<s>
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
)	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
UPlay	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
development	O
by	O
Darkworks	O
from	O
2005	O
to	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
eventually	O
taking	O
over	O
and	O
finishing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
,	O
postponed	O
,	O
and	O
re-announced	O
multiple	O
times	O
over	O
its	O
seven-year	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
tended	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
,	O
restricted	O
AI	B-Application
routines	O
,	O
and	O
clunky	O
climbing	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
topping	O
the	O
charts	O
for	O
each	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top-ten	O
selling	O
games	O
of	O
2012	O
on	O
both	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
unnamed	O
protagonist	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
camera	O
switches	O
to	O
first-person	O
when	O
aiming	O
and	O
shooting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nothing	O
more	O
was	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
Gamekyo	O
reported	O
that	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
producer	O
and	O
co-creator	O
Jade	O
Raymond	O
was	O
producing	O
what	O
was	O
now	O
called	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
"	O
survival-adventure	O
"	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Darkworks	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
had	O
originally	O
gone	O
into	O
production	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
now	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
quarter	O
2009	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
executive	O
director	O
,	O
Alain	O
Corre	O
told	O
MCV	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
hopes	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
launch	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
hope	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
another	O
strong	O
franchise	O
for	O
our	O
portfolio	O
,	O
alongside	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
or	O
Rayman	O
Rabbids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
published	O
a	O
release	O
schedule	O
for	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
the	O
fiscal	O
year	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Darkworks	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
schedule	O
;	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
respect	O
the	O
new	O
launch	O
date	O
for	O
this	O
ambitious	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
Darkworks	O
having	O
other	O
obligations	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
mutually	O
decided	O
to	O
complete	O
development	O
of	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
two	O
studios	O
have	O
collaborated	O
on	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
over	O
the	O
past	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
after	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
cancelled	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
planned	O
titles	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
internal	O
restructuring	O
exercise	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reached	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
were	O
assured	O
that	O
both	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
and	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
still	O
very	O
much	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
also	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
have	O
nothing	O
new	O
to	O
report	O
on	O
those	O
two	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
moment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
digital-only	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
"	O
this	O
winter	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
are	O
the	O
perfect	O
platforms	O
to	O
leverage	O
the	O
mature	O
and	O
challenging	O
experiences	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
top	O
management	O
decided	O
to	O
not	O
release	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
even	O
considered	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
proposed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
going	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
propose	O
really	O
something	O
really	O
new	O
and	O
different	O
,	O
redo	O
the	O
levels	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
and	O
present	O
this	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
version	O
would	O
join	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
Nexuiz	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Warp	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
House	O
Party	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
run	O
from	O
February	O
15	O
to	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
day	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
live	O
on	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
companion	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
maps	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
,	O
hints	O
and	O
tips	O
,	O
an	O
Achievement	O
checklist	O
,	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
each	O
type	O
of	O
resource	O
,	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
trailers	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
making-of	O
documentary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
photo	O
filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
once-cancelled	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
UPlay	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-announced	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
Ubisoft	O
press	O
release	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
presents	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
,	O
survival	B-Application
genre	O
by	O
creating	O
more	O
complex	O
and	O
emotional	O
situations	O
for	O
the	O
player.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Aurélien	O
Palasse	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
the	O
opposite	O
of	O
gaming	O
's	O
postapocalyptic	O
power	O
fantasy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-disaster	O
[	O
in	O
games ]	O
is	O
often	O
unrealistic	O
,	O
and	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
fifteen	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
ten	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
69	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
sixty-eight	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Australia	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Clint	O
McCreadie	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
psychological	O
discomfit	O
one	O
feels	O
when	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Maurice	O
Tan	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
climbing	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
tone	O
,	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
a	O
remarkable	O
accomplishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
climbing	O
,	O
side	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
tone	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
I	B-Device
Am	I-Device
Alive	I-Device
is	O
so	O
effective	O
because	O
it	O
removes	O
many	O
artificial	O
barriers	O
and	O
forces	O
you	O
to	O
make	O
intimate	O
and	O
emotional	O
decisions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
's	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
,	O
Corey	O
Cohen	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
absorbing	O
action/adventure	O
,	O
if	O
one	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
match	O
its	O
creators	O
 '	O
ambitions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Joel	O
Gregory	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
combat	O
to	O
be	O
repetitive	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
gets	O
way	O
more	O
right	O
than	O
wrong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Greg	O
Miller	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
cumbersome	O
,	O
frustrating	O
mess.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
2012	O
title	O
on	O
XBLA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
title	O
for	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
