<s>
Catalyst	B-Application
Black	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Super	O
Evil	O
Megacorp	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
players	O
using	O
Primary	O
and	O
Heavy	O
Weapons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
Trinkets	O
and	O
Abilities	O
,	O
that	O
enhance	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
gameplay	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
ranging	O
from	O
standard	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
to	O
more	O
intricate	O
team-based	O
and	O
achievement-related	O
game	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
globally	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
a	O
closed	O
,	O
invite-only	O
,	O
beta	O
period	O
beginning	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
that	O
was	O
primarily	O
coordinated	O
through	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
Discord	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catalyst	B-Application
Black	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
battleground	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
that	O
is	O
placed	O
on	O
a	O
team	O
composed	O
of	O
both	O
A.I.-controlled	O
teammates	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mode	O
where	O
teams	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
of	O
the	O
other	O
team	O
at	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Catalyst	B-Application
Black	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Nash	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Central	O
felt	O
indifferent	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
in-app	O
transactions	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
there	O
are	O
n't	O
any	O
direct	O
pay-to-win	O
mechanics	O
within	O
the	O
shop	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
entirely	O
hard	O
to	O
imagine	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
upgrade	O
mechanics	O
becoming	O
abused	O
by	O
players	O
who	O
do	O
n't	O
mind	O
throwing	O
money	O
at	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
