<s>
Hyper	B-Application
Scape	I-Application
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
Hyper	B-Application
Scape	I-Application
and	O
other	O
popular	O
battle	O
royale	O
games	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
Hyper	B-Application
Scape	I-Application
,	O
insteading	O
of	O
a	O
circle	O
shrinking	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
random	O
sectors	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
match	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
host	O
can	O
modify	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
revealing	O
every	O
enemy	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minimap	O
,	O
giving	O
weapons	O
infinite	O
ammo	O
or	O
turning	O
on	O
a	O
low-gravity	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewers	O
watching	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Twitch	O
can	O
vote	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
help	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
decide	O
what	O
modifications	O
to	O
turn	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
genre	O
,	O
Hyper	B-Application
Scape	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
tiered	O
battle	O
pass	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
huge	O
tech	O
giant	O
Prisma	O
Dimensions	O
created	O
the	O
HYPER	B-Application
SCAPE	I-Application
,	O
a	O
virtual	O
hyper-connected	O
global	O
network	O
,	O
with	O
employment	O
,	O
academic	O
,	O
and	O
entertainment	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
compared	O
this	O
to	O
both	O
Apex	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Valorant	B-Application
which	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
