<s>
Headlander	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
Metroidvania-style	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headlander	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
inspired	O
by	O
1970s	O
science	O
fiction	O
televisions	O
shows	O
and	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Logan	O
's	O
Run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
Methuselah	O
has	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
robots	O
,	O
trapping	O
the	O
human	O
consciousnesses	O
inside	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
enslaved	O
them	O
for	O
some	O
nefarious	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headlander	B-Application
plays	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
2.5D	O
Metroidvania-style	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headlander	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
is	O
handling	O
development	O
duties	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Lee	O
Petty	O
overseeing	O
its	O
team	O
,	O
while	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
will	O
distribute	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Headlander	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headlander	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
according	O
to	O
aggregate	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Headlander	B-Application
is	O
an	O
unexpectedly	O
great	O
take	O
on	O
Metroidviania-style	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Headlander	B-Application
's	O
tone	O
"	O
inconsistent	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
played	O
things	O
safe	O
,	O
sticking	O
to	O
tropes	O
in	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
heavily	O
praised	O
its	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
its	O
gorgeously	O
kitschy	O
world	O
of	O
thrumming	O
synths	O
and	O
dazzling	O
colour	O
makes	O
for	O
an	O
unforgettable	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
negatively	O
,	O
lamenting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
plot	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Headlander	B-Application
knows	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
but	O
does	O
n’t	O
know	O
what	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Headlander	B-Application
does	O
n’t	O
forge	O
a	O
bold	O
new	O
path	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
its	O
strange	O
world	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
