<s>
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2020	O
to	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
narrated	O
by	O
Prometheus	B-Language
to	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
of	O
Fenyx	O
,	O
a	O
mortal	O
who	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Fenyx	O
's	O
brother	O
must	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Typhon	O
after	O
his	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
rifts	O
which	O
teleport	B-General_Concept
them	O
to	O
the	O
Vaults	O
of	O
Tartaros	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
platforming	O
challenges	O
that	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
utilize	O
both	O
Fenyx	O
's	O
combat	O
and	O
traversal	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Isle	O
is	O
occupied	O
with	O
various	O
enemies	O
inspired	O
by	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
including	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
to	O
cyclopes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
Fenyx	O
can	O
unlock	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
 '	O
Wrath	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
spears	O
that	O
thrust	O
enemies	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
spending	O
eons	O
imprisoned	O
under	O
a	O
mountain	O
by	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
Typhon	O
escapes	O
and	O
takes	O
his	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Olympian	O
gods	O
,	O
severing	O
them	O
from	O
their	O
godly	O
essences	O
and	O
robbing	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
flees	O
and	O
meets	O
Prometheus	B-Language
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
secure	O
his	O
aid	O
in	O
battling	O
Typhon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prometheus	B-Language
instead	O
makes	O
a	O
wager	O
with	O
Zeus	B-Application
that	O
if	O
Typhon	O
can	O
be	O
beaten	O
by	O
a	O
mortal	O
,	O
then	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
freed	O
from	O
his	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prometheus	B-Language
uses	O
his	O
power	O
of	O
foresight	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Fenyx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
recovering	O
several	O
artifacts	O
belonging	O
to	O
legendary	O
Greek	O
heroes	O
and	O
receiving	O
a	O
prophecy	O
,	O
Fenyx	O
rescues	O
a	O
young	O
stranger	O
who	O
later	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
their	O
efforts	O
,	O
Fenyx	O
befriends	O
a	O
magical	O
bird	O
companion	O
named	O
Phosphor	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
restore	O
Aphrodite	O
(	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
tree	O
without	O
her	O
passion	O
)	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
(	O
who	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
rooster	O
without	O
pride	O
)	O
,	O
Hephaistos	O
(	O
who	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
automatons	O
without	O
suffering	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Athena	B-Application
(	O
who	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
child	O
with	O
no	O
judgment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
last	O
breath	O
,	O
Typhon	O
reveals	O
that	O
Fenyx	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
demigod	B-Language
and	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
 '	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
comes	O
to	O
realize	O
how	O
much	O
he	O
has	O
mistreated	O
his	O
children	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
and	O
becomes	O
regretful	O
at	O
how	O
he	O
had	O
become	O
such	O
a	O
poor	O
parent	O
and	O
husband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
interrupts	O
the	O
story	O
when	O
he	O
hears	O
Fenyx	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
Hermes	B-Operating_System
 '	O
child	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prometheus	B-Language
admits	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
manipulated	O
and	O
fabricated	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
he	O
hid	O
details	O
that	O
Fenyx	O
is	O
actually	O
one	O
of	O
Zeus	B-Application
 '	O
children	O
and	O
that	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
Typhon	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
Zeus	B-Application
who	O
turned	O
all	O
of	O
humanity	O
to	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
moment	O
,	O
Fenyx	O
arrives	O
with	O
Typhon	O
's	O
poison	O
,	O
confirming	O
the	O
entire	O
story	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Prometheus	B-Language
 '	O
plot	O
to	O
have	O
Zeus	B-Application
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeus	B-Application
admits	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
created	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
destroy	O
humanity	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
flaws	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
humanity	O
's	O
flaws	O
are	O
merely	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
flaws	O
the	O
gods	O
and	O
he	O
himself	O
possess	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fenyx	O
reveals	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
intention	O
of	O
killing	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
wanting	O
instead	O
to	O
inspire	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
better	O
father	O
to	O
his	O
children	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typhon	O
reappears	O
,	O
furious	O
that	O
Fenyx	O
will	O
not	O
kill	O
Zeus	B-Application
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
consumes	O
the	O
poison	O
to	O
empower	O
himself	O
and	O
captures	O
Zeus	B-Application
,	O
taunting	O
Fenyx	O
to	O
come	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fenyx	O
follows	O
Typhon	O
back	O
to	O
Tartaros	O
and	O
battles	O
him	O
again	O
,	O
but	O
Typhon	O
manages	O
to	O
slay	O
Phosphor	O
and	O
Fenyx	O
begins	O
to	O
lose	O
ground	O
against	O
him	O
until	O
Zeus	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
rallies	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
Fenyx	O
's	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
for	O
helping	O
defeat	O
Typhon	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
agrees	O
to	O
return	O
humanity	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
restores	O
Phosphor	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
creature	O
,	O
the	O
phoenix	O
,	O
and	O
invites	O
Fenyx	O
to	O
live	O
on	O
the	O
Golden	O
Isle	O
with	O
the	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fenyx	O
agrees	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
she	O
gets	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
eye	O
on	O
Zeus	B-Application
to	O
make	O
sure	O
he	O
is	O
committed	O
to	O
becoming	O
a	O
better	O
god	O
and	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Zeus	B-Application
sends	O
Ligyron	O
to	O
free	O
Prometheus	B-Language
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
wager	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
tormenting	O
Prometheus	B-Language
by	O
having	O
Ligyron	O
tell	O
his	O
own	O
story	O
of	O
Fenyx	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Prometheus	B-Language
 '	O
annoyance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
which	O
created	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Scott	O
Phillips	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
software	B-Error_Name
bug	I-Error_Name
the	O
team	O
discovered	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Odyssey	O
,	O
which	O
changed	O
the	O
humans	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
crew	O
into	O
giant	O
cyclopses	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
that	O
embraces	O
the	O
mythological	O
side	O
of	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Gods	B-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
during	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
delayed	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
after	O
another	O
Ubisoft	O
tentpole	O
release	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
,	O
failed	O
to	O
be	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quebec	O
studio	O
used	O
the	O
additional	O
time	O
to	O
add	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
Prometheus	B-Language
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
duo	O
narrators	O
,	O
replacing	O
Greek	O
poet	O
Homer	B-Protocol
,	O
who	O
was	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
fulfill	O
this	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
work-in-progress	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Orpheus	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-revealed	O
as	O
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
result	O
from	O
a	O
trademark	O
dispute	O
with	O
Monster	O
Energy	O
,	O
which	O
challenged	O
the	O
Gods	B-Application
and	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
name	O
,	O
believing	O
it	O
would	O
cause	O
confusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
for	O
previous	O
Ubisoft	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
narrative	O
director	O
and	O
lead	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
humour	O
–	O
particularly	O
that	O
involving	O
the	O
bickering	O
between	O
the	O
narrators	O
Zeus	B-Application
and	O
Prometheus	B-Language
–	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Robin	O
Hood	O
:	O
Men	O
in	O
Tights	O
,	O
The	O
Princess	O
Bride	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Naked	O
Gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gareth	O
Coker	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Will	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wisps	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
the	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
users	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
released	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
plays	O
as	O
Ash	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
hero	O
on	O
an	O
epic	O
journey	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
Greek	O
Gods	O
including	O
Poseidon	B-Application
and	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Pantheon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortals	B-Application
Fenyx	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
criticizing	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
