<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dystopian	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
with	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
requirement	O
)	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
receive	O
all	O
three	O
patches	O
,	O
where	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
received	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
patches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
no	O
patches	O
,	O
being	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
launch	O
day	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zombie	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
make	O
Blacklight	B-Application
a	O
multimedia	O
franchise	O
that	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trilogy	O
of	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
company	O
became	O
defunct	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
Atomic	O
's	O
comic	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
Fox	O
Atomic	O
Comics	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
creating	O
the	O
Blacklight	B-Application
comics	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
the	O
closing	O
of	O
Fox	O
Atomic	O
,	O
the	O
trans-media	O
rights	O
have	O
been	O
purchased	O
by	O
Imagine	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
,	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
storylines	O
,	O
but	O
tell	O
different	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
Blacklight	B-Application
universe	O
at	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
Black	O
Ops	O
"	O
game-mode	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
in	O
online	B-Application
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
campaign	O
that	O
takes	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
players	O
through	O
a	O
war-torn	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
features	O
five	O
distinct	O
weapons	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
assault	O
rifle	O
,	O
a	O
sub-machine	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
light	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
and	O
a	O
shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
XP	O
and	O
level	O
up	O
system	O
,	O
familiar	O
to	O
that	O
employed	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
rank	O
up	O
through	O
70	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
cyberpunk	O
overpopulated	O
near-future	O
where	O
megacorporations	O
reign	O
supreme	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
manipulate	O
world	O
governments	O
and	O
agencies	O
,	O
and	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
Eastern	O
European	O
city	O
called	O
'	O
Balik	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
agency	O
,	O
named	O
Blacklight	B-Application
,	O
is	O
contracted	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
terrorist	O
group	O
after	O
they	O
've	O
killed	O
the	O
initially	O
deployed	O
Tango	O
squad	O
,	O
sent	O
in	O
to	O
locate	O
a	O
Colonel	O
Klein	O
and	O
his	O
personal	O
Blacklight	B-Application
squad	O
after	O
they	O
went	O
missing	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
which	O
begins	O
to	O
plunge	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
a	O
downward	O
spiral	O
as	O
megacorporations	O
exploit	O
warfare	O
for	O
profit	O
and	O
manipulative	O
political	O
and	O
economical	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
which	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
Heart	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
described	O
Blacklight	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Science	O
Fact	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
science	O
fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
currently	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
61/100	O
on	O
the	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
moved	O
over	O
158,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
revealed	O
to	O
file	O
hosting	O
site	O
Big	O
Download	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
already	O
starting	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tango	I-Application
Down	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Blacklight	B-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
targeted	O
for	O
a	O
Winter	O
2011	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2012	O
(	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
