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainly	O
Bulgarian	O
lyrics	O
were	O
chosen	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Propaganda	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Akuda	O
Bar	O
,	O
to	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
Soviet	O
propaganda	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lyrics	O
for	O
DomZ	B-Application
music	O
were	O
created	O
from	O
a	O
fictional	O
language	O
with	O
prominent	O
rolling	O
"	O
r	O
"	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crashing	O
metal	O
sound	O
effects	O
of	O
"	O
Metal	O
Gear	O
DomZ	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
played	O
during	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
,	O
were	O
recorded	O
from	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Héral	O
's	O
neighbor	O
playing	O
with	O
scrap	O
metal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
HD	O
re-mastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2011	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HD	O
edition	O
was	O
made	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
available	O
free	O
to	O
Gold	O
members	O
from	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
through	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
HD	O
for	O
retail	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
package	O
includes	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
Outland	B-Application
and	O
From	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
87/100	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
87/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
86/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
83/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Every	O
moment	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
looks	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
cutscene	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
effects	O
and	O
character	O
animations	O
were	O
"	O
amazing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Toose	O
of	O
SMH	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
"	O
dark	O
,	O
baroque	O
and	O
earthy	O
,	O
a	O
far	O
cry	O
from	O
the	O
squeaky-clean	O
action	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
European	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role-playing	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
staff	O
attributed	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
2003	O
releases	O
—	O
to	O
an	O
over-saturated	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
labeled	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
"	O
disappointment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coupled	O
with	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
big	O
titles	O
"	O
available	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
market	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
environment	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
time	O
to	O
be	O
appreciated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
were	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corre	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
(	O
in	O
2011	O
)	O
"	O
did	O
extremely	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
this	O
success	O
"	O
too	O
late	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
many	O
gaming	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
titles	O
garnered	O
six	O
of	O
eleven	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
IMAGINA	O
Festival	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
winning	O
"	O
Best	O
Writer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Team	O
Award.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
2003	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
version	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
Best	O
Story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evils	I-Application
audio	O
was	O
also	O
recognized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
named	O
22nd-best	O
Xbox	B-Device
game	O
and	O
12th-best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
the	O
title	O
12th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
GameCube	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
list	O
,	O
"	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
of	O
all	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
placed	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
the	O
200th	O
best	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
91st-best	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
it	O
29th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
placed	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
as	O
the	O
11th-best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
ranked	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
as	O
the	O
6th-best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
listed	O
it	O
at	O
#34	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Ubidays	O
2008	B-Application
opening	O
conference	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
temporarily	O
halted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Rayman	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2016	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
published	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
funded	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
to	O
their	O
upcoming	O
console	O
codenamed	O
"	O
NX	O
"	O
(	O
later	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
Ancel	O
stated	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
in	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
showed	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
during	O
their	O
E3	O
2017	O
conference	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Ancel	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
2008	B-Application
and	O
2009	O
trailers	O
were	O
from	O
initial	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
but	O
during	O
development	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
change	O
direction	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
work	O
previously	O
shown	O
was	O
from	O
an	O
effectively	O
different	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
rumors	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
the	O
prior	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
Ancel	O
confirmed	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Space	O
Monkey	O
Program	O
"	O
lists	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
however	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
platforms	B-Device
have	O
not	O
been	O
announced	O
yet	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
listing	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
later	O
told	O
Kotaku	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
many	O
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ancel	O
announced	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
Wild	B-Application
were	O
in	O
capable	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
stated	O
that	O
Ancel	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
directly	O
involved	O
in	O
BG&E2	B-Application
for	O
some	O
time	O
now	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
prequel	O
broke	O
the	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
