<s>
Blackwater	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Blackwater	B-Application
Worldwide	O
contractor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
published	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
shooter	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
on-rails	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
or	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
’s	O
one	O
thing	O
that	O
’s	O
important	O
to	O
Blackwater	B-Application
it	O
’s	O
their	O
100%	O
success	O
rate	O
for	O
protecting	O
people.	O
”	O
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
switch	O
between	O
squad	O
members	O
Devin	O
,	O
Baird	O
,	O
Smash	O
,	O
and	O
Eddie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackwater	B-Application
gives	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
completely	O
control	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
using	O
a	O
traditional	O
controller	O
or	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
controller-free	O
abilities	O
which	O
introduces	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
immersion	O
to	O
the	O
FPS	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Howe	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
505	O
Games	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
controller	O
out	O
of	O
player	O
’s	O
hands	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
have	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
experience	O
will	O
give	O
them	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
what	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
fighting	O
force.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Prince	O
said	O
"	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
immersive	O
Kinect-based	O
approach	O
will	O
give	O
players	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
experience	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
like	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
a	O
Blackwater	B-Application
team	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
without	O
being	O
dropped	O
into	O
a	O
real	O
combat	O
situation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
505	O
Games	O
and	O
Prince	O
worked	O
hand-in-hand	O
with	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
and	O
former	O
Blackwater	B-Application
operatives	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
intensity	O
of	O
real-world	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackwater	B-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
Blackwater	B-Application
a	O
mixed	O
but	O
mostly	O
positive	O
review	O
with	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
noted	O
some	O
flaws	O
such	O
as	O
obvious	O
enemy	O
paths	O
and	O
restarting	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
where	O
this	O
game	O
shines	O
is	O
its	O
Kinect-based	O
mechanics	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
blast	O
shooting	O
,	O
kicking	O
,	O
climbing	O
,	O
jumping	O
,	O
and	O
repelling	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Chiappini	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
deceptively	O
physical	O
even	O
for	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
title	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
designed	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
fitness	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
shed	O
a	O
few	O
extra	O
kilos	O
and	O
get	O
your	O
shooter	O
fix	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
gave	O
Blackwater	B-Application
1/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
insult	O
to	O
gamers	O
and	O
a	O
step	O
backward	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
not	O
judging	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
’s	O
functionality	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
,	O
Blackwater	B-Application
’s	O
complete	O
failure	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
in	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
enjoyable	O
fashion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Newton	O
of	O
KINECTaku	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Blackwater	B-Application
is	O
to	O
be	O
commended	O
for	O
maintaining	O
a	O
fairly	O
lively	O
and	O
varied	O
pace.	O
"	O
</s>
