<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
began	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
within	O
the	O
fledgling	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
studio	O
after	O
failed	O
attempts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
at	O
original	O
developer	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
following	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invisible	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
key	O
influences	O
were	O
the	O
myth	O
of	O
Icarus	B-Application
,	O
a	O
thematic	O
element	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
artwork	O
and	O
ideas	O
of	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
,	O
which	O
influenced	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
while	O
combining	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
typical	O
cyberpunk	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	O
episode	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
featuring	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
,	O
featuring	O
further	O
improvements	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
platforms	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
incorporating	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Revolution	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2027	O
,	O
25	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
future	O
rife	O
with	O
secret	O
organizations	O
and	O
conspiracies	O
:	O
among	O
these	O
forces	O
is	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
this	O
,	O
global	O
megacorporations	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
eclipse	O
government	O
authority	O
in	O
power	O
and	O
influence	O
,	O
while	O
private	B-Application
military	I-Application
forces	O
dwarf	O
the	O
sanctioned	O
armies	O
of	O
First	O
World	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Adam	O
Jensen	O
:	O
coming	O
from	O
a	O
humble	O
background	O
in	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
he	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
SWAT	B-Application
squad	O
until	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
follow	O
a	O
questionable	O
order	O
and	O
was	O
turfed	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
meets	O
many	O
key	O
characters	O
during	O
his	O
missions	O
between	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
Montreal	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Shanghai	B-Device
metropolis	O
of	O
Hengsha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Sarif	O
's	O
chief	O
pilot	O
Faridah	O
Malik	O
;	O
Sarif	O
systems	O
engineer	O
Frank	O
Pritchard	O
;	O
Eliza	O
Cassan	O
,	O
a	O
media	O
personality	O
and	O
public	O
face	O
of	O
Picus	O
Communications	O
;	O
William	O
Taggart	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	O
anti-augmentation	O
group	O
Humanity	O
Front	O
;	O
Hugh	O
Darrow	O
,	O
who	O
founded	O
augmentation	O
technology	O
but	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
genetically	O
incapable	O
of	O
using	O
them	O
;	O
Zhao	O
Yun	O
Ru	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
Tai	O
Yong	O
Medical	O
megacorporation	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Tyrants	O
"	O
mercenary	B-Application
squad	O
,	O
composed	O
of	O
leader	O
Jaron	O
Namir	O
and	O
his	O
associates	O
Lawrence	O
Barrett	O
and	O
Yelena	O
Fedorova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jensen	O
defeats	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
Barrett	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
Hengsha	O
megacity	B-Application
in	O
China	O
before	O
launching	O
a	O
failed	O
suicide	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jensen	O
tracks	O
down	O
Eliza	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
construct	O
designed	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
question	O
her	O
role	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
help	O
Jensen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
Sarif	O
admits	O
that	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
are	O
behind	O
the	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Megan	O
meets	O
with	O
Bob	O
Page	O
to	O
discuss	O
her	O
employment	O
in	O
"	O
the	O
nanite	O
virus	O
chimera	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
D	O
project	O
"	O
:	O
prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Page	O
instructs	O
his	O
cohort	O
Morgan	O
Everett	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
Hyron	O
Project	O
for	O
salvageable	O
technology	O
for	O
the	O
'	O
Morpheus	O
Initiative	O
 '	O
,	O
setting	O
up	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Invisible	B-Application
War	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
,	O
with	O
varying	O
involvement	O
of	O
series	O
creator	O
and	O
studio	O
co-founder	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
and	O
designer	O
Harvey	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Invisible	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
attempts	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
Spector	O
left	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
main	O
projects	O
were	O
dubbed	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Insurrection	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Invisible	B-Application
War	I-Application
while	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
divisive	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
open-world	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
branching	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
aborted	O
attempt	O
,	O
intended	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
project	O
following	O
Insurrection	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Snowblind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
game	O
was	O
halted	O
when	O
,	O
following	O
further	O
staff	O
departure	O
and	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
owner	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
closed	O
them	O
down	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
started	O
with	O
playing	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
determining	O
what	O
they	O
liked	O
and	O
disliked	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
how	O
they	O
could	O
carry	O
over	O
or	O
improve	O
these	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
main	O
staff	O
were	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
significant	O
challenge	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Revolution	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
consoles	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
and	O
Dugas	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lapikas	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
augmentations	O
,	O
conversations	O
,	O
hacking	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
stealth	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
interactive	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
balancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
gameplay	O
took	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
first-person	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
during	O
specific	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Augmentations	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
customizable	O
by	O
players	O
