<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dambuster	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
reboot/sequel	O
to	O
Homefront	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2029	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Ethan	O
Brady	O
as	O
he	O
joins	O
a	O
resistance	O
movement	O
against	O
the	O
army	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
Korean	O
occupation	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Philadelphia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
mostly	O
praising	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
weapon	O
customization	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
gunplay	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
technical	O
issues	O
for	O
hampering	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
with	O
many	O
districts	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
The	O
Revolution	O
features	O
a	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
re-imagining	O
of	O
the	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
its	O
3	O
DLC	B-Protocol
campaigns	O
,	O
The	O
Voice	O
of	O
Freedom	O
,	O
Aftermath	O
,	O
and	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Walls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Walls	O
,	O
after	O
weeks	O
of	O
fighting	O
,	O
the	O
national	O
Resistance	O
movement	O
has	O
ultimately	O
been	O
crushed	O
by	O
the	O
KPA	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Philadelphia	O
Resistance	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
Resistance	O
cell	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
received	O
by	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
THQ	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Homefront	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
its	O
official	O
title	O
,	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
projected	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
that	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
acquired	O
properties	O
from	O
THQ	O
in	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
auction	O
)	O
would	O
co-publish	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Revolution	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Philadelphia	O
;	O
Salim	O
noted	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
recognizable	O
and	O
relatable	O
location	O
than	O
the	O
small	O
,	O
Western	O
city	O
of	O
Montrose	O
,	O
Colorado	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
tell	O
that	O
something	O
is	O
not	O
right	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
alien	O
"	O
feeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
affected	O
by	O
financial	O
issues	O
at	O
Crytek	O
;	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
missed	O
wage	O
payments	O
and	O
withheld	O
bonuses	O
for	O
Crytek	O
UK	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
employees	O
had	O
filed	O
grievances	O
and	O
refused	O
to	O
report	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
employees	O
—	O
including	O
Homefront	B-Application
director	O
Hasit	O
Zala	O
,	O
had	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Crytek	O
announced	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
internal	O
restructuring	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
the	O
Homefront	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
Koch	O
Media	O
,	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
duties	O
for	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
were	O
assumed	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Dambuster	O
Studios	O
in	O
Nottingham	O
;	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
British	O
business	O
transfer	O
law	O
,	O
all	O
Crytek	O
UK	O
employees	O
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
this	O
new	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Koch	O
Media	O
's	O
CEO	O
Klemens	O
Kundratitz	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
strongly	O
 [ believes ] 	O
in	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
trust	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
team	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
path	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
walking	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
that	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
into	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
would	O
have	O
"	O
every	O
opportunity	O
to	O
turn	O
 [ it ] 	O
into	O
a	O
best-selling	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
closed	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
upon	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
Beyond	O
The	O
Walls	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
programmer	O
Matt	O
Phillips	O
revealed	O
he	O
had	O
included	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
TimeSplitters	O
2	O
at	O
a	O
4k	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
within	O
Homefront	B-Application
,	O
though	O
had	O
misplaced	O
the	O
required	O
code	O
to	O
activate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Plessas	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
but	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
greatly	O
hindered	O
by	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
see	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
which	O
I	O
could	O
've	O
enjoy	O
this	O
experience	O
—	O
especially	O
the	O
combat	O
—	O
but	O
the	O
flaws	O
that	O
hampered	O
it	O
at	O
every	O
turn	O
make	O
it	O
hard	O
to	O
recommend	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Ryan	O
of	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
its	O
world	O
has	O
some	O
great	O
aesthetic	O
devices	O
and	O
a	O
cool	O
concept	O
,	O
ultimately	O
all	O
of	O
Homefront	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolutions	I-Application
elements	O
feel	O
repetitive	O
,	O
unpolished	O
,	O
or	O
downright	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
