<s>
Enslaved	B-Application
:	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
Enslaved	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
150	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
following	O
a	O
global	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
pitched	O
as	O
a	O
CGI	O
film	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
teams	O
had	O
halted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	O
After	O
People	O
inspired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Ico	B-Application
inspired	O
the	O
dynamics	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Serkis	O
and	O
Lindsey	O
Shaw	O
provided	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Nitin	O
Sawhney	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
power	O
Enslaved	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
Pigsy	O
's	O
Perfect	O
10	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
version	O
,	O
featuring	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
25	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
she	O
can	O
scan	O
the	O
surrounding	O
area	O
revealing	O
hazards	O
such	O
as	O
land	O
mines	O
or	O
mechs	O
on	O
standby	O
,	O
and	O
project	O
a	O
temporary	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
decoy	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
attention	O
away	O
from	O
Monkey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enslaved	B-Application
is	O
set	O
150	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
after	O
a	O
global	O
war	O
has	O
ravaged	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
destroying	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
world	O
plagued	O
by	O
robots	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
mechs	O
"	O
,	O
left	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
travel	O
across	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
headband	O
expose	O
Monkey	O
to	O
visions	O
of	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
life	O
before	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Enslaved	B-Application
,	O
Pigsy	O
lives	O
a	O
solitary	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
scrap	O
yard	O
with	O
his	O
only	O
companion	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
flying	O
robot	O
named	O
"	O
Truffles	O
"	O
who	O
helps	O
him	O
scout	O
scraps	O
and	O
provides	O
advice	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
initially	O
titled	O
Enslaved	B-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
previous	O
project	O
was	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
game	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tameem	O
Antoniades	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
actor	O
Andy	O
Serkis	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
film	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
Alex	O
Garland	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writer	O
and	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
Nitin	O
Sawhney	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
only	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
the	O
budget	O
of	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
3	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
confirmed	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
declared	O
gold	O
,	O
indicating	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
prepared	O
for	O
duplication	O
and	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
but	O
contractual	O
terms	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
forced	O
them	O
to	O
halt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
eventually	O
become	O
Enslaved	B-Application
:	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
powered	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Ball	O
,	O
CTO	O
of	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Nariko	B-Application
and	O
her	O
companion	O
Kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
development	O
,	O
Antoniades	O
researched	O
the	O
wuxia	O
genre	O
and	O
read	O
the	O
novel	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Enslaved	B-Application
is	O
only	O
a	O
loose	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
characters	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
's	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Serkis	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Enslaved	B-Application
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
;	O
Garland	O
became	O
involved	O
six	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2001	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
game	O
Ico	B-Application
inspired	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tank	O
Girl	O
and	O
Kai	O
from	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
inspired	O
the	O
second	O
iteration	O
of	O
her	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wears	O
a	O
face	O
paint	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
his	O
counterpart	O
in	O
the	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
novel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
tribal	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	O
's	O
hair	O
was	O
once	O
designed	O
as	O
white	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
an	O
albino	O
gorilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
circuitry	O
of	O
a	O
mech	O
in	O
first-person	O
by	O
pressing	O
buttons	O
like	O
a	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
cut	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
well-implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serkis	O
considered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
be	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
film	O
where	O
it	O
helps	O
craft	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
utilised	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
capture	O
realistic	O
human	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
facial	O
animation	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
utilised	O
prominently	O
during	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
actions	O
within	O
the	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
were	O
considered	O
"	O
physically	O
impossible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serkis	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
also	O
allowed	O
for	O
better	O
dialogue	O
performances	O
since	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
actors	O
to	O
immerse	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
become	O
emotionally	O
engaged	O
,	O
thus	O
delivering	O
better	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serkis	O
and	O
the	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
team	O
also	O
used	O
a	O
physical	O
theatre	O
to	O
deliver	O
believable	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lindsey	O
Shaw	O
was	O
selected	O
from	O
some	O
60	O
actresses	O
to	O
provide	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Trip	O
at	O
a	O
casting	O
session	O
held	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitin	O
Sawhney	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
on	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
made	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
available	O
over	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
21	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
Target	O
Corporation	O
offered	O
a	O
miniature	O
paperback	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
5	O
and	O
8	O
October	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
,	O
bundles	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Pigsy	O
's	O
Perfect	O
10	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
several	O
character	O
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pigsy	O
's	O
Perfect	O
10	O
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
expansion	O
to	O
Enslaved	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
side-story	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
directly	O
linked	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
not	O
interfere	O
with	O
events	O
in	O
Enslaved	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
chapters	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
also	O
provides	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
display	O
and	O
play	O
both	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
add-on	O
in	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
on	O
23	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
shared	O
McElroy	O
's	O
concern	O
,	O
saying	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
graphical	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
that	O
slightly	O
undermine	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McElroy	O
praised	O
Garland	O
's	O
writing	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keast	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
combat	O
is	O
more	O
"	O
tactical	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
methodical	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
complex	O
as	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
or	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
hoped	O
they	O
would	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
Enslaved	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tameem	O
Antoniades	O
was	O
asked	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Informer	O
interview	O
about	O
what	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
potential	O
sequels	O
for	O
DmC	B-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Enslaved	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
mutual	O
understanding	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
interviewer	O
that	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
no	O
longer	O
owns	O
the	O
IPs	O
for	O
those	O
games	O
and	O
such	O
a	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
decided	O
by	O
the	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
Enslaved	B-Application
,	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
 '	O
2017	O
video	O
game	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
and	O
that	O
an	O
Enslaved	B-Application
sequel	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
