<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
preferring	O
instead	O
to	O
include	O
cooperative	O
online	O
play	O
and	O
score	O
attack	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulp	O
magazines	O
,	O
Burnout	O
,	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Firefly	O
all	O
inspired	O
the	O
team	O
during	O
Bulletstorms	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
action	O
,	O
pacing	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
writing	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
for	O
both	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
selling	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gearbox	O
Publishing	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Clip	O
Edition	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
campaign	O
only	O
version	O
titled	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
Lite	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Duke	I-Application
of	I-Application
Switch	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
reallocated	O
its	O
resources	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
26th	O
century	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
universe	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Confederation	O
of	O
Planets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Polish	O
game	O
studio	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
Painkiller	B-Device
series	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
first	O
triple-A	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
its	O
EA	O
Partners	O
program	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Painkiller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCF	O
's	O
Adrian	O
Chmielarz	O
directed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Epic	O
's	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
creator	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
,	O
and	O
penned	O
by	O
writer	O
and	O
producer	O
Rick	O
Remender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCF	O
confirmed	O
on	O
February2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
had	O
declared	O
gold	O
,	O
indicating	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
prepared	O
for	O
duplication	O
and	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
helped	O
PCF	O
extensively	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
PCF	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
developer	O
of	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
ensured	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
high	O
quality	O
by	O
providing	O
feedback	O
and	O
engine	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
envisioned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
cover-based	O
,	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
inspired	O
the	O
slide	O
mechanic	O
,	O
while	O
Scorpion	O
's	O
spear	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
inspired	O
the	O
leash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleszinski	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Burnout	O
of	O
shooters	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
Firefly	O
and	O
Serenity	O
as	O
his	O
inspirations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focused	O
on	O
"	O
redemption	O
and	O
revenge	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
planet	O
Stigya	O
,	O
a	O
tourist	O
paradise	O
destroyed	O
by	O
a	O
natural	O
disaster	O
of	O
unknown	O
origin	O
,	O
was	O
to	O
evoke	O
the	O
same	O
feeling	O
as	O
BioShocks	B-Application
Rapture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Ichi	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
Samurai	O
Spock	B-Language
"	O
while	O
General	O
Sarrano	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
a	O
placeholder	O
villain	O
,	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
classic	O
psychopath	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
pure	O
evil	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
"	O
was	O
revealed	O
when	O
game	O
developer	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
filed	O
a	O
trademark	O
request	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
designer	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	O
during	O
an	O
appearance	O
on	O
Late	O
Night	O
with	O
Jimmy	O
Fallon	O
on	O
April8	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
released	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
the	O
Epic	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	O
Edition	O
includes	O
bonus	O
in-game	O
content	O
when	O
playing	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
online	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
viral	O
video	O
for	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
parodying	O
the	O
Halo	O
3	O
"	O
Believe	O
"	O
diorama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
February	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Duty	B-Application
Calls	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Calm	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
PC	O
game	O
that	O
parodies	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
general	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
clichés	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
preordered	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Klei	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Shank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Echoes	O
missions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
January26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
Bleszinski	O
wrote	O
a	O
tweet	B-Application
on	O
January14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
only	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
game	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
was	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
making	O
fun	O
of	O
PC	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
on	O
February22	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
rating	O
board	O
later	O
reversed	O
its	O
decision	O
with	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Clip	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
uncensored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Gun	O
Sonata	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
May19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Blood	O
Symphony	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
increased	O
texture	O
resolution	O
and	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
created	O
by	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
's	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
Tour	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
with	O
new	O
voice	O
lines	O
recorded	O
by	O
Jon	O
St.	O
John	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
issues	O
in	O
transitioning	O
from	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
the	O
"	O
Full	O
Clip	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
Lite	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
contains	O
the	O
campaign	O
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Full	O
Clip	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Duke	O
of	O
Switch	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Turi	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
offering	O
players	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
freedom	O
when	O
controlling	O
Grayson	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
favourably	O
to	O
Mirror	B-Application
's	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
the	O
skillshot	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
responsive	O
gunplay	O
turned	O
Bulletstorms	B-Application
combat	O
into	O
a	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Houghton	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
3D	O
puzzle	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
high-speed	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donlan	O
liked	O
the	O
Echo	O
mode	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
distilled	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
disregarded	O
the	O
story	O
elements	O
completely	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
leaderboard	O
competition	O
favorably	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
and	O
Zuma	B-Application
Blitz	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Butterworth	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
upgraded	O
textures	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
stable	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
did	O
not	O
meaningfully	O
change	O
the	O
story	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
regarding	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
gyroscopic	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
statement	O
caused	O
enraged	O
gamers	O
to	O
review	O
bomb	O
her	O
book	O
at	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
her	O
claim	O
,	O
Lieberman	O
referred	O
to	O
eight	O
sources	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
DeMartini	O
,	O
an	O
EA	O
executive	O
,	O
remarked	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
perform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
behind	O
Killzone	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
around	O
300,000	O
units	O
in	O
February	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox360	B-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
platform	O
of	O
choice	O
for	O
most	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sebastian	O
Wojciechowski	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
following	O
their	O
split	O
from	O
Epic	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
adding	O
it	O
would	O
never	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
successful	O
or	O
profitable	O
as	O
Epic	O
's	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletstorm	B-Application
:	O
Full	O
Clip	O
Edition	O
debuted	O
as	O
the	O
23rd	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Capps	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
of	O
Bulletstorms	B-Application
sequel	O
but	O
was	O
sidelined	O
as	O
Epic	O
assigned	O
PCF	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgement	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCF	O
became	O
independent	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
a	O
management	O
buyout	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
retained	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
Bulletstorm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
