<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
dystopian	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
with	O
animation	O
inspired	O
by	O
God	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
both	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
properties	O
with	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
sharing	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
monsters	B-Application
that	O
began	O
emerging	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
humanity	O
created	O
the	O
Revenants	O
:	O
human	O
corpses	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
by	O
implanting	O
a	O
Biological	O
Organ	O
Regenerative	O
(	O
BOR	O
)	O
parasite	O
within	O
the	O
heart	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
vampiric	O
fighters	O
with	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
group	O
confront	O
Mido	O
,	O
he	O
reveals	O
his	O
true	O
plan	O
of	O
undoing	O
the	O
Gaol	O
as	O
he	O
kills	O
his	O
men	O
so	O
the	O
Relics	O
in	O
his	O
possession	O
would	O
instinctively	O
merge	O
into	O
Silva	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
mutate	O
and	O
frenzy	O
into	O
the	O
Skull	O
King	O
with	O
the	O
Gaol	O
briefly	O
dropping	O
enough	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
horrific	O
monsters	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Great	O
Collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furious	O
of	O
Silva	O
resisting	O
the	O
Relic	O
's	O
influence	O
,	O
Mido	O
explains	O
though	O
the	O
Gaol	O
started	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
prison	O
for	O
Revenants	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
now	O
become	O
a	O
shield	O
from	O
the	O
monsters	B-Application
outside	O
as	O
he	O
expresses	O
his	O
desire	O
for	O
the	O
Revenants	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
horrors	O
and	O
advance	O
as	O
a	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
Hellfire	O
Knight	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
Lord	O
of	O
Thunder	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
Daniel	O
Tack	O
gave	O
a	O
6.5	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
has	O
some	O
cool	O
things	O
to	O
enjoy	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
and	O
some	O
nice	O
ideas	O
that	O
shake	O
up	O
the	O
core	O
formula	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
incidental	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heart	O
of	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
remains	O
overburdened	O
by	O
stale	O
scenery	O
,	O
boring	O
bosses	O
,	O
and	O
tiresome	O
trudging	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
that	O
is	O
beyond	O
what	O
some	O
nice	O
touches	O
can	O
redeem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
adopts	O
the	O
Soulslike	O
formula	O
in	O
its	O
structure	O
,	O
presenting	O
a	O
familiar	O
cycle	O
of	O
progression	O
and	O
basic	O
combat	O
similarities	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
interesting	O
ideas	O
here	O
,	O
too	O
,	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
Blood	O
Codes	O
and	O
their	O
distinct	O
Gifts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
building	O
itself	O
on	O
well-tread	O
ground	O
,	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
definitely	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
drummer	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
beat	O
can	O
lose	O
its	O
rhythm	O
when	O
you	O
need	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
steady	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
’re	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
familiar	O
type	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
open	O
to	O
loving	O
and	O
hating	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
many	O
mechanical	O
quirks	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
breath	O
,	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
sinking	O
your	O
teeth	O
into.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
video	O
games	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
60,843	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Code	B-Application
Vein	I-Application
has	O
now	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
