<s>
Infamous	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
inFAMOUS	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Cole	O
MacGrath	O
,	O
a	O
bike	O
messenger	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
devastates	O
several	O
city	O
blocks	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Empire	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
follows	O
Cole	O
using	O
his	O
new	O
abilities	O
to	O
restore	O
some	O
semblance	O
of	O
order	O
to	O
Empire	O
City	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
several	O
opportunities	O
to	O
use	O
these	O
powers	O
for	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
purposes	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Karma	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
developed	O
Infamous	B-Application
as	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
from	O
their	O
earlier	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
stealth-based	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
comic	O
book-inspired	O
origin	O
story	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
become	O
more	O
connected	O
with	O
Cole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desolate	O
urban	O
atmosphere	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
comics	O
such	O
as	O
DMZ	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
No	O
Man	O
's	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
of	O
combat	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
aspects	O
in	O
the	O
graphical	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
compared	O
to	O
and	O
contrasted	O
with	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
which	O
had	O
many	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
Infamous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
'	O
Welcome	O
Back	O
 '	O
program	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
2011	B-Error_Name
PlayStation	I-Error_Name
Network	I-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Cole	O
and	O
primarily	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Empire	O
City	O
through	O
Cole	O
's	O
newly	O
gained	O
electricity-based	O
powers	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
movement	O
,	O
offense	O
and	O
defense	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
either	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
in	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Empire	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
growth	O
of	O
these	O
powers	O
is	O
affected	O
by	O
Cole	O
's	O
current	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
a	O
neutral	O
position	O
,	O
it	O
ranges	O
from	O
Guardian	O
to	O
Champion	O
to	O
Hero	O
on	O
the	O
Good	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
Thug	O
to	O
Outlaw	O
to	O
Infamous	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Evil	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stopping	O
to	O
help	O
injured	O
citizens	O
or	O
draining	O
their	O
health	O
to	O
restore	O
Cole	O
's	O
,	O
will	O
affect	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
in	O
either	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normal	O
story	O
missions	O
may	O
also	O
alter	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
encounter	O
Karma	B-Application
Moments	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
action	O
pauses	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
told	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
monologue	O
by	O
Cole	O
,	O
of	O
two	O
actions	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
,	O
always	O
a	O
good	O
and	O
bad	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
paired	O
Good/Evil	O
side	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
completing	O
one	O
will	O
lock	O
out	O
the	O
other	O
mission	O
but	O
will	O
reward	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
Karma	B-Application
towards	O
their	O
selected	O
Karma	B-Application
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completion	O
of	O
these	O
missions	O
helps	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
unique	O
super	O
powers	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
not	O
locked	O
into	O
choosing	O
either	O
Karma	B-Application
path	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
opt	O
to	O
play	O
towards	O
one	O
extreme	O
and	O
later	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
mid-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
so	O
will	O
lock	O
out	O
any	O
purchased	O
power(s )	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
chosen	O
Karma	B-Application
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
altering	O
Cole	O
's	O
appearance	O
and	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
Karma	B-Application
also	O
influences	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Empire	O
City	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
help	O
Cole	O
in	O
battle	O
if	O
his	O
Karma	B-Application
is	O
Good	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
turn	O
on	O
Cole	O
and	O
throw	O
rocks	O
at	O
him	O
if	O
he	O
has	O
Bad	O
Karma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
InFamous	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Empire	O
City	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
metropolis	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
Neon	O
District	O
,	O
where	O
most	O
of	O
Empire	O
City	O
's	O
businesses	O
are	O
concentrated	O
,	O
the	O
Warren	O
,	O
a	O
slum	O
dependent	O
on	O
international	O
shipping	O
activity	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Historic	O
District	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
basic	O
story	O
of	O
InFamous	B-Application
remains	O
unchanged	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
opts	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Evil	O
"	O
karma	B-Application
path	O
,	O
some	O
story	O
elements	O
change	O
depending	O
on	O
Cole	O
's	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
endings	O
are	O
possible	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
rank	O
Cole	O
holds	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
InFamous	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Cole	O
is	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
he	O
allows	O
Empire	O
City	O
to	O
slip	O
further	O
into	O
chaos	O
and	O
disregards	O
Kessler	O
's	O
warning	O
about	O
the	O
Beast	O
,	O
believing	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
strongest	O
being	O
ever	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
60	O
people	O
working	O
for	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
came	O
during	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
for	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
as	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
to	O
look	O
towards	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
spending	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
years	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
stealth	O
game	O
genre	O
with	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
games	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
something	O
that	O
was	O
more	O
"	O
brazen	O
and	O
loud.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fleming	O
