<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
musical	B-Application
rail	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
journey	O
to	O
purge	O
a	O
far-future	O
internet	O
of	O
viruses	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
features	O
shooting	O
numerous	O
enemies	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
based	O
on	O
performance	O
and	O
bonuses	O
awarded	O
for	O
syncing	O
groups	O
of	O
shots	O
with	O
each	O
stage	O
's	O
musical	B-Application
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
controllers	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
through	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2001	O
title	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
carrying	O
over	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
producing	O
a	O
feeling	O
of	O
synesthesia	O
in	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
were	O
incorporated	O
after	O
production	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	B-Application
and	O
sound	O
production	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Yuki	O
Ichiki	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
new	O
and	O
existing	O
music	B-Application
from	O
Genki	O
Rockets	O
,	O
a	O
music	B-Application
group	O
co-created	O
by	O
Mizuguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
recurring	O
complaints	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
is	O
a	O
musical	B-Application
rail	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
controllers	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
uses	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
;	O
the	O
motion	O
technology	O
uses	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
with	O
different	O
actions	O
mapped	O
to	O
hand	O
and	O
arm	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
incorporating	O
swiping	O
and	O
stabbing	O
motions	O
with	O
the	O
control	O
sticks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
eight	O
enemies	O
are	O
targeted	O
,	O
a	O
score	O
bonus	O
is	O
granted	O
if	O
players	O
launch	O
the	O
attack	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
Archive	O
's	O
music	B-Application
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
achieving	O
feats	O
,	O
other	O
rewards	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
,	O
including	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
music	B-Application
videos	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
and	O
visual	O
options	O
which	O
alter	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
is	O
told	O
primarily	O
through	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
was	O
created	O
Tetsuya	O
Mizuguchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
Sega	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
including	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
earning	O
a	O
cult	O
status	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Sega	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Mizuguchi	O
co-founded	O
Q	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
Lumines	O
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Lumines	B-Application
:	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Mizuguchi	O
also	O
created	O
Genki	O
Rockets	O
,	O
a	O
music	B-Application
group	O
to	O
create	O
music	B-Application
to	O
his	O
tastes	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
first	O
major	O
project	O
being	O
the	O
music	B-Application
video	O
"	O
Heavenly	O
Star	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
shares	O
several	O
elements	O
with	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mizuguchi	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
as	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
develop	O
multiple	O
ideas	O
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
Rez	B-Application
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
or	O
was	O
not	O
satisfied	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuguchi	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
and	O
asked	O
what	O
project	O
he	O
wished	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
next	O
,	O
prompting	O
Mizuguchi	O
to	O
pitch	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
these	O
early	O
talks	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
to	O
Mizuguchi	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
incorporate	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
into	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
controls	O
were	O
still	O
included	O
,	O
with	O
Mizuguchi	O
feeling	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
additional	O
sensory	O
elements	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
involving	O
the	O
Move	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
pushed	O
for	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
software	O
environment	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
25	O
people	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
14	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
release	O
that	O
bundled	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
differences	O
caused	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
sound	O
channels	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
had	O
fewer	O
sound	O
layers	O
available	O
than	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
developed	O
in-house	O
rather	O
than	O
outsourced	O
to	O
another	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
September	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
30	O
September	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
far	O
cheaper	O
than	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
traditionally	O
told	O
,	O
was	O
communicated	O
through	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Mizuguchi	O
wanting	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
tears	O
by	O
its	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
work	O
writing	O
lyrics	O
for	O
Genki	O
Rockets	O
was	O
long	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
concepts	O
that	O
would	O
create	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Rez	B-Application
which	O
was	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
action-focused	O
,	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
paced	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
dramatic	O
and	O
thematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
bypass	O
this	O
limitation	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
console-specific	O
hardware	O
workarounds	O
and	O
geometry	B-General_Concept
instancing	I-General_Concept
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
GPU	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
with	O
effect	O
generation	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
licensed	O
the	O
graphical	O
middleware	O
Bishamon	O
,	O
collaborating	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
middleware	O
's	O
designers	O
to	O
customise	O
it	O
for	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
visual	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
evoke	O
an	O
organic	O
natural	O
feeling	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
technological	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
level	O
"	O
Evolution	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
discarded	O
concept	O
from	O
Rez	B-Application
of	O
a	O
whale	O
swimming	O
through	O
the	O
environment	O
was	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuguchi	O
wanted	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
combine	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
across	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
music	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Rez	B-Application
,	O
musical	B-Application
notes	O
were	O
