<s>
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Gravity	B-Application
Daze	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2012	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
's	O
Team	O
Gravity	O
division	O
and	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
a	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
remaster	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2016	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Kat	O
,	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
manipulate	O
how	O
gravity	O
affects	O
her	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Hekseville	O
against	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Nevi	O
,	O
helping	O
its	O
people	O
against	O
threats	O
and	O
uncovering	O
the	O
mystery	O
behind	O
her	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2008	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Gravité	O
before	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
director	O
Keiichiro	O
Toyama	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Kat	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
who	O
can	O
manipulate	O
how	O
gravity	O
affects	O
her	O
,	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
walk	O
on	O
walls	O
and	O
fly	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kat	O
navigates	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Hekseville	O
both	O
on	O
foot	O
using	O
roads	O
and	O
walkways	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
her	O
powers	O
;	O
activating	O
Kat	O
's	O
abilities	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
tilts	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
aiming	O
Kat	O
and	O
allowing	O
her	O
to	O
"	O
fall	O
"	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
came	O
to	O
Keiichiro	O
Toyama	O
during	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
his	O
video	O
game	O
career	O
when	O
he	O
joined	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
first	O
at	O
Konami	O
as	O
director	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
Toyama	O
was	O
labelled	O
as	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
director	O
,	O
leading	O
him	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
the	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
working	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
was	O
nearing	O
completion	O
,	O
and	O
noting	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
increasing	O
costs	O
and	O
decreasing	O
revenue	O
for	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
Toyama	O
decided	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
design	O
outside	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
and	O
turn	O
his	O
concept	O
for	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
pitched	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
to	O
Sony	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
gravity	O
action	O
"	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Gravité	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
title	O
aimed	O
at	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
staff	O
were	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
veterans	O
of	O
Toyama	O
's	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
production	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
in	O
mid-2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
combined	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
gravity	O
manipulation	O
and	O
a	O
protagonist	O
flying	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
gameplay	O
being	O
inspired	O
by	O
Toyama	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
wireless	O
controller	O
prior	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
retail	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
character	O
models	O
from	O
Siren	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
to	O
test	O
the	O
gravity-based	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
ran	O
between	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
concept	O
video	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
team	O
finalize	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
being	O
put	O
together	O
using	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
during	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
were	O
implementing	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
controller	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
by	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
gyroscope	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
potential	O
application	O
to	O
the	O
gravity-based	O
action	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
,	O
and	O
further	O
encouraged	O
by	O
SCE	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
president	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
Toyama	O
decided	O
to	O
shift	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
being	O
designed	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
confident	O
they	O
could	O
match	O
their	O
concept	O
video	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
had	O
been	O
out	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
beginning	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
saw	O
and	O
encountered	O
little	O
difficulty	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
established	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
have	O
similar	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
their	O
previous	O
development	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
realized	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
had	O
far	O
less	O
power	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
reassess	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
being	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
still-fluctuating	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
development	O
forced	O
Project	O
Siren	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
a	O
rarity	O
for	O
first-party	O
Sony	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
moment	O
Toyama	O
remembered	O
later	O
was	O
when	O
the	O
Vita	O
was	O
publicly	O
revealed	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
announced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
launch	O
line-up	O
;	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
suffering	O
from	O
unresolved	O
frame	O
rate	O
problems	O
,	O
Toyama	O
felt	O
anxious	O
about	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
's	O
greatest	O
inspiration	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
Crackdown	B-Device
,	O
influencing	O
the	O
upgrade	O
system	O
and	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
when	O
testing	O
both	O
collision	O
and	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
destructible	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
Sony	O
's	O
in-house	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
featured	O
300,000	O
polygons	O
per	O
frame	O
,	O
sitting	O
between	O
the	O
standard	O
polygon	O
counts	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
;	O
including	O
shadow	O
elements	O
and	O
other	O
aspects	O
,	O
the	O
polygon	O
count	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
feared	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
maintain	O
a	O
steady	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
enabled	O
graphical	O
quality	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
