<s>
is	O
a	O
2006	O
mech	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromehounds	B-Application
features	O
a	O
system	O
for	O
personalized	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mecha	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
campaign	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
wage	O
war	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	O
world	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
given	O
this	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
mercenary	B-Application
that	O
’s	O
this	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
Rafzekael	O
who	O
,	O
over	O
a	O
course	O
of	O
six	O
of	O
these	O
campaigns	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
shown	O
various	O
HOUND	O
archetypes	B-Language
making	O
this	O
mercenary	B-Application
familiar	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mission	O
of	O
each	O
campaign	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
tutorial	O
for	O
each	O
HOUND	O
archetype	B-Language
,	O
with	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
being	O
instructed	O
and	O
manifested	O
by	O
a	O
veteran	O
Rafzekael	O
mercenary	B-Application
named	O
Edguardo	O
Gillardino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
these	O
six	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
witnesses	O
the	O
deteriorating	O
situation	O
in	O
Neroimus	O
,	O
with	O
small	O
fighting	O
between	O
the	O
factions	O
increasing	O
combat	O
between	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
realizes	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
being	O
intentionally	O
escalated	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
third	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
engagements	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
other	O
HOUNDs	O
,	O
further	O
hinting	O
at	O
military	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Scout	O
and	O
Heavy	O
Gunner	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
also	O
engages	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Cerberus	O
Squad	O
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
black	O
ops	O
HOUND	O
unit	O
known	O
for	O
these	O
ruthless	O
,	O
but	O
efficient	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Sal	O
Kari	O
base	O
is	O
attacked	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
is	O
dispatched	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
HOUNDs	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
base	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
HOUNDs	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Cerberus	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
led	O
by	O
Edguardo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mercenary	B-Application
engages	O
the	O
Cerberus	O
Squad	O
alone	O
and	O
destroys	O
Edguardo	O
’s	O
HOUND	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
dying	O
,	O
Edguardo	O
acknowledges	O
the	O
Mercenary	B-Application
’s	O
skill	O
but	O
admits	O
that	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
base	O
has	O
made	O
war	O
inevitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
online	O
game	O
modes	O
occupy	O
a	O
specific	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
timeline	O
:	O
the	O
Single	O
Player	O
"	O
Offline	O
"	O
story	O
mode	O
chronicles	O
events	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
outbreak	O
of	O
the	O
Neroimus	O
War	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
"	O
Online	O
"	O
mode	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
actual	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
different	O
mech	O
classes	O
known	O
Role	O
Types	O
(	O
RT	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
in	O
Chromehounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromehounds	B-Application
features	O
a	O
garage	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
customize	O
HOUNDS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
parts	O
for	O
HOUNDs	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
single-player	O
missions	O
,	O
purchased	O
in	O
in-game	O
shops	O
and	O
some	O
parts	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
free/pay	O
download	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
X360	B-Operating_System
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
seven	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
unlike	O
when	O
you	O
used	O
to	O
select	O
frilly	O
ensembles	O
for	O
your	O
little	O
sister	O
's	O
Barbie	B-Application
collection	O
(	O
when	O
no	O
one	O
was	O
looking	O
)	O
,	O
Chromehounds	B-Application
lets	O
you	O
play	O
big	O
,	O
bad	O
burly	O
man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
Chromehounds	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Bombdog	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
M.A.V.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
core	O
community	O
of	O
old	O
Chromehounds	B-Application
players	O
has	O
formed	O
around	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