synced	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
and	O
with	O
many	O
layers	O
that	O
needed	O
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
were	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
experimented	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controls	O
,	O
including	O
testing	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
entire	O
body	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
shooter	O
design	O
was	O
in	O
place	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
music	B-Application
underwent	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
quantization	B-Application
so	O
the	O
sounds	O
would	O
remain	O
melodic	O
despite	O
potential	O
randomness	O
caused	O
by	O
player	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
first	O
sketched	O
out	O
on	O
paper	O
,	O
then	O
created	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
its	O
length	O
was	O
decided	O
based	O
upon	O
its	O
visual	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
music	B-Application
's	O
desired	O
tempo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	B-Application
and	O
sound	O
design	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Yuki	O
Ichiki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
never	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
used	O
music	B-Application
interactively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
using	O
stock	O
music	B-Application
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
Ichiki	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
or	O
unusual	O
sounds	O
that	O
would	O
make	O
levels	O
stand	O
out	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
each	O
level	O
was	O
different	O
in	O
its	O
pacing	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
music	B-Application
and	O
sound	O
design	O
was	O
also	O
different	O
for	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blending	O
the	O
music	B-Application
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
required	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
sound	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
MIDI	O
drivers	O
tied	O
to	O
different	O
animation	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
four	O
sound	O
teams	O
,	O
but	O
Ichiki	O
had	O
only	O
one	O
person	O
working	O
on	O
integrating	O
the	O
music	B-Application
into	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
's	O
music	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Shogo	O
Ohnishi	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
for	O
music	B-Application
company	O
OneTrap	O
and	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
:	O
Degeneration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
Genki	O
Rockets	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Mizuguchi	O
wanting	O
full	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
scenario	O
and	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
"	O
Flow	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
6	O
June	O
2011	O
as	O
an	O
EP	O
with	O
an	O
earlier	O
music	B-Application
track	O
"	O
make.believe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ichiki	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
DJs	O
,	O
sending	O
them	O
music	B-Application
samples	O
and	O
giving	O
them	O
guidelines	O
for	O
remixes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
lengths	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	B-Application
saw	O
common	O
praise	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
noted	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
as	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
many	O
other	O
titles	O
used	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Music-based	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
lauded	O
the	O
title	O
despite	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
giving	O
particular	O
praise	O
to	O
its	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
and	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jose	O
Otero	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
1Up.com,	O
was	O
surprised	O
at	O
finding	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
his	O
preferred	O
way	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
but	O
faulting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
experimentation	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
masterclass	O
in	O
audio	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
emotive	O
power	O
of	O
CG	O
imagery	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
prime	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
best	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
both	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
vibration	O
feedback	O
and	O
problems	O
he	O
experienced	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
that	O
interrupted	O
his	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guy	O
Cocker	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
noted	O
some	O
difficulty	O
using	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
praised	O
its	O
music	B-Application
and	O
visual	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Annette	O
Gonzalez	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
lauded	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
praising	O
the	O
experience	O
despite	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
musical	B-Application
experience	O
"	O
than	O
a	O
traditional	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
players	O
tired	O
of	O
traditional	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
might	O
find	O
it	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kristine	O
Steimer	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
complete	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
again	O
faulted	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
alongside	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
music	B-Application
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
than	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
attributed	O
the	O
score	O
difference	O
to	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cocker	O
shared	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
original	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Move	O
controls	O
were	O
usable	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Clements	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
fairly	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	B-Application
,	O
but	O
faulting	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
shallow	O
,	O
compounding	O
issues	O
with	O
its	O
length	O
and	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samuel	O
Roberts	O
of	O
Play	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
music	B-Application
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
two	O
were	O
integrated	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
both	O
Clements	O
and	O
Roberts	O
were	O
negative	O
about	O
it	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
multiplatform	O
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
Q1	O
fiscal	O
report	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
suffered	O
lower	O
earnings	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
quarter	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
mention	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eden	I-Application
,	O
attributing	O
their	O
profits	O
to	O
back	O
catalogue	O
titles	O
,	O
digital	O
releases	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Michael	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
vice	O
president	O
Tony	O
Key	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
sell	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
 [ Ubisoft ] 	O
hoped	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
