<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	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>
Developed	O
by	O
Techland	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	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
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
(	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bound	I-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
whereas	O
they	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
western	O
milieu	O
,	O
The	O
Cartel	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
modern-day	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
Mexico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
one	O
additional	O
game	O
;	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
(	O
narratively	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
milieu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
transitioned	O
from	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
developer	O
Techland	O
,	O
The	O
Cartel	O
and	O
Gunslinger	B-Application
were	O
delisted	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Gunslinger	B-Application
returned	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
The	O
Cartel	O
remains	O
unavailable	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	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
three	O
protagonists	O
:	O
Det	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
characters	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
choose	O
are	O
controlled	O
either	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
or	O
by	O
human	O
player(s )	O
in	O
drop-in/drop	O
-out	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
alternating	O
characters	O
level-by-level	O
,	O
or	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
character	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
for	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
in	O
The	O
Cartel	O
,	O
players	O
pick	O
a	O
character	O
before	O
beginning	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
confined	O
to	O
using	O
that	O
character	O
throughout	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
unless	O
they	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
characters	O
(	O
or	O
two	O
player	O
characters	O
in	O
co-op	O
mode	O
)	O
simultaneously	O
burst	O
into	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
goes	O
into	O
slow	O
motion	O
for	O
several	O
seconds	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
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
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
The	O
Cartel	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
Techland	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
(	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bound	I-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
)	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
non-playable	O
demo	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
PAX	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
has	O
ditched	O
its	O
one	O
point	O
of	O
distinction	O
,	O
exposing	O
an	O
insipid	O
shooter	O
that	O
's	O
lost	O
a	O
fistful	O
of	O
charm	O
in	O
the	O
process.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
Jane	O
Douglas	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
unlikely	O
decisions	O
go	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
Wild	O
West	O
franchise	O
's	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
21st-century	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
Mexico	O
ranks	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
a	O
disco-era	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
reboot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
said	O
they	O
had	O
responded	O
to	O
fan	O
feedback	O
from	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
which	O
overwhelmingly	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
major	O
issue	O
fans	O
identified	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
single-player	O
campaign	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
designers	O
of	O
The	O
Cartel	O
addressed	O
by	O
encouraging	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
multiple	O
times	O
,	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
character	O
each	O
time	O
;	O
"	O
while	O
there	O
is	O
one	O
storyline	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
on	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Narrative	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
,	O
Sons	O
of	O
Anarchy	O
,	O
and	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
fifth	O
iteration	O
of	O
Techland	O
's	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
several	O
individual	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
one	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
packed	O
nightclub	O
,	O
feature	O
more	O
assets	O
than	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Bound	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
allowed	O
for	O
advanced	O
screen	O
space	O
ambient	O
occlusion	O
,	O
custom	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
texture	O
filtering	O
,	O
with	O
anisotropic	O
filtering	O
allowing	O
for	O
smoother	O
transitions	O
between	O
mipmap	B-Data_Structure
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
IGN	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
called	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
Should	O
Be	O
Delayed	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Ray	O
Gallegos	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nowhere	O
near	O
release-quality	O
;	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
games	O
a	O
year	O
out	O
that	O
are	O
in	O
significantly	O
better	O
shape.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
recently	O
sampled	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
an	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
game	O
right	O
now	O
and	O
performs	O
badly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
indication	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
,	O
The	O
Cartel	O
and	O
Gunslinger	B-Application
were	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
removal	O
was	O
"	O
per	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
agreement	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
licensing/publishing	O
rights	O
have	O
reverted	O
back	O
to	O
Techland	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
remain	O
active	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunslinger	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
with	O
Techland	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
Techland	O
Publishing	O
moves	O
forward	O
as	O
a	O
leading	O
publisher	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
delighted	O
to	O
welcome	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
to	O
our	O
publishing	O
division.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
promised	O
that	O
information	O
on	O
The	O
Cartels	O
return	O
would	O
be	O
provided	O
"	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
such	O
information	O
was	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
unavailable	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
51	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
fourteen	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
45	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-two	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holding	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
47	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sixty-two	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Dan	O
Ryckert	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
generic	O
and	O
glitchy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
,	O
noting	O
poor	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
pop-in	O
,	O
empty	O
environments	O
,	O
constant	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
NPCs	O
disappearing	O
and	O
then	O
reappearing	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Andrew	O
Hayward	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
characters	O
"	O
absolutely	O
insufferable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
co-op	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
intriguing	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
very	O
critical	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
single-player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
especially	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
glitches	O
,	O
noting	O
poor	O
animations	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
,	O
animation	O
loops	O
,	O
floating	O
characters	O
,	O
subtitles	O
riddled	O
with	O
typos	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
spinning	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Australia	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Adam	O
Mathew	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
total	O
bust	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
ugly	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
could	O
be	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
2011.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PALGNs	O
Cian	O
Hassett	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
rubbish	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
conceivable	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
flimsy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
idiotic	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
driving	O
sequences	O
you	O
'll	O
ever	O
be	O
forced	O
into	O
screaming	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
by-the-numbers	O
first-person-shooter	O
with	O
only	O
half-hearted	O
attempts	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
pack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
heavily	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
glitches	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
like	O
a	O
school	O
project	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Juarez	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cartel	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sloppy	O
serving	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
should	O
know	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
ought	O
to	O
be	O
ashamed	O
of	O
themselves.	O
"	O
</s>