depending	O
on	O
playstyle	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
games	O
,	O
mechanical	O
augmentations	O
and	O
switches	O
to	O
third-person	O
view	O
enabled	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
changes	O
affect	O
Adam	O
's	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
for	O
the	O
cover	O
system	O
and	O
tactical	O
combat	O
;	O
F.E.A.R.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
;	O
BioShock	B-Application
for	O
the	O
interlinking	O
of	O
weapon	O
and	O
obstacle	O
types	O
;	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
regenerating	O
health	O
system	O
;	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
multiple	O
aspects	O
including	O
the	O
inventory	O
system	O
,	O
game	O
economy	O
and	O
contextual	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
as	O
a	O
reference	O
for	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
alert	O
systems	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
for	O
the	O
general	O
organic	O
feel	O
of	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hacking	O
mechanics	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Shadowrun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
initially	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
boss	O
battles	O
in-house	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similar	O
elements	O
of	O
player	O
choice	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
initial	O
design	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
in	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheldon	O
Pacotti	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
games	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
story	O
consultant	O
during	O
early	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
contacted	O
regularly	O
through	O
production	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
storyline	O
fitted	O
adequately	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
chronology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeMarle	O
was	O
brought	O
onto	O
the	O
project	O
four	O
months	O
into	O
its	O
development	O
after	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
mechanical	O
rather	O
than	O
nanotechnological	O
enhancement	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeMarle	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
study	O
of	O
transhumanism	O
through	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Adam	O
,	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
1982	O
film	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
while	O
also	O
using	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
to	O
put	O
questions	O
surrounding	O
the	O
ethics	O
and	O
motivations	O
surrounding	O
transhumanism	O
in	O
a	O
nuanced	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Adam	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
confront	O
these	O
issues	O
in	O
person	O
was	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
central	O
irony	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
explored	O
using	O
different	O
narrative	O
elements	O
in	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
portrayals	O
in	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
parallel	O
the	O
Greek	O
myth	O
of	O
Icarus	B-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
myth	O
,	O
Icarus	B-Application
was	O
flying	O
with	O
artificial	O
wings	O
,	O
but	O
flew	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
sun	O
and	O
destroyed	O
his	O
wings	O
,	O
causing	O
his	O
fatal	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Children	O
of	O
Men	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
resultant	O
chaotic	O
drama	O
;	O
BioShock	B-Application
gave	O
them	O
a	O
reference	O
for	O
handling	O
mature	O
themes	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Rome	O
showed	O
how	O
influential	O
people	O
's	O
ambitions	O
shaped	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sense	O
of	O
tension	O
between	O
augmented	O
and	O
normal	O
humans	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
similar	O
tension	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
mutants	O
in	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
franchises	O
directly	O
inspired	O
he	O
desired	O
quality	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
themes	O
used	O
earlier	O
in	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
exploring	O
a	O
culture	O
of	O
fear	O
;	O
the	O
workings	O
of	O
a	O
surveillance	O
state	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
exploitation	O
created	O
by	O
economic	O
inequality	O
,	O
were	O
paralleled	O
in	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
key	O
visual	O
themes	O
were	O
the	O
Icarus	B-Application
myth	O
and	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
:	O
both	O
were	O
woven	O
in	O
on	O
a	O
narrative	O
and	O
visual	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
colors	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
notable	O
Renaissance	B-Application
artists	O
,	O
including	O
Johannes	O
Vermeer	O
and	O
Rembrandt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renaissance	B-Application
styling	O
originally	O
permeated	O
everything	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
ended	O
up	O
with	O
crates	O
looking	O
like	O
baroque	B-Application
furniture	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
toned	O
it	O
down	O
and	O
blended	O
it	O
with	O
modern	O
and	O
cyberpunk	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
coined	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
cyber-renaissance	O
"	O
to	O
define	O
their	O
blending	O
of	O
Renaissance	B-Application
styling	O
,	O
cyberpunk	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Icarus	B-Application
myth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
could	O
easily	O
have	O
replicated	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
films	O
like	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
original	O
within	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Something	O
that	O
concerned	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
about	O
portraying	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
which	O
chronologically	O
took	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
later	O
:	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
used	O
technological	O
elements	O
common	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
such	O
as	O
4:3	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
monitors	O
and	O
landline	O
telephones	O
,	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
used	O
mobiles	O
and	O
wide-screen	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Jacques-Belletête	O
,	O
this	O
separation	O
was	O
ultimately	O
put	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
differing	O
portrayals	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
:	O
while	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
was	O
set	O
in	O
poor	O
communities	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
social	O
impact	O
of	O
new	O
technology	O
,	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
of	O
society	O
and	O
technology	O
's	O
physical	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
focusing	O
purely	O
on	O
Renaissance	B-Application
styling	O
would	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
clothing	O
styles	O
