<s>
Broforce	B-Device
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
run-and-gun	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Free	O
Lives	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
followed	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2016	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broforce	B-Device
includes	O
dozens	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
earns	O
more	O
as	O
they	O
rescue	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
prisoners	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Broforce	B-Device
characters	O
,	O
under	O
direction	O
of	O
"	O
Nelson	O
Brodela	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
parodies	O
of	O
mostly	O
fictional	O
action	O
heroes	O
,	O
including	O
John	O
Rambo	O
,	O
Die	O
Hard	O
John	O
McClane	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Norris	O
,	O
Mr.	O
T	O
,	O
Alien	O
Ellen	O
Ripley	O
,	O
and	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
T-800	B-General_Concept
;	O
they	O
are	O
often	O
named	O
by	O
adding	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
bro	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
in	O
some	O
manner	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Rambro	O
,	O
the	O
Brominator	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
control	O
on	O
which	O
Broforce	B-Device
character	O
they	O
will	O
start	O
the	O
level	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
time	O
that	O
character	O
dies	O
or	O
a	O
prisoner	O
of	O
war	O
is	O
rescued	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
Broforce	B-Device
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
"	O
bros	O
"	O
stems	O
from	O
game	O
director	O
Evan	B-Device
Greenwood	I-Device
's	O
love	O
for	O
action	O
films	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
1990s	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
like	O
traveling	O
to	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
fighting	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
,	O
and	O
racing	O
sharks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greenwood	O
has	O
called	O
Broforce	B-Device
a	O
"	O
loving	O
portrayal	O
of	O
action	O
heroes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
"	O
token	O
female	O
"	O
or	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
rival	O
female	O
Broforce	B-Device
for	O
plot	O
or	O
romance	O
purposes	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
made	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
team	O
so	O
as	O
not	O
to	O
distinguish	O
by	O
gender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Greenwood	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
space	O
opera	O
with	O
roguelike	O
elements	O
,	O
Contra-style	O
aliens	O
,	O
themes	O
of	O
Satan	B-Protocol
in	O
big	O
business	O
,	O
betrayal	O
,	O
and	O
bro	O
identity	O
,	O
explosions	O
that	O
create	O
weightlessness	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
where	O
the	O
Broforce	B-Device
themselves	O
are	O
rescued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
discussed	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
bro	O
who	O
questions	O
his	O
bro	O
and	O
human	O
status	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
feelings	O
before	O
realizing	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
bros	O
do	O
not	O
feel	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
Broforce	B-Device
game	O
demo	O
called	O
"	O
Brototype	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
from	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
which	O
sampled	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
approved	O
on	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2013	O
and	O
open	O
for	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
7	O
April	O
2014	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
full	O
release	O
in	O
Q2	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
based	O
on	O
The	O
Expendables	O
3	O
called	O
The	B-Device
Expendabros	I-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Expendabros	I-Device
expansion	O
became	O
free-to-play	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
The	O
Expendables	O
3	O
film	O
and	O
remained	O
so	O
until	O
31	O
December	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
and	O
again	O
expanded	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fight	O
Satan	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
without	O
The	B-Device
Expendabros	I-Device
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devolver	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
major	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
named	O
Broforce	B-Device
Forever	O
,	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reporters	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Terraria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Beneath	O
Broforce	B-Device
's	O
bad	O
puns	O
and	O
bulging	O
biceps	O
lies	O
a	O
brilliant	O
ode	O
to	O
action	O
cinema	O
and	O
retro	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
awarded	O
it	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Broforce	B-Device
is	O
a	O
silly	O
,	O
but	O
sincere	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
iconic	O
action	O
movies	O
,	O
refined	O
to	O
perfection	O
with	O
rich	O
environments	O
and	O
wonderfully-crafted	O
enemies.	O
"	O
</s>
