<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bound	I-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Western	O
milieu	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
program	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
narratively	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
two	O
additional	O
games	O
;	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
(	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
modern-day	O
)	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
(	O
narratively	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
but	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
milieu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
seventeen	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
McCall	O
brothers	O
;	O
Ray	O
and	O
Thomas	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
both	O
sergeants	O
in	O
the	O
Confederate	O
States	O
Army	O
,	O
fighting	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
army	O
commander	O
still	O
pursuing	O
them	O
for	O
their	O
desertion	O
,	O
they	O
enter	O
into	O
a	O
dangerous	O
alliance	O
with	O
Mendoza	O
and	O
an	O
Apache	B-Application
tribe	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
making	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
Techland	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
what	O
was	O
popular	O
and	O
what	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
received	O
mainly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
tended	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
poor	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
repetitive	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
especially	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
systems	O
,	O
considerably	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Ray	O
McCall	O
or	O
his	O
brother	O
Thomas	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
alternating	O
characters	O
from	O
level	O
to	O
level	O
,	O
in	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
most	O
levels	O
offer	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
which	O
character	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
choose	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
shares	O
an	O
identical	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
information	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
lasso	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
point	O
the	O
crosshairs	O
at	O
an	O
appropriate	O
spot	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
move	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
mouse	O
in	O
a	O
circular	O
motion	O
,	O
mimicking	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
using	O
an	O
actual	O
lasso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ray	O
's	O
mode	O
,	O
once	O
slow	O
motion	O
begins	O
,	O
Ray	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
rotate	O
360	B-Operating_System
degrees	O
from	O
a	O
fixed	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
crosshairs	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
hold	O
down	O
the	O
fire	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
crosshairs	O
pause	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
pull	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
or	O
mouse	O
to	O
fire	O
at	O
the	O
target	O
(	O
mimicking	O
the	O
action	O
of	O
real-life	O
fanning	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
available	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
online	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
via	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
points	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
wins	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Wild	O
West	O
Legends	O
"	O
(	O
game	O
scenarios	O
based	O
on	O
real-life	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Dalton	O
gang	O
's	O
last	O
raid	O
,	O
the	O
Frisco	O
Shootout	O
,	O
the	O
Skeleton	O
Canyon	O
shootout	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
O.K.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1866	O
,	O
the	O
brothers	O
are	O
in	O
San	O
Lorenzo	O
where	O
Ray	O
has	O
heard	O
of	O
a	O
lost	O
Aztec	B-Application
treasure	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Gold	O
of	O
Juarez	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
it	O
apparently	O
being	O
cursed	O
,	O
he	O
hopes	O
they	O
can	O
find	O
it	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Running	O
River	O
,	O
an	O
Apache	B-Application
chief	O
,	O
makes	O
plans	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
white	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnsby	O
learns	O
about	O
the	O
medallion	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
brothers	O
to	O
follow	O
Mendoza	O
into	O
Apache	B-Application
territory	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
pursue	O
them	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
gold	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
new	O
Confederate	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mendoza	O
leaves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
McCalls	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
Farther	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
find	O
the	O
medallion	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
prevent	O
Running	O
River	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
buy	O
other	O
rifles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
fears	O
the	O
curse	O
will	O
destroy	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
are	O
massacred	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
Ray	O
,	O
Thomas	O
,	O
and	O
Running	O
River	O
survive	O
,	O
Seeing	O
Farther	O
is	O
taken	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
partnering	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Techland	O
,	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
taken	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
mainly	O
concerning	O
the	O
platforming	O
and	O
stealth	O
sections	O
)	O
,	O
whilst	O
enhancing	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
that	O
received	O
the	O
most	O
praise	O
,	O
namely	O
Reverend	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
technological	O
standpoint	O
,	O
lead	O
product	O
manager	O
Paweł	O
Kopiński	O
said	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
fourth	O
iteration	O
of	O
Techland	O
's	O
own	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
considerable	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
3	O
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
4	I-Application
used	O
deferred	O
rendering	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
advanced	O
lighting	O
and	O
post-processing	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
also	O
used	O
their	O
own	O
physics	O
engine	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
ODE	B-Application
,	O
which	O
required	O
no	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
only	O
when	O
they	O
counted	O
back	O
from	O
Billy	O
's	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
they	O
realized	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
would	O
coincide	O
with	O
that	O
period	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orkin	O
states	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
white	O
suppression	O
of	O
Native	O
Americans	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
that	O
fueled	O
their	O
anger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
period	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
specific	O
groups	O
of	O
real-life	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
historically	O
accurate	O
manner	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Comanche	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Navajo	O
and	O
the	O
Pinkertons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Billy	O
's	O
Story	O
"	O
takes	O
place	O
fifteen	O
years	O
after	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
holding	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-nine	O
and	O
forty-seven	O
reviews	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seventy-seven	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
co-op	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
(	O
especially	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
(	O
"	O
close	O
to	O
pitch	O
perfect	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PALGNs	O
Michael	O
Kontoudis	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
tone	O
,	O
weaponry	O
,	O
duel	O
system	O
,	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
whilst	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
co-op	O
and	O
the	O
ease	O
and	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
as	O
unique	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
was	O
too	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
template	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
differentiation	O
in	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
dueling	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
citing	O
examples	O
of	O
"	O
bland	O
texture	O
work	O
,	O
"	O
pop-in	B-General_Concept
,	O
screen	O
tearing	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
aliasing	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Oli	O
Walsh	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
tone	O
(	O
"	O
profoundly	O
atmospheric	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
repetitiveness	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
citing	O
examples	O
of	O
tearing	O
,	O
poor	O
animation	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Taylor	O
Cocke	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpys	O
Eric	O
Neigher	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Ditum	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
considerably	O
more	O
units	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
24,000	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
20,000	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
their	O
overall	O
sales	O
were	O
down	O
52%	O
from	O
2008	O
,	O
having	O
earned	O
$247	O
million	O
by	O
November	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
$511	O
million	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
cited	O
the	O
strong	O
sales	O
of	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
Anno	B-Application
1404	I-Application
as	O
high	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
Old	O
West	O
Map	O
Pack	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
containing	O
four	O
new	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Wild	O
West	O
Legends	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
(	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Little	O
Bighorn	O
,	O
a	O
gold	O
theft	O
from	O
Vulture	O
Mine	O
,	O
and	O
attempted	O
escapes	O
from	O
a	O
Fort	O
Smith	O
prison	O
and	O
Elmira	O
Prison	O
)	O
.	O
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