<s>
Devastation	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
American	O
developer	O
Digitalo	O
Studios	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
,	O
that	O
focuses	O
heavily	O
on	O
team-based	O
gameplay	O
in	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devastation	B-Application
features	O
standard	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Unreal	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
mode	O
features	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
many	O
first	O
person	O
shooters	O
,	O
while	O
tactical	O
mode	O
features	O
slower	O
gameplay	O
more	O
akin	O
to	O
tactical	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
levels	O
from	O
this	O
point	O
on	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rebel	O
and	O
Grathius	O
teams	O
starting	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
a	O
non-linear	O
level	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
tasked	O
with	O
capturing	O
the	O
other	O
's	O
cloning	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devastation	B-Application
also	O
features	O
28	O
different	O
weapons	O
,	O
divided	O
into	O
8	O
categories	O
:	O
melee	O
,	O
pistols	O
,	O
sub-machine	O
guns	O
,	O
assault	O
rifles	O
,	O
sniper	O
rifles	O
,	O
squad	O
support	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
miscellaneous	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
began	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
an	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
add-on	O
pack	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
work	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Devastation	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
development	O
progressed	O
the	O
engine	O
received	O
numerous	O
upgrades	O
,	O
by	O
its	O
release	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additions	O
included	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
engines	O
skeletal	O
system	O
,	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
particle	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
system	O
called	O
OFX	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
MathEngine	O
's	O
Karma	B-Operating_System
Physics	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
during	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
European	O
publisher	O
NovaLogic	O
hosted	O
a	O
graffiti	B-Application
competition	O
in	O
a	O
cross-promotion	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
28	O
Days	O
Later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
games	O
release	O
Ryan	O
C	O
.	O
Gordon	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
port	O
both	O
the	O
games	O
dedicated	O
server	O
and	O
game	O
client	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
client	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Installers	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
Gamers	O
later	O
took	O
the	O
beta	O
code	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
installer	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
's	O
three	O
known	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devastation	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
detailed	O
urban	O
environments	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
wide	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weaponry	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
poor	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
derivative	O
storyline	O
and	O
game	O
aspects	O
,	O
mediocre	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
flaky	O
physics	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
also	O
received	O
fairly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
star	O
rating	O
from	O
The	O
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Tome	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
receiving	O
some	O
noticeably	O
negative	O
user	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
