<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hardsuit	O
Labs	O
(	O
formerly	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
)	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
published	O
by	O
Perfect	O
World	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
,	O
arena	O
style	O
shooter	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
and	O
others	O
commonly	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
following	O
low	O
user	O
engagement	O
,	O
but	O
remains	O
active	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
setting	O
and	O
possesses	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
game	O
types	O
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
currently	O
has	O
no	O
single	O
player	O
other	O
than	O
a	O
controls	O
tutorial	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
zombies	B-Application
game	I-Application
mode	O
titled	O
OnSlaught	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
practice	O
"	O
mode	O
pitting	O
players	O
against	O
AI	O
or	O
"	O
bot	O
"	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapon	O
depots	O
are	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Blacklight	B-Application
Retribution	I-Application
features	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Reality	O
Visor	O
(	O
HRV	O
)	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
locate	O
enemies	O
,	O
mines	O
,	O
weapon	O
depots	O
and	O
Hardsuit	O
weak	O
points	O
through	O
walls	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
with	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
business	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
Perfect	O
World	O
would	O
publish	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
Q4	O
2013	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
lineup	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
Blacklight	B-Application
team	O
split	O
and	O
founded	O
Hardsuit	O
Labs	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
on	O
development	O
and	O
publishing	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Hardsuit	O
rolled	O
out	O
the	O
Parity	O
Patch	O
,	O
which	O
increased	O
consistency	O
between	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Hardsuit	O
Labs	O
and	O
Perfect	O
World	O
Entertainment	O
Inc	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
reverted	O
to	O
Hardsuit	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
the	O
migration	O
of	O
US	O
and	O
EU	O
servers	O
using	O
Multiplay	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
migration	O
of	O
Arc	O
accounts	O
into	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
ceased	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
remains	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
generally	O
scoring	O
higher	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
deep	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
