<s>
Fuse	B-Application
is	O
a	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Overstrike	B-Application
before	O
it	O
was	O
rebranded	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuse	B-Application
was	O
both	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuse	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
four-player	O
co-op	O
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
those	O
which	O
are	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
 '	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
powerful	O
unique	O
Fuse-powered	O
weapon	O
than	O
can	O
assist	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
released	O
screenshots	O
revealed	O
that	O
Fuse	B-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
cover	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
horde	O
mode	O
,	O
titled	O
Echelon	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
misfit	O
agents	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
,	O
whose	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Raven	O
Corporation	O
from	O
gaining	O
an	O
alien	O
substance	O
called	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Fuse	B-Application
powered	O
weapons	O
and	O
tech	O
gadgets	O
and	O
lethal	O
teamwork	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
of	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
are	O
Dalton	O
Brooks	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Brian	O
Bloom	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
reformed	O
and	O
sarcastic	O
mercenary	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Mag	O
Shield	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
energy	O
shield	O
,	O
Naya	O
Deveraux	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
)	O
,	O
worked	O
for	O
Raven	O
with	O
her	O
dad	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
cloak	O
device	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
gun	O
that	O
creates	O
tiny	O
black	O
holes	O
called	O
the	O
Warp	O
Rifle	O
,	O
Isabelle	O
"	O
Izzy	O
"	O
Sinclair	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ali	O
Hillis	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
gifted	O
,	O
but	O
rebellious	O
young	O
scientist	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
crystallization	O
gun	O
called	O
the	O
Shattergun	O
,	O
and	O
Jacob	O
Kimble	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Khary	O
Payton	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
decorated	O
detective	O
with	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
temper	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
fire	O
crossbow	O
called	O
the	O
Arcshot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
antagonists	O
include	O
Dalton	O
's	O
ex-lover	O
and	O
boss	O
,	O
Meilin	O
Mao	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Gwendoline	O
Yeo	O
)	O
,	O
Naya	O
's	O
estranged	O
father	O
working	O
for	O
Raven	O
,	O
Luther	O
Deveraux	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
JB	O
Blanc	O
)	O
,	O
Ivan	O
Sovlenko	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
purposely	O
injects	O
himself	O
with	O
Fuse	B-Application
to	O
grant	O
himself	O
superhuman	O
abilities	O
and	O
Senator	O
William	O
Fable	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
David	O
B	O
.	O
Mitchell	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
Fuse	B-Application
to	O
make	O
his	O
weaponry	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
Lyndon	O
Burgess	O
sends	O
in	O
his	O
black	O
ops	O
team	O
,	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
,	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
inside	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
of	O
Fuse	B-Application
,	O
an	O
alien	O
substance	O
that	O
radically	O
bonds	O
with	O
anything	O
it	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
advanced	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
manages	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
main	O
Fuse	B-Application
lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Dalton	O
orders	O
it	O
destroyed	O
,	O
Izzy	O
"	O
accidentally	O
"	O
opens	O
the	O
main	O
Fuse	B-Application
vault	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Raven	O
captures	O
the	O
lab	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
is	O
brought	O
to	O
Raven	O
's	O
underwater	O
Triton	O
Base	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Dalton	O
's	O
suspicions	O
were	O
correct	O
,	O
as	O
Fable	O
was	O
in	O
league	O
with	O
Raven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
then	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
's	O
Fuse	B-Application
core	O
and	O
prepare	O
to	O
detonate	O
it	O
but	O
first	O
had	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
Ivan	O
Sovlenko	O
,	O
who	O
purposely	O
injects	O
himself	O
with	O
Fuse	B-Application
to	O
create	O
illusions	O
but	O
they	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
then	O
escapes	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
is	O
later	O
sent	O
to	O
Sheng	O
Island	O
,	O
where	O
Meilin	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
corrupted	O
Fuse	B-Application
rocket	O
at	O
a	O
populated	O
area	O
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
for	O
interested	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
lock	O
the	O
missile	O
in	O
place	O
and	O
Dalton	O
kills	O
Meilin	O
,	O
narrowly	O
escaping	O
as	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Fuse	B-Application
ignites	O
,	O
destroying	O
all	O
life	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
is	O
next	O
sent	O
to	O
Karakoram	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
Luther	O
and	O
Fable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
coerced	O
half	O
of	O
Raven	O
to	O
