<s>
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
earliest	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
setting	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
,	O
but	O
development	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
later	O
scrapped	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
hidden	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
apparently	O
for	O
debugging	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
MacDonald	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
terrific	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
has	O
a	O
great	O
mix	O
of	O
multiple	O
gameplay	O
types	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunately	O
,	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
exception.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Buffy	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
its	O
August	O
2002	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Adventure	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
