<s>
James	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
007	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
24th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
since	O
James	B-Device
Bond	I-Device
007	I-Device
:	I-Device
Everything	I-Device
or	I-Device
Nothing	I-Device
to	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
between	O
Quantum	B-Application
of	I-Application
Solace	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Skyfall	B-Error_Name
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
's	O
remake	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
respectively	O
in	O
each	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
features	O
the	O
voices	O
and	O
likenesses	O
of	O
Daniel	O
Craig	O
,	O
Judi	O
Dench	O
and	O
Joss	O
Stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
undergone	O
positive	O
critical	O
re-evaluations	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
retrospectively	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
underrated	O
and	O
under-appreciated	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
,	O
was	O
reportedly	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
produced	O
,	O
most	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Stones	I-Application
poor	O
sales	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Uncharted	B-Application
,	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
and	O
with	O
an	O
elements	O
of	O
stealth	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conviction	I-Application
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
Focus	O
Aim	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
lets	O
you	O
accurately	O
shoot	O
enemy	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
taking	O
an	O
enemy	O
with	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sent	O
by	O
M	O
to	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
Bond	O
works	O
with	O
fellow	O
MI6	O
agent	O
Nicole	O
Hunter	O
(	O
Joss	O
Stone	O
)	O
to	O
find	O
evidence	O
at	O
one	O
of	O
Pomerov	O
's	O
casinos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
find	O
information	O
that	O
Pomerov	O
has	O
frequented	O
a	O
disused	O
chemical	O
refinery	O
he	O
owns	O
in	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
tip	O
off	O
it	O
is	O
storing	O
bio-weapons	O
,	O
and	O
head	O
out	O
to	O
investigate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
Bond	O
sends	O
Rak	O
's	O
knife	O
to	O
Nicole	O
,	O
identifying	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
double	O
agent	O
in	O
MI6	O
and	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
that	O
kidnaps	O
prominent	O
researchers	O
,	O
selling	O
their	O
data	O
to	O
interested	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
further	O
clues	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
Bond	O
reports	O
in	O
to	O
M	O
,	O
advising	O
her	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
new	O
contact	O
in	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
before	O
departing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
with	O
assistance	O
by	O
n-Space	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
hinted	O
at	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2010	O
when	O
British	O
store	O
HMV	O
listed	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
as	O
"	O
coming	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
developer	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
 '	O
Bespoke	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Club	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bizarre	O
Creations	O
was	O
finishing	O
development	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Club	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
bought	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
license	O
agreement	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
James	O
Bond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
with	O
an	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
Quantum	B-Application
of	I-Application
Solace	I-Application
and	O
a	O
then-untitled	O
follow	O
up	O
film	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
as	O
Skyfall	B-Error_Name
and	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
movie	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
mix	O
of	O
characterization	O
and	O
adrenaline	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
Activision	O
also	O
confirmed	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
release	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
remake	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
007	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
was	O
divided	O
into	O
positive	O
and	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
generally	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
wrote	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
satisfying	O
action	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
had	O
enough	O
"	O
wow	O
"	O
moments	O
to	O
please	O
even	O
the	O
jaded	O
Bond	O
fan-slash-gamer	O
crowd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Murdock	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
gave	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
a	O
review	O
of	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
has	O
everything	O
you	O
want	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
James	O
Bond	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
At	O
about	O
five	O
hours	O
long	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
big	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
it	O
particularly	O
clever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
replay	O
factor	O
,	O
but	O
cited	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
as	O
middling	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Bizarre	O
clearly	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
feel	O
like	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Bond	O
’s	O
movie	O
canon	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
’s	O
certainly	O
successful	O
on	O
that	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
on	O
the	O
charts	O
,	O
five	O
positions	O
below	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
has	O
only	O
sold	O
104,540	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
James	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
007	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Stone	I-Application
and	O
all	O
other	O
James	O
Bond	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
James	O
Bond	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
with	O
art	O
materials	O
and	O
an	O
uploaded	O
video	O
showing	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
being	O
leaked	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
report	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
007	O
:	O
Risico	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
during	O
Christmas	O
2010	O
,	O
if	O
Blood	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
(	O
as	O
originally	O
planned	O
)	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