deemed	O
"	O
too	O
allegoric	O
"	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
redesigned	O
them	O
so	O
they	O
included	O
Renaissance	B-Application
and	O
cyberpunk	O
elements	O
while	O
resembling	O
clothing	O
people	O
would	O
wear	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
and	O
not	O
appearing	O
clichéd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Adam	O
's	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
looked	O
at	O
multiple	O
protagonist	O
from	O
cyberpunk	O
fiction	O
,	O
from	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
to	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacques-Belletête	O
moderated	O
his	O
design	O
to	O
combine	O
Renaissance	B-Application
aesthetics	O
with	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
thematics	O
:	O
he	O
defined	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
Adam	O
's	O
augmented	O
state	O
in	O
combat	O
during	O
the	O
brief	O
third-person	O
camera	O
moments	O
while	O
still	O
seeing	O
him	O
having	O
a	O
meal	O
in	O
a	O
high-class	O
restaurant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
created	O
two	O
looks	O
:	O
a	O
sleeveless	O
action-oriented	O
look	O
for	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sleeved	O
trench	O
coat	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
collar	O
and	O
geometric	O
patterning	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
it	O
took	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
to	O
finalize	O
Adam	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
designs	O
being	O
rejected	O
as	O
they	O
failed	O
to	O
properly	O
balance	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
and	O
Renaissance	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
technical	O
advancement	O
for	O
different	O
locations	O
:	O
the	O
most	O
realistic	O
location	O
they	O
created	O
was	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
hub	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
was	O
the	O
two-level	O
fictional	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Hengsha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Architecture	O
in	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
area	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
then-modern	O
buildings	O
from	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCann	O
,	O
when	O
comparing	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
with	O
his	O
prior	O
work	O
on	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
could	O
be	O
scored	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
linear	O
nature	O
,	O
while	O
Human	O
Revolutions	O
non-linear	O
approach	O
to	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
made	O
composition	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
visuals	O
 '	O
Renaissance	B-Application
styling	O
,	O
convincing	O
him	O
to	O
blend	O
organic	O
and	O
traditional	O
cyberpunk	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocals	O
also	O
evoked	O
slight	O
religious	O
overtones	O
,	O
which	O
again	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
three	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
's	O
multiple	O
religious	O
associations	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
suggested	O
and	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Renaissance	B-Application
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
given	O
by	O
McCann	O
was	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
city	O
hubs	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
wealthy	O
areas	O
of	O
Hengsha	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
evokes	O
light	O
and	O
wealth	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
poor	O
areas	O
of	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
dark	O
to	O
reflect	O
lawlessness	O
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
decay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
piece	O
he	O
commented	O
on	O
in	O
2010	O
was	O
"	O
Icarus	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Icarus	B-Application
"	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
extension	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
also	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
themes	O
and	O
motifs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
album	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
was	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
by	O
Eidos	O
France	O
director	O
Patrick	O
Melchior	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
MusiquePlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
port	O
was	O
outsourced	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
to	O
Nixxes	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
Eidos	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
porting	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
made	O
their	O
name	O
porting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Explosive	O
Mission	O
Pack	O
"	O
included	O
a	O
mission	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
central	O
character	O
from	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
along	O
with	O
additional	O
weapons	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
pack	O
included	O
codes	O
to	O
unlock	O
Deus	O
Ex-themed	O
items	O
for	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
pre-orders	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
released	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
pre-order	O
content	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStop	O
had	O
instructed	O
employees	O
to	O
remove	O
coupons	O
for	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
on	O
OnLive	B-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
service	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
coupon	O
promoted	O
a	O
competitor	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
subsidiaries	O
,	O
Spawn	O
Labs	O
and	O
Impulse	B-Application
,	O
which	O
it	O
had	O
recently	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
apology	O
,	O
GameStop	O
began	O
giving	O
customers	O
a	O
$50	O
gift	O
card	O
in-store	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
copies	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
prior	O
to	O
August	O
26	O
and	O
who	O
brought	O
the	O
issue	O
to	O
their	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
included	O
all	O
pre-order	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
English	O
voice	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
was	O
cut	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
releasing	O
simply	O
as	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
( デウスエクス	O
,	O
Deusuekusu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
alongside	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
's	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
pushed	O
forward	O
into	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
due	O
to	O
CERO	O
requesting	O
a	O
further	O
edit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
October	O
19	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
likewise	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
:	O
it	O
released	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
20	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
initially	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
it	O
beginning	O
