<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
overall	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
retro-futuristic	O
parody	O
of	O
1980s	O
action	O
films	O
,	O
cartoons	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
though	O
several	O
systems	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
were	O
simplified	O
or	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
introduces	O
the	O
titular	O
blood	B-Application
dragon	I-Application
,	O
a	O
massive	O
reptile-like	O
creature	O
that	O
can	O
shoot	O
laser	O
from	O
their	O
eyes	O
and	O
be	O
lured	O
to	O
attack	O
hostile	O
outposts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
initiative	O
to	O
release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
that	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
tasked	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
unexpected	O
as	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
movies	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Wraith	I-Application
and	O
Terminator	O
,	O
and	O
recent	O
movies	O
like	O
Manborg	O
and	O
Hobo	O
with	O
a	O
Shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
is	O
currently	O
producing	O
an	O
animation	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
titled	O
Captain	O
Laserhawk	O
:	O
A	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
skills	O
unlocked	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
swimming	O
for	O
an	O
indefinite	O
duration	O
underwater	O
and	O
chained	O
combat	O
takedowns	O
,	O
are	O
already	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crafting	O
system	O
featured	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
about	O
half	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unnamed	O
island	O
is	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
wildlife	O
such	O
as	O
cybersharks	O
and	O
mutant	O
cassowaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
are	O
blind	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
shoot	O
lasers	O
from	O
their	O
eyes	O
and	O
hunt	O
using	O
their	O
sense	O
of	O
smell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
throw	O
cybernetic	O
hearts	O
to	O
lure	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
base	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
help	O
Rex	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
are	O
infused	O
with	O
the	O
lights	O
of	O
neon	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
color	O
the	O
neon	O
lights	O
reflect	O
their	O
hostility	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
bases	O
have	O
an	O
energy	O
shield	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
deactivated	O
before	O
a	O
blood	B-Application
dragon	I-Application
can	O
enter	O
the	O
compound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
find	O
various	O
collectibles	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
VHS	O
tapes	O
and	O
CRT	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
version	O
of	O
2007	O
where	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
suffering	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Darling	O
to	O
overthrow	O
Sloan	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
revert	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
a	O
prehistoric-like	O
state	O
with	O
his	O
rockets	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
"	O
that	O
roam	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
liberating	O
bases	O
,	O
saving	O
scientists	O
,	O
and	O
killing	O
animals	O
,	O
Rex	O
fights	O
Sloan	O
's	O
other	O
assistant	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Carlyle	O
(	O
Robin	O
Atkin	O
Downes	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
to	O
turn	O
humans	O
into	O
zombie-like	O
creatures	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
running	O
dead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
fights	O
Dr.	O
Carlyle	O
's	O
cyber	O
soldiers	O
and	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Carlyle	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
AI	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
mistreated	O
and	O
acted	O
out	O
of	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
was	O
experimenting	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
approach	O
to	O
release	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
experimented	O
with	O
The	O
Tyranny	O
of	O
King	O
Washington	O
,	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
that	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
intended	O
to	O
continue	O
this	O
approach	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
abandon	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
welcomed	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
they	O
were	O
approached	O
by	O
Dean	O
Evans	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
,	O
about	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
"	O
a	O
1980s	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
B-movies	B-Application
released	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
nostalgic	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Manborg	O
and	O
Hobo	O
with	O
a	O
Shotgun	O
made	O
him	O
believe	O
that	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
would	O
yield	O
similar	O
success	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
genre	O
was	O
underrepresented	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evans	O
contacted	O
director	O
Jason	O
Eisener	O
after	O
watching	O
Hobo	O
with	O
a	O
Shotgun	O
;	O
the	O
two	O
soon	O
became	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
Eisener	O
became	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragons	I-Application
informal	O
adviser	O
,	O
with	O
Evans	O
regularly	O
sending	O
assets	O
and	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
boss	O
battle	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
involve	O
Rex	O
fighting	O
"	O
the	O
Plague	O
"	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
Hobo	O
with	O
a	O
Shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evans	O
contacted	O
Jennifer	O
Blanc	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
meeting	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
initially	O
reluctant	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Evans	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
unpleasant	O
experience	O
voicing	O
Hicks	O
in	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
,	O
his	O
only	O
voice	O
role	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
captured	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
movie	O
,	O
Evans	O
held	O
weekly	O
"	O
Cyborg	O
Nights	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
gathered	O
together	O
to	O
watch	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
RoboCop	B-Application
,	O
Predator	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Wraith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
slideshow-styled	O
16-bit	B-Device
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
looked	O
like	O
action	O
figures	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
incorporated	O
found	O
objects	O
into	O
their	O
design	O
that	O
is	O
commonly	O
seen	O
in	O
"	O
B-movie	B-Application
sci-fi	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
remarked	O
that	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
did	O
not	O
"	O
make	O
much	O
sense	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
stupid	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
honest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
designs	O
were	O
simple	O
,	O
but	O
creating	O
the	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
was	O
challenging	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
massive	O
size	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
rethink	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
design	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
dragons	O
can	O
fully	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
without	O
clipping	O
into	O
the	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
first	O
composed	O
the	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
theme	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
Rex	O
Colt	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Omega	O
Force	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
capture	O
the	O
retro	O
vibe	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
recruited	O
the	O
sound	O
designer	O
of	O
Airwolf	B-Application
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
found	O
listed	O
on	O
a	O
Brazilian	O
ratings	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
video	O
and	O
website	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
many	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
exploit	O
in	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
,	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
led	O
a	O
temporary	O
closure	O
until	O
the	O
exploit	O
was	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
listed	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
video	O
titled	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Cyber	O
War	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Classic	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
launched	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
for	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
VGX	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
in	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
which	O
surpassed	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
success	O
also	O
boosted	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
"	O
fascinatingly	O
entertaining	O
"	O
,	O
its	O
writing	O
more	O
clever	O
than	O
most	O
other	O
shooters	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
hard	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
charmed	O
from	O
the	O
moment	O
it	O
begins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinan	O
Kubba	O
from	O
Joystiq	O
compared	O
Rex	O
Colt	O
to	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
successfully	O
"combin[ing]	O
crazy	O
ideas	O
with	O
classy	O
writing	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
feat	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
generally	O
liked	O
;	O
VanOrd	O
compared	O
them	O
to	O
older	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beast	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Dyer	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
too	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
liked	O
the	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
,	O
as	O
their	O
presence	O
gave	O
players	O
an	O
additional	O
way	O
to	O
clear	O
outposts	O
and	O
garrisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
the	O
blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
 '	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
enemies	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
engaging	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
several	O
critics	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
too	O
challenging	O
to	O
kill	O
a	O
blood	B-Application
dragon	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VanOrd	O
and	O
Dyer	O
liked	O
how	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
skills	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
already	O
unlocked	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Dyer	O
noting	O
that	O
this	O
made	O
Rex	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
strengths	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
remain	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
several	O
critics	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
,	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
from	O
Polygon	O
thought	O
that	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
a	O
more	O
manageable	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
smaller	O
size	O
and	O
simplified	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evans	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
though	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
director	O
Alex	O
Hutchinson	O
later	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
follow-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
sequels	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
a	O
Trials	O
game	O
titled	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
RedLynx	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
continued	O
to	O
release	O
spin-offs	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
using	O
assets	O
built	O
for	O
mainline	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
dragons	I-Application
return	O
as	O
enemies	O
in	O
Dead	O
Living	O
Zombies	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
was	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Adi	O
Shankar	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
titled	O
Captain	O
Laserhawk	O
:	O
A	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