stated	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
slower	O
development	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
knew	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
that	O
the	O
work	O
needed	O
to	O
complement	O
their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
how	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
contrasted	O
his	O
earlier	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
sought	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
but	O
had	O
enough	O
commonalities	O
to	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
bring	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Nate	O
Fox	O
stated	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
inspiration	O
of	O
the	O
superhero	O
story	O
came	O
from	O
two	O
DC	O
Comics	O
series	O
,	O
DMZ	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
:	O
No	O
Man	O
's	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
film	O
Batman	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
was	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
also	O
stated	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
easily	O
see	O
themselves	O
as	O
superheroes	O
in	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Liberty	O
City	O
;	O
similarly	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
what	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
to	O
move	O
about	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
answer	O
random	O
requests	O
for	O
help	O
alongside	O
regular	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
toyed	O
around	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
they	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
superhero	O
version	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
alongside	O
superhero	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
would	O
have	O
an	O
alter-ego	O
of	O
property	O
developer	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
citizens	O
 '	O
more	O
common	O
needs	O
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
this	O
and	O
focused	O
solely	O
on	O
superhero	O
activities	O
after	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
by	O
Fox	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
written	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
stories	O
,	O
and	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Fleming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
more	O
complex	O
,	O
they	O
brought	O
in	O
Bill	O
Harms	O
,	O
a	O
published	O
comic	O
book	O
author	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
for	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
and	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cut	O
scenes	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
taking	O
2D	O
art	O
created	O
in	O
Corel	B-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
placing	O
them	O
into	O
artificial	O
3D	O
stages	O
built	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
After	I-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
to	O
create	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
effect	O
that	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
camera	O
placement	O
and	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
organic	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
dust	O
clouds	O
and	O
ink	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darren	O
Bridges	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
for	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
Infamous	B-Application
about	O
"	O
becoming	O
a	O
modern-day	O
superhero	O
"	O
,	O
stressing	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
becoming	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
motivator	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
Cole	O
from	O
a	O
simple	O
bike	O
messenger	O
to	O
someone	O
with	O
god-like	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
power	O
,	O
gained	O
through	O
the	O
Evil	O
karma	B-Application
path	O
,	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Minionize	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
Cole	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
minds	O
of	O
civilians	O
and	O
force	O
them	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleming	O
noted	O
that	O
during	O
Infamous	B-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
both	O
Crackdown	B-Device
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
two	O
games	O
with	O
alternative	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
climbing	O
aspect	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
climbing	O
systems	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Karma	B-Application
system	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
about	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
"	O
judicious	O
use	O
of	O
power	O
"	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
encourage	O
players	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
not	O
only	O
large	O
decisions	O
—	O
Karma	B-Application
moments	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
Cole	O
thinks	O
of	O
which	O
option	O
to	O
select	O
—	O
but	O
also	O
every	O
moment-to-moment	O
action	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
considering	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
civilians	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
around	O
a	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
compared	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
dichotomy	O
to	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
styles	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
representing	O
Good	O
Karma	B-Application
)	O
versus	O
the	O
Punisher	O
(	O
representing	O
Evil	O
Karma	B-Application
)	O
:	O
the	O
former	O
would	O
use	O
precision	O
attacks	O
to	O
avoid	O
harming	O
innocents	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
would	O
hurt	O
anything	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
to	O
complete	O
his	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
that	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
designed	O
the	O
powers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
nature	O
;	O
powers	O
acquired	O
with	O
Good	O
Karma	B-Application
are	O
more	O
precise	O
,	O
while	O
Evil	O
Karma	B-Application
powers	O
are	O
more	O
destructive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shape	O
and	O
the	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
blade	O
depends	O
on	O
your	O
Karma	B-Application
,	O
blue	O
being	O
good	O
and	O
red	O
being	O
evil	O
(	O
red	O
and	O
black	O
if	O
the	O
Ray	O
Sphere	O
is	O
activated	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
copies	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
included	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
voucher	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
who	O
preordered	O
Infamous	B-Application
from	O
GameStop	O
received	O
an	O
exclusive	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Gigawatt	O
Blades	O
Power	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
preordered	O
from	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
received	O
a	O
special	O
Reaper	O
costume	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
those	O
who	O