culling	O
and	O
shader	O
technology	O
worked	O
around	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
direct	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
dark	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Toyama	O
used	O
the	O
similar	O
premise	O
of	O
a	O
protagonist	O
getting	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
crisis	O
in	O
a	O
strange	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Gravity	B-Application
Daze	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
both	O
communicate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gravity-based	O
premise	O
and	O
give	O
an	O
impression	O
of	O
strangeness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toyama	O
based	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
American	O
comic	O
books	O
such	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
Yoshiaki	O
Yamaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Siren	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
words	O
for	O
Kat	O
's	O
design	O
were	O
"	O
ninja	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
strong	O
woman	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unknown	O
nationality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
Oga	O
worked	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
style	O
and	O
cel	O
shaded	O
graphics	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Franco-Belgian	O
comics	O
,	O
with	O
Toyama	O
citing	O
artists	O
Jean	O
Giraud	O
and	O
Enki	O
Bilal	O
as	O
direct	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
design	O
was	O
the	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Fifth	I-Application
Element	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
stemmed	O
from	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
The	O
Incal	O
,	O
a	O
graphic	O
novel	O
series	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Giraud	O
;	O
several	O
scenes	O
showed	O
characters	O
falling	O
through	O
space	O
,	O
scenes	O
which	O
Toyama	O
later	O
emulated	O
within	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kohei	O
Tanaka	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
both	O
in	O
anime	O
and	O
on	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Tanaka	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
work	O
influencing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
sticking	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
musical	O
genre	O
,	O
Tanaka	O
mixed	O
genres	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
album	O
release	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Daze	I-Application
Official	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
under	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Gravity	B-Application
Daze	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
being	O
announced	O
alongside	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
received	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
;	O
each	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
outfit	O
for	O
Kat	O
,	O
two	O
side	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
challenge	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
English	O
title	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
being	O
post-release	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high	B-Device
definition	I-Device
remaster	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
generally	O
upgrading	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
it	O
included	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
released	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
which	O
had	O
earned	O
a	O
reputation	O
for	O
high-quality	O
remasters	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Ico	I-Application
&	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
making	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
Toyama	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
bring	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
exclusive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
through	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazines	O
Louise	O
Blain	O
called	O
Kat	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
,	O
charmingly	O
reluctant	O
heroine	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
trying	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
"	O
trying	O
to	O
explain	O
five	O
seasons	O
of	O
Fringe	O
in	O
one	O
sentence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
likewise	O
enjoyed	O
exploring	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
wall	O
walking	O
segments	O
to	O
climbing	O
in	O
Crackdown	B-Device
,	O
and	O
despite	O
finding	O
aspects	O
of	O
general	O
gameplay	O
and	O
combat	O
weak	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
this	O
brought	O
down	O
the	O
experience	O
too	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patterson	O
,	O
again	O
reviewing	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
echoed	O
her	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
upgrade	O
to	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
technical	O
upgrades	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
experience	O
even	O
better	O
for	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
of	O
experiencing	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
reached	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
game	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
43,400	O
units	O
and	O
coming	O
in	O
behind	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
title	O
Genso	B-Application
Suikoden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tsumugareshi	I-Application
Hyakunen	I-Application
no	I-Application
Toki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
strong	O
start	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Vita	O
sales	O
had	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
week	O
and	O
were	O
behind	O
both	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
reached	O
ninth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
UK	O
Individual	O
Platforms	O
Top	O
10	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
200,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Remastered	O
reached	O
tenth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
charts	O
with	O
just	O
over	O
25,000	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keiichiro	O
Toyama	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Gravity	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
TGS	O
2015	O
press	O
conference	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
Kat	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Everybody	B-Application
's	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
6	I-Application
roster	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kat	O
,	O
Raven	O
,	O
Alias	O
,	O
and	O
Yunica	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
costume	O
pack	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kat	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
made	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
Astro	B-Device
's	I-Device
Playroom	I-Device
(	O
2020	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
adaptation	O
directed	O
by	O
Anna	O
Mastro	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Emily	O
Jerome	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Productions	O
and	O
Scott	O
Free	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