defect	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
corrupted	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
attempt	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Naya	O
convinces	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
her	O
father	O
might	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
locate	O
the	O
Fuse	B-Application
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
located	O
his	O
safe	O
house	O
in	O
Jodhpur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Burgess	O
 '	O
aid	O
,	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
storms	O
Luther	O
's	O
compound	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
Fable	O
's	O
loyalists	O
assault	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
both	O
way	O
through	O
both	O
Raven	O
factions	O
,	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
manages	O
to	O
locate	O
Luther	O
and	O
enlist	O
his	O
aid	O
against	O
Fable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
goes	O
into	O
space	O
,	O
where	O
Fable	O
was	O
deploying	O
satellites	O
to	O
fire	O
Fuse-powered	O
missiles	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
extinction	O
event	O
and	O
force	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
ending	O
conflict	O
,	O
framing	O
Raven	O
as	O
a	O
scapegoat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
manages	O
to	O
prevent	O
Fable	O
from	O
firing	O
anymore	O
by	O
launched	O
AI-controlled	O
shuttles	O
into	O
destroying	O
the	O
satellites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
vault	O
of	O
corrupted	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
vigorous	O
battle	O
,	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
vaporize	O
Fable	O
before	O
narrowly	O
escaping	O
the	O
space	O
station	O
's	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burgess	O
and	O
his	O
client	O
presume	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
dead	O
and	O
agree	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
Munich	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
perpetrated	O
by	O
Raven	O
fanatics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burgess	O
also	O
learns	O
from	O
the	O
client	O
that	O
Fable	O
's	O
faction	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Order	O
of	O
Grigori	O
,	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
searching	O
for	O
other	O
stockpiles	O
of	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Overstrike	B-Application
9	O
had	O
survived	O
and	O
are	O
merely	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dalton	O
then	O
opens	O
his	O
eyes	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
glowing	O
,	O
hinting	O
that	O
he	O
,	O
and	O
presumably	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
team	O
,	O
have	O
bonded	O
with	O
the	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Ted	O
Price	O
said	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
were	O
at	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
during	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Overstrike	B-Application
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
appearance	O
and	O
synopsis	O
from	O
Price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
reworked	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuse	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
praised	O
its	O
Fuse	B-Application
weapons	O
and	O
co-op	O
action	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
team	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Its	O
change	O
in	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
tone	O
from	O
Overstrike	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
some	O
which	O
called	O
its	O
new	O
look	O
generic	O
and	O
uninspired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
strong	O
foray	O
for	O
Insomniac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
Fuses	B-Application
flaws	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
grindy	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
takes	O
itself	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
seriously	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
can	O
harm	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
well	O
built	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
's	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
solo	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
team.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
so	O
poor	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
usually	O
high	O
standards	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
believe	O
Insomniac	O
actually	O
made	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Slant	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
two-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
nothing	O
"	O
really	O
excuses	O
the	O
banality	O
of	O
Fuse	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
larger-than-life	O
set	O
pieces	O
that	O
might	O
make	O
the	O
campaign	O
pop	O
,	O
nor	O
the	O
redundancy	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
you	O
all	O
these	O
cool	O
weapons	O
only	O
to	O
have	O
you	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
with	O
them	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
again	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
you	O
're	O
on	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
or	O
an	O
underwater	O
research	O
facility.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
An	O
inexplicably	O
bland	O
shooter	O
from	O
the	O
usually	O
reliable	O
Insomniac	O
that	O
has	O
no	O
personality	O
and	O
no	O
sense	O
of	O
purpose	O
beyond	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
empty	O
co-op	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
