<s>
|	O
caption	O
=	O
Crimson	B-Application
Alliances	I-Application
cover	O
artwork	O
depicting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
classes	O
:	O
(	O
from	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
)	O
Assassin	O
,	O
Mercenary	O
and	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
}}	O
Crimson	O
Alliance'''	O
is	O
a	O
co-op	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Certain	O
Affinity	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
RTX	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
demo	O
at	O
E3	O
,	O
ComicCon	O
and	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
being	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011.Crimson	O
Alliance	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
LIVE	O
Arcade	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
a	O
freemium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
bonus	O
code	O
download	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
all	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
annual	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Summer	O
of	O
Arcade	O
titles	O
before	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
Crimson	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
that	O
uses	O
gold	O
to	O
upgrade	O
characters	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
,	O
Crimson	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
of	O
Game	O
Informers	O
and	O
G4TVs	O
"	O
Best	O
Of	O
"	O
awards	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
1UP.coms	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Sleepers	O
of	O
E3	O
2011.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
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.The	O
Observer	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Once	O
past	O
the	O
hackneyed	O
presentation	O
of	O
this	O
co-op	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
real	O
meaty	O
,	O
moreish	O
pleasure	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
it	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Derivative	O
,	O
shallow	O
and	O
ruthlessly	O
unambitious	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
Diablo	B-Application
clones	I-Application
go	O
this	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
addictive	O
on	O
consoles.	O
"	O
</s>
