<s>
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Matt	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
pits	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
legendary	O
"	O
gaming	O
hero	O
who	O
is	O
"	O
returning	O
to	O
glory	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
some	O
25	O
years	O
after	O
his	O
debut	O
game	O
and	O
6	O
years	O
after	O
his	O
last	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
character	O
is	O
in	O
his	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
history	O
made	O
up	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
to	O
chronicle	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Return	O
of	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
marks	O
Hazard	O
's	O
fictitious	O
"	O
comeback	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
gaming	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
chronicles	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
's	O
successes	O
and	O
hardships	O
,	O
and	O
mirrors	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
the	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
from	O
early	O
8-bit	B-Application
to	O
modern	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
in	O
the	O
2009	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
category	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Cast	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Comedy	O
Game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
satirical	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
implementing	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
camera	O
perspective	O
with	O
combat	O
emphasizing	O
a	O
duck-and-cover	O
system	O
using	O
walls	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
a	O
legendary	O
video	O
game	O
character	O
with	O
over	O
25	O
years	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
his	O
credit	O
,	O
is	O
attempting	O
a	O
"	O
comeback	O
"	O
of	O
sorts	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
on	O
next-generation	B-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid	O
shot	O
the	O
game	O
literally	O
pauses	O
and	O
a	O
voice	O
known	O
as	O
QA	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
she	O
hacked	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
Matt	O
's	O
saves	O
being	O
removed	O
,	O
Sniperscope	O
intending	O
to	O
replace	O
Matt	O
in	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
style	O
twist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
comeback	O
"	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
staged	O
by	O
Wallace	O
Wellesley	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
company	O
,	O
Marathon	O
Megasoft	O
,	O
who	O
grew	O
to	O
hate	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
through	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
his	O
games	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
complete	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
manipulates	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
seemingly	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
animated	O
cartoon	O
Duck	B-Device
Amuck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
QA	O
takes	O
Matt	O
to	O
his	O
game	O
partner	O
Dexter	O
's	O
(	O
a	O
little	O
parody	O
of	O
Daxter	B-Application
from	O
Jak	B-Application
and	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
series	O
)	O
mansion	O
where	O
zombies	O
are	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
post	O
credit	O
scene	O
shows	O
Wellesley	O
now	O
reduced	O
to	O
a	O
videogame	O
shopkeeper	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
company	O
Zapp	O
's	O
Games	O
still	O
harboring	O
a	O
grudge	O
against	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
angered	O
upon	O
seeing	O
the	O
newest	O
game	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
went	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blog	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Real	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
website	O
"	O
Weapons	O
of	O
Matt	O
Destruction	O
"	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
viral	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
would	O
serve	O
to	O
establish	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
and	O
his	O
fictional	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
major	O
influences	O
that	O
have	O
shaped	O
video	O
gaming	O
into	O
what	O
we	O
see	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
identifies	O
Matt	O
's	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
1983	O
's	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Matt	O
in	O
Hazard	O
Land	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
original	O
8-bit	B-Application
side-scroller	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
Hazard	O
games	O
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
such	O
gaming	O
events	O
and	O
annoyances	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Steamy	O
Coffee	O
Controversy	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
longer	O
development	O
cycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
was	O
"	O
resurrected	O
"	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
when	O
they	O
announced	O
the	O
newest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
third	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
website	O
,	O
"	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
::	O
The	O
unofficially	O
OFFICIAL	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
greatest	O
game	O
hero	O
ever	O
created	O
!!!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
alongside	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
notes	O
that	O
Will	O
Arnett	O
voices	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Neil	O
Patrick	O
Harris	O
portrays	O
Marathon	O
executive	O
Wallace	O
"	O
Wally	O
"	O
Wellesley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
adds	O
further	O
that	O
"	O
characters	O
like	O
Captain	B-Application
Carpenter	I-Application
and	O
Master	O
Chef	O
are	O
more	O
overt	O
references	O
to	O
specific	O
franchises.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
process	O
of	O
parodying	O
action	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
genres	O
is	O
greatly	O
assisted	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
breaking	O
the	O
fourth	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parodies	O
include	O
references	O
to	O
long	O
elevator	O
waits	O
as	O
a	O
mask	O
for	O
game	O
loading	O
,	O
text	O
scrolling	O
RPGs	O
,	O
tutorials	O
,	O
various	O
action	O
games	O
,	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
Bugs	O
Bunny	O
,	O
evil	O
twins	O
,	O
Halo	O
's	O
Master	O
Chief	O
,	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
Arnold	O
Schwarzenegger	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eat	B-Application
Lead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Matt	I-Application
Hazard	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
52	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Matt	B-Application
Hazard	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Bath	I-Application
and	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
