<s>
Brink	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
BRINK	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brink	B-Application
,	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
Resistance	O
and	O
Security	O
,	O
battle	O
in	O
a	O
once-utopian	O
city	O
called	O
The	O
Ark	O
,	O
a	O
floating	O
city	O
above	O
the	O
waters	O
of	O
a	O
flooded	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brink	B-Application
has	O
Steamworks	O
integration	O
,	O
including	O
Valve	B-Application
Anti-Cheat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
id	B-Application
Tech	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
has	O
an	O
updated	O
rendering	O
framework	O
with	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
CPU	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brink	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
focus	O
on	O
parkour-style	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Brink	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2.5	O
million	O
units	O
and	O
generated	O
around	O
$120140	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Brink	B-Application
became	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
22	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Splash	O
Damage	O
developed	O
the	O
SMART	O
(	O
Smooth	B-Application
Movement	I-Application
Across	I-Application
Random	I-Application
Terrain	I-Application
)	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
SMART	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
will	O
automatically	O
clear	O
obstacles	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
complex	O
button	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SMART	O
automatically	O
mimics	O
adaptive	O
parkour	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
class	O
systems	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Territory	I-Application
and	O
Enemy	B-Application
Territory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quake	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operatives	O
:	O
Operatives	O
are	O
the	O
spies	O
of	O
Brink	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
distinct	O
body	O
types	O
in	O
Brink	B-Application
:	O
heavy	O
,	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brink	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
during	O
the	O
mid-21st	O
century	O
on	O
an	O
artificial	O
floating	O
island	O
called	O
the	O
Ark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	O
's	O
goal	O
in	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
to	O
protect	O
refugees	O
from	O
Security	O
forces	O
,	O
distribute	O
Ark	O
's	O
resources	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
need	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
establish	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
QuakeCon	O
2010	O
,	O
Splash	O
Damage	O
announced	O
Brink	B-Application
's	O
digital	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
for	O
several	O
digital	O
retailers	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bonuses	O
will	O
help	O
expand	O
the	O
players	O
starting	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
GameStop	O
)	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
(	O
Best	O
Buy	O
)	O
,	O
Psycho	O
(	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
and	O
Direct2Drive	O
)	O
and	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
(	O
Walmart	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
"	O
packs	O
are	O
both	O
available	O
in	O
Nordic	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
GAME	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
edition	O
"	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
costing	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
normal	O
edition	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
Spec	O
Ops	O
and	O
DOOM	B-Application
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Brink	B-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
August	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
4	O
August	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Agents	O
of	O
Change	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
free	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
to	O
stimulate	O
more	O
players	O
into	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
price	O
was	O
adjusted	O
to	O
$9.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Brink	B-Application
became	O
free-to-play	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
22	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brink	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
said	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
exceptional	O
team	O
shooter	O
,	O
smart	O
,	O
supremely	O
well	O
balanced	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
,	O
exciting	O
art	O
style.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
has	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
become	O
your	O
new	O
favorite	O
FPS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
finest	O
co-op	O
games	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
incomplete	O
or	O
unpolished	O
,	O
with	O
GamePro	O
giving	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
about	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
updates	O
from	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
favorite	O
shooters	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
I	O
want	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
criticized	O
the	O
single-player	O
experience	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
bad	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
Brinks	B-Application
artistically	O
compelling	O
soldiers	O
can	O
sail	O
effortlessly	O
over	O
obstacles	O
,	O
landing	O
acrobatic	O
maneuvers	O
never	O
before	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
effortless	O
poise	O
—	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
else	O
lands	O
flat	O
on	O
its	O
face.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bombs	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Flat	O
combat	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
are	O
just	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
make	O
Brink	B-Application
such	O
a	O
disappointment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
game[,]	O
plain	O
and	O
simple	O
,	O
and	O
going	O
about	O
it	O
solo	O
completely	O
defeats	O
the	O
purpose	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brink	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
incredibly	O
satisfying	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
Brink	B-Application
grabs	O
you	O
,	O
it	O
'll	O
grab	O
you	O
hard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Brink	B-Application
is	O
not	O
revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Combat	O
is	O
consistently	O
and	O
gratifyingly	O
chaotic	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
objective	O
system	O
organically	O
builds	O
choke	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
maps	O
reward	O
(	O
or	O
require	O
)	O
a	O
good	O
range	O
of	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
good	O
looks	O
,	O
heavy	O
customization	O
,	O
and	O
frenetic	O
,	O
fluid	O
gameplay	O
gives	O
Brink	B-Application
the	O
edge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
Brink	B-Application
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
not	O
for	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
