<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Grounding	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragon	O
can	O
be	O
moved	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
standard	O
gamepad	B-Device
or	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
Draco	I-Application
,	O
using	O
Kinect-only	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
staff	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
including	O
director	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
designer	O
Tomohiro	O
Kondo	O
,	O
artist	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Saori	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
tying	O
into	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Side	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grounding	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
rider	O
,	O
navigating	O
through	O
26	O
levels	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
Draco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragons	O
is	O
controlled	O
through	O
a	O
standard	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
optionally	O
incorporating	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
functions	O
map	O
body	O
movements	O
to	O
dragon	O
movement	O
and	O
attacking	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
voice	O
commands	O
to	O
alter	O
its	O
position	O
or	O
activate	O
its	O
special	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
asynchronous	O
cooperative	O
play	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
hire	O
each	O
others	O
 '	O
dragons	O
and	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
rewards	O
from	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Draco	O
,	O
a	O
planet	O
populated	O
by	O
dragons	O
and	O
human	O
colonists	O
;	O
one	O
century	O
prior	O
humans	O
arrived	O
on	O
Draco	O
from	O
an	O
overpopulated	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
since	O
lost	O
contact	O
and	O
now	O
fight	O
a	O
disease	O
called	O
Crimsonscale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
conceived	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
when	O
talking	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
small-scale	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Futatsugi	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
struggling	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
with	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
console	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
staff	O
members	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
Zwei	I-Application
director	O
Tomohiro	O
Kondo	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Hitoshi	O
Nakanishi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
art	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
and	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
art	O
lead	O
Takehiko	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
joining	O
later	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
production	O
began	O
in	O
2010	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
announcement	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
only	O
using	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
E3	O
2012	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
negative	O
feedback	O
around	O
the	O
Kinect-only	O
controls	O
and	O
to	O
bolster	O
the	O
launch	O
line-up	O
of	O
the	O
in-production	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
announcement	O
through	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
journalists	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Futatsugi	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
term	O
,	O
with	O
Spencer	O
saying	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
direct	O
references	O
,	O
and	O
Futatsugi	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
premise	O
worked	O
best	O
as	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
similar	O
to	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
found	O
it	O
challenging	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Kinect-driven	O
rail	O
shooter	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
approachable	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
became	O
more	O
challenging	O
after	O
shifting	O
platforms	O
due	O
to	O
balancing	O
Kinect-based	O
and	O
gamepad-based	O
control	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	O
platform	O
change	O
were	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
online	O
elements	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
voice	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
flight	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dragons	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
organic	O
appearance	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
the	O
weapon-like	O
creatures	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
composer	O
Saori	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
with	O
Jeremy	O
Garren	O
of	O
Pyramind	O
Studio	O
arranging	O
her	O
score	O
and	O
adding	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
full	O
creative	O
freedom	O
by	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
Kobayashi	O
made	O
an	O
effort	O
not	O
to	O
mimic	O
her	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
score	O
was	O
written	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
included	O
remixes	O
of	O
two	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
tracks	O
in	O
her	O
intended	O
musical	O
style	O
on	O
Journey	O
,	O
an	O
album	O
of	O
remixes	O
created	O
by	O
Kobayashi	O
and	O
singer	O
Yumiko	O
Takahashi	O
for	O
their	O
band	O
Akane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
under	O
its	O
Project	B-Application
Draco	I-Application
title	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
development	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
13	O
June	O
2012	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
and	O
an	O
apology	O
issued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
a	O
console	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
dependant	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
Futatsugi	O
expressed	O
a	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
strong	O
lead	O
character	O
and	O
follow	O
on	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
acted	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
project	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Side	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grounding	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
on	O
12	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Side	O
Story	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
shooter	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
that	O
would	O
promote	O
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
sharing	O
characters	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
met	O
with	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
55	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
39	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
gaming	O
websites	O
outside	O
reviews	O
criticized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
in	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
further	O
noting	O
increasing	O
player	O
backlash	O
against	O
their	O
growing	O
presence	O
in	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Robinson	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
art	O
direction	O
despite	O
its	O
technical	O
quality	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
thin	O
and	O
troubled	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
[	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
games ]	O
,	O
slim	O
on	O
the	O
ambition	O
,	O
vision	O
and	O
art	O
that	O
made	O
its	O
predecessors	O
what	O
they	O
were.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
edition	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Magazine	O
,	O
Jon	O
Blyth	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
faulted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Slusser	O
of	O
GameTrailers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
implementation	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
content	O
or	O
polish	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
gather	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Polygon	O
expressed	O
frustration	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
its	O
secondary	O
systems	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
Crimson	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
"	O
manages	O
to	O
take	O
riding	O
on	O
a	O
sweet	O
flying	O
dragon	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
bland	O
,	O
frustrating	O
slog.	O
"	O
</s>
