<s>
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
superhero-themed	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
is	O
handled	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
be	O
revived	O
by	O
a	O
teammate	O
or	O
respawn	O
at	O
a	O
neutral	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
MMOs	B-Protocol
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
armor	O
pieces	O
or	O
armor	O
sets	O
to	O
collect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
design	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
,	O
characters	O
also	O
possess	O
much	O
fewer	O
skills	O
than	O
other	O
early	O
MMOs	B-Protocol
;	O
however	O
,	O
each	O
skill	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
player-chosen	O
"	O
Advantages.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
travel	O
powers	O
,	O
including	O
swinging	O
using	O
grappling	B-Application
hooks	I-Application
,	O
flying	O
,	O
rocket	O
boot	O
jumping	O
,	O
hover	O
disks	O
,	O
super	O
jump	O
,	O
super	O
speed	O
,	O
teleportation	O
,	O
and	O
acrobatics	O
(	O
fast	O
running	O
,	O
leaps	O
,	O
and	O
flips	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
character	O
creation	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
with	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
edit	O
a	O
hero	O
's	O
movement	O
animations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
beast-like	O
hero	O
opting	O
to	O
run	O
and	O
leap	O
on	O
all	O
fours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
from	O
most	O
MMOs	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
original	O
elimination	O
of	O
any	O
character	O
class	O
or	O
archetype	O
system	O
;	O
characters	O
can	O
take	O
any	O
skill	O
or	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
followed	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
Online	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
their	O
Intellectual	O
Properties	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Villains	I-Application
to	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
NCsoft	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6th	O
edition	O
books	O
synergistically	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
adapt	O
their	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
characters	O
to	O
the	O
pen-and-paper	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
then	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
ongoing	O
development	O
of	O
Star	B-Protocol
Trek	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Cryptic	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
September	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
Discussion	O
Forum	O
addressed	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
announcements	O
regarding	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
post	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
FAQ	O
had	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
podcast	O
interview	O
for	O
the	O
gaming	O
website	O
vg247.com	O
dated	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Jack	O
Emmert	O
elaborated	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
"	O
ready	O
to	O
go	O
"	O
but	O
is	O
facing	O
an	O
indefinite	O
delay	O
while	O
awaiting	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
approval	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
readily	O
forthcoming	O
due	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
indecision	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
implement	O
MMO	O
's	O
across	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Champions	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
became	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in-store	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