downloaded	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
demo	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
beat	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
Cole	O
costume	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
released	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
released	O
an	O
Infamous	B-Application
themed	O
space	B-Application
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
community-based	O
service	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
space	B-Application
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Abandoned	O
Docks	O
of	O
Empire	O
City	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
mini-game	O
based	O
on	O
zapping	O
Reapers	O
with	O
leaderboard	O
tracking	O
and	O
clothing	O
reward	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
graffiti	O
wall	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
graffiti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Infamous	B-Application
Home	O
space	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
broadcast	O
media	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outso	O
developed	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
Game	O
Space	B-Application
for	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Sackboy	O
outfits	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
representing	O
both	O
the	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
Cole	O
,	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
and	O
Evil	O
version	O
of	O
Cole	O
and	O
Zeke	O
appear	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
of	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cole	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
X	I-Application
Tekken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
and	O
Evil	O
Cole	O
appear	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
PlayStation	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
–	O
along	O
with	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Infamous	B-Application
:	O
Festival	O
of	O
Blood	O
–	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
Collection	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Collections	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
Collection	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
250	O
GB	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
,	O
Uncharted	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
30-day	O
free	O
trial	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	I-Application
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Miller	O
of	O
IGN	O
considered	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mixture	O
of	O
Cole	O
's	O
powers	O
with	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
powers	O
and	O
Karma	B-Application
system	O
were	O
seen	O
to	O
bring	O
difficult	O
choices	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
approach	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
Karma	B-Application
system	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
population	O
and	O
how	O
that	O
was	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
in	O
Karma	B-Application
was	O
also	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
constant	O
reminder	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
in	O
technical	O
execution	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
occasional	O
"	B-General_Concept
pop-in	I-General_Concept
"	I-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
drops	O
in	O
frame	O
rates	O
when	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
action	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
before	O
Radical	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
many	O
similar	O
concepts	O
including	O
a	O
character	O
finding	O
himself	O
with	O
super	O
powers	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
open-world	O
environment	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
traveled	O
by	O
climbing	O
up	O
buildings	O
and	O
gliding	O
about	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
comparisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
sarcastic	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
review	O
of	O
Prototype	B-Application
,	O
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
initially	O
praised	O
Infamous	B-Application
as	O
"	O
huge	O
,	O
creative	O
and	O
fun	O
,	O
"	O
)	O
compared	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
point	O
for	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
determined	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
tell	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
better	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
challenged	O
the	O
respective	O
studios	O
to	O
"	O
produce	O
the	O
best	O
image	O
of	O
the	O
rival	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
character	O
wearing	O
a	O
women	O
's	O
bra	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
tiebreaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
his	O
surprise	O
,	O
both	O
development	O
teams	O
rose	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
,	O
producing	O
said	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
forcing	O
Croshaw	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
near-tie	O
,	O
edging	O
out	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
though	O
still	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
both	O
images	O
created	O
independently	O
were	O
nearly	O
equal	O
in	O
the	O
assets	O
that	O
they	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
analysts	O
Jesse	O
Divnich	O
had	O
this	O
to	O
say	O
"	O
Due	O
to	O
near	O
identical	O
game	O
play	O
and	O
quality	O
scores	O
,	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
vs.	O
Prototype	B-Application
case	O
study	O
presents	O
interesting	O
data	O
to	O
publishers	O
when	O
considering	O
the	O
sales	O
bump	O
a	O
title	O
could	O
receive	O
by	O
choosing	O
exclusivity	O
over	O
a	O
multiplatform	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
May	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
175,900	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
its	O
opening	O
week	O
,	O
recorded	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
sales	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
192,700	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
over	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
10th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
stated	O
Infamous	B-Application
sold	O
nearly	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Infamous	B-Application
Best	O
Story	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Best	O
Acting	O
at	O
the	O
2009	O
Golden	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
four	O
other	O
Golden	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Studio	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
fifth	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
25	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Games	O
"	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
Infamous	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
quickly	O
became	O
clear	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
unlike	O
any	O
sandbox	O
game	O
anyone	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