development	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
when	O
the	O
visual	O
theme	O
was	O
finalized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
improved	O
the	O
lighting	O
,	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
player	O
freedom	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
entirely	O
at	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
gave	O
the	O
team	O
the	O
opportunity	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
multiple	O
solutions	O
,	O
something	O
they	O
regretted	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
–	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
,	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Straight	O
Right	O
—	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
handled	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
—	O
and	O
Canada-based	O
Snowed	O
In	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
release	O
on	O
its	O
original	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
made	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
energy	O
system	O
,	O
improved	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
lighting	O
and	O
shading	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
wishes	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
ports	O
of	O
major	O
games	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
had	O
been	O
underwhelming	O
in	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
the	O
gaming	O
public	O
,	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
saw	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
"	O
ultimate	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
priced	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
console	O
versions	O
:	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
staff	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
added	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
versions	O
included	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
option	O
for	O
some	O
functions	O
:	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
SmartGlass	I-Protocol
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
evoking	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
impressions	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
CGI	O
trailer	O
from	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
alongside	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
added	O
equipment	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
here	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
novel	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Icarus	B-Application
Effect	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Swallow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
novel	O
by	O
Swallow	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Fallen	O
Angel	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
online	O
download	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
:	O
the	O
novel	O
details	O
Malik	O
's	O
early	O
life	O
in	O
Hengsha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
scores	O
of	O
90/100	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
89/100	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
was	O
also	O
generally	O
positive	O
:	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
scores	O
of	O
88/100	O
and	O
91/100	O
,	O
respectively	O
based	O
on	O
30	O
and	O
4	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Channell	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
intelligently-written	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
praising	O
both	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
and	O
side	O
quests	O
despite	O
some	O
supporting	O
characters	O
 '	O
stories	O
being	O
left	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
was	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
general	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
fault	O
in	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
general	O
balancing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VanOrd	O
praised	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
and	O
playtime	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
weak	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
distracted	O
from	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Francis	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
options	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
despite	O
some	O
linear	O
design	O
choices	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
hacking	O
for	O
its	O
more	O
interactive	O
form	O
than	O
earlier	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
both	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
successfully	O
hybridized	O
the	O
role-playing	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genres	O
,	O
praising	O
character	O
customization	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
found	O
Jensen	O
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
inexpressive	O
and	O
facial	O
animations	O
"	O
robotic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
despite	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
generally	O
lauded	O
the	O
world	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
VanOrd	O
again	O
noted	O
dated	O
facial	O
animations	O
and	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
generally	O
praised	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
particularly	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bramwell	O
,	O
again	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
revamped	O
boss	O
battles	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
that	O
did	O
not	O
function	O
properly	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
likewise	O
debuted	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
all-format	O
game	O
software	O
charts	O
,	O
not	O
including	O
digital	O
sales	O
:	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
sales	O
were	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
57%	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
31%	O
was	O
sold	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
13%	O
of	O
sales	O
were	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
classed	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
behind	O
Zumba	B-Application
Fitness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
cut	O
)	O
and	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
12	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
N-Fusion	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fall	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Icarus	B-Application
Effect	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
later	O
adventures	O
of	O
protagonists	O
Saxon	O
and	O
Kelso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
2014	O
for	O
Android	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
where	O
Adam	O
destroyed	O
Panchea	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
has	O
rejected	O
augmentation	O
technology	O
and	O
segregated	O
those	O
who	O
possess	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
forms	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series-wide	O
project	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
additional	O
media	O
designed	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
series	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
