<s>
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2006	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
and	O
TT	O
Games	O
Publishing	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
Lego	B-Language
's	O
Bionicle	B-Application
line	O
of	O
constructible	O
action	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
;	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
run	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
gun	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
seeks	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Voya	O
Nui	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
from	O
the	O
villainous	O
Piraka	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
began	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
since	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
more	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
compared	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
their	O
collected	O
Lego	B-Language
pieces	O
to	O
purchase	O
comical	O
cutscenes	O
of	O
the	O
villains	O
engaging	O
in	O
"	O
tomfoolery	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
instead	O
accomplished	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
IR	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
performing	O
actions	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
Force	O
operates	O
in	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
enemies	O
scatters	O
them	O
into	O
Lego	B-Language
pieces	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
hub	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
DS	B-Device
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
entirely	O
with	O
buttons	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
button	O
and	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
directional	O
pad	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
walk	O
and	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
with	O
other	O
consoles	O
that	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
run	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
gun	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
,	O
2D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
island	O
of	O
Voya	O
Nui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
focusing	O
on	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
,	O
TT	O
Games	O
decided	O
to	O
"	O
ensure	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
as	O
many	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Bionicle	B-Application
universe	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
follows	O
a	O
Matoran	O
who	O
has	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Voya	O
Nui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
began	O
in	O
late	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
early	O
on	O
to	O
not	O
follow	O
the	O
official	O
Bionicle	B-Application
story	O
,	O
as	O
ignoring	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
more	O
flexibility	O
in	O
game	O
development	O
and	O
enemy	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
received	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
ratings	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
(	O
ESRB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
preliminary	O
submissions	O
to	O
the	O
ESRB	O
resulted	O
in	O
ratings	O
that	O
Lego	B-Language
found	O
to	O
be	O
unacceptable	O
despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
blood	O
,	O
gore	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
characteristics	O
typical	O
of	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
-rated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
down	O
to	O
an	O
acceptable	O
"	O
E	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
E10+	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
covert	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
parallel	O
teams	O
at	O
Amaze	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
since	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
earlier	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
showcase	O
set	O
for	O
E3	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Navarro	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visual	O
presentation	O
and	O
charm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
to	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	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
average	O
score	O
of	O
59/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
regarded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
an	O
inferior	O
port	O
,	O
lambasting	O
its	O
poor	O
implementation	O
of	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Shepperd	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
pretty	O
much	O
everything	O
else	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
issues	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
worst	O
problem	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer.com	O
reviewer	O
Tom	O
Orry	O
argued	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
no	O
appeal	O
outside	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
who	O
might	O
be	O
willing	O
to	O
tolerate	O
the	O
"	O
merely	O
competent	O
action	O
game	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristan	O
Reed	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
humour	O
and	O
accessibility	O
to	O
younger	O
gamers	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
was	O
too	O
easy	O
and	O
too	O
similar	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
;	O
he	O
recommended	O
it	O
only	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
younger	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nate	O
Ahearn	O
of	O
TeamXbox	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
game	O
ca	O
n’t	O
really	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
childrens’	O
 [ sic ] 	O
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
...	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
fares	O
pretty	O
well	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
library	O
that	O
is	O
probably	O
totally	O
devoid	O
of	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
little	O
ones	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
received	O
more	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
but	O
reserved	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
noting	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
exception	O
of	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
"	O
delivers	O
everything	O
else	O
that	O
you	O
could	O
want	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Bionicle	B-Device
Heroes	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
its	O
impressive	O
number	O
of	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
and	O
explosions	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
Contra	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
soundtrack	O
also	O
received	O
praise	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Provo	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
rekindles	O
loving	O
memories	O
of	O
such	O
classics	O
as	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
or	O
the	O
top-down	O
levels	O
in	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Provo	O
felt	O
it	O
bore	O
only	O
a	O
"	O
tenuous	O
and	O
mostly	O
cosmetic	O
"	O
tie	O
to	O
Bionicle	B-Application
,	O
which	O
might	O
disappoint	O
some	O
fans	O
expecting	O
a	O
more	O
faithful	O
adaption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
Zeschitz	O
of	O
Planet	O
Gameboy	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
length	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
even	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
n't	O
Bionicle	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
