<s>
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
shooter	O
by	O
American	O
developer	O
MichaelArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Hicks	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
developer	O
and	O
founder	O
of	O
MichaelArts	O
,	O
developed	O
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
an	O
almost	O
secretive	O
matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hicks	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
when	O
he	O
was	O
18	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
personally	O
spent	O
"	O
thousands	O
upon	O
thousands	O
"	O
of	O
hours	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
considerable	O
planning	O
had	O
gone	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
cite	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
influence	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
Honor	O
in	O
Vengeance	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
Martian	O
pilot	O
named	O
Leo	O
Lucas	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
discover	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
a	O
Martian	O
recon	O
team	O
that	O
mysteriously	O
vanished	O
near	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
fixing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
saying	O
"	O
Honor	B-Application
In	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
brings	O
the	O
rain	O
,	O
brings	O
the	O
fleets	O
and	O
brings	O
it	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tristan	O
Rendo	O
of	O
Clearance	O
Bin	O
Review	O
featured	O
Honor	B-Application
in	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
XBLIG	B-Device
Spotlight	O
column	O
and	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
story	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
Honor	O
in	O
Vengeance	O
is	O
a	O
far	O
cry	O
from	O
stunning	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
3D	O
game	O
I	O
’ve	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
reviews	O
were	O
as	O
positive	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
blogger	O
David	O
Cooper	O
criticized	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
2.5/5	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
exciting	O
to	O
see	O
something	O
like	O
this	O
exist	O
on	O
the	O
indie	O
game	O
scene	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
implies	O
innovation	O
and	O
thinking	O
outside	O
the	O
typical	O
indie	O
games	O
offered	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
execution	O
is	O
somewhat	O
sloppy.	O
"	O
</s>
