<s>
Kameo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Elements	I-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Kameo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
16-year-old	O
elf	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
rescuing	O
her	O
family	O
while	O
collecting	O
Elemental	O
Sprites	O
and	O
Warriors	O
in	O
a	O
Beat	O
'	O
Em	O
Up	O
style	O
combat	O
against	O
the	O
trolls	O
that	O
stand	O
in	O
her	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
ten	O
elemental	O
powers	O
let	O
her	O
transform	O
into	O
creatures	O
and	O
use	O
their	O
varied	O
abilities	O
to	O
solve	O
combat-oriented	O
puzzles	O
and	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
prolonged	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
which	O
spanned	O
four	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
Pokémon-style	O
game	O
of	O
capturing	O
and	O
nurturing	O
monsters	O
,	O
but	O
traded	O
its	O
lighthearted	O
Nintendo	O
overtones	O
for	O
darker	O
themes	O
more	O
befitting	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
audiences	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
process	O
,	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
repurposed	O
from	O
a	O
fairy	O
to	O
an	O
elf	O
—	O
a	O
transition	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
later	O
concluded	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
nearly	O
finished	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
exclusive	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
released	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launches	O
:	O
November	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
several	O
weeks	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
Kameo	B-Application
graphics	O
as	O
setting	O
standards	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
its	O
vivid	O
color	O
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
character	O
lackluster	O
,	O
but	O
largely	O
liked	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
morphing	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
released	O
several	O
cosmetic	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free	O
online	B-Application
cooperative	O
mode	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
an	O
August	O
2015	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
alongside	O
documentary-style	O
videos	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
its	O
planned	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
canceled	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
of	O
production	O
due	O
to	O
both	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
new	O
focus	O
on	O
games	O
for	O
its	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
Kameo	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
cameo	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
an	O
elf	O
who	O
sabotages	O
her	O
sister	O
before	O
her	O
coronation	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
crown	O
and	O
the	O
Elemental	O
Powers	O
that	O
come	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
uses	O
elemental	O
powers	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
creatures	O
with	O
different	O
abilities	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
switches	O
between	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
face	O
buttons	O
swap	O
between	O
three	O
active	O
,	O
elemental	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kameo	B-Application
character	O
,	O
herself	O
,	O
can	O
move	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
elemental	O
warriors	O
but	O
has	O
no	O
special	O
ability	O
apart	O
from	O
breaking	O
crates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
Kameo	B-Application
advances	O
through	O
a	O
castle	O
—	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
three	O
elemental	O
powers	O
—	O
to	O
rescue	O
her	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
tutorial	O
prologue	O
ends	O
,	O
Kameo	B-Application
loses	O
her	O
elemental	O
powers	O
and	O
is	O
ejected	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
into	O
the	O
Enchanted	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
grow	O
stronger	O
and	O
try	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
travels	O
through	O
four	O
themed	O
worlds	O
(	O
water	O
,	O
ice	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
swamp	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
the	O
Badlands	O
,	O
the	O
overworld	O
that	O
connects	O
the	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
can	O
either	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
worlds	O
through	O
the	O
Badlands	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
elves	O
and	O
trolls	O
skirmish	O
,	O
or	O
warp	O
from	O
the	O
Enchanted	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
Kameo	B-Application
finds	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
seven	O
shadow	O
creatures	O
each	O
guarding	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
elemental	O
powers	O
,	O
while	O
saving	O
her	O
family	O
earning	O
the	O
other	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
has	O
a	O
two-player	O
,	O
split-screen	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
fight	O
alongside	O
each	O
other	O
during	O
the	O
action	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
online	B-Application
cooperative	O
play	O
(	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
)	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
patch	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
protracted	O
development	O
of	O
Kameo	B-Application
spanned	O
four	O
consoles	O
:	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
recipe	O
can	O
found	O
that	O
reads	O
"	O
Take	O
one	O
Cube	O
of	O
ice	O
…	O
Add	O
two	O
beetles	O
from	O
a	O
Box	O
of	O
Creepy	O
Crawlies	O
…	O
Heat	O
to	O
360	B-Operating_System
degrees	O
…	O
"	O
which	O
alludes	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
cycles	O
on	O
each	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Rare	O
finished	O
work	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
Kameo	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
catches	O
and	O
evolves	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
feel	O
"	O
and	O
Pokémon-like	O
concept	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
nursed	O
little	O
monsters	O
into	O
adults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
spent	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Rare	O
shared	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
an	O
annual	O
video	O
game	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
lost	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
Pokémon	B-Application
elements	O
when	O
development	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
Phil	O
Tossell	O
liked	O
the	O
Pokémon-style	O
concept	O
but	O
ultimately	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
platform	O
change	O
was	O
a	O
positive	O
move	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
what	O
became	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
elemental	O
warriors	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
for	O
fluidity	O
—	O
the	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
minimize	O
player	O
chores	O
and	O
player	O
waiting	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
creature	O
designs	O
later	O
became	O
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
morphing	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
transitioned	O
and	O
Rare	O
attempted	O
to	O
distance	O
itself	O
from	O
its	O
mawkish	O
reputation	O
for	O
"	O
cute	O
characters	O
with	O
big	O
eyes	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
struggled	O
to	O
repurpose	O
Kameo	B-Application
into	O
an	O
elf	O
from	O
the	O
fairy	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kameo	B-Application
character	O
transitioned	O
through	O
a	O
"	O
tribal	O
"	O
look	O
before	O
becoming	O
an	O
elf	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
own	O
attacks	O
were	O
ultimately	O
repurposed	O
into	O
the	O
elemental	O
warriors	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
became	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
(	O
alongside	O
Rare	O
's	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
)	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
graphics	O
upgrade	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
about	O
80%	O
complete	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
transition	O
freed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vision	O
from	O
technical	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
their	O
timeframe	O
extended	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
added	O
extra	O
attacks	O
for	O
the	O
ten	O
characters	O
,	O
day	O
–	O
night	O
transition	O
interactions	O
,	O
in-game	O
scores	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
splitscreen	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
post-release	O
update	O
that	O
extends	O
the	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
over	O
online	B-Application
and	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
could	O
hold	O
thousands	O
of	O
characters	O
on-screen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reflection	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
biggest	O
influences	O
were	O
ultimately	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Kameo	B-Application
release	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
George	O
Andreas	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Kameo	B-Application
concept	O
of	O
finding	O
and	O
using	O
monsters	O
had	O
evolved	O
and	O
carried	O
through	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andreas	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
conceal	O
the	O
fairy	O
Kameo	B-Application
as	O
an	O
elf	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
released	O
Kameo	B-Application
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
:	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
advance	O
of	O
its	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Japan	O
held	O
a	O
Kameo	B-Application
promotional	O
press	O
event	O
with	O
celebrities	O
and	O
Kaori	O
Manabe	O
in	O
late	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
reported	O
the	O
event	O
as	O
"	O
subdued	O
"	O
but	O
appropriate	O
for	O
Japanese	O
games	O
journalists	O
to	O
test	O
Kameo	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
selling	O
poorly	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Burke	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
audio	O
lead	O
on	O
the	O
Kameo	B-Application
project	O
,	O
his	O
first	O
at	O
Rare	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
composed	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
contributed	O
to	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
voiceovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
appeared	O
to	O
have	O
no	O
support	O
for	O
audio	O
above	O
the	O
MIDI	O
sample-style	O
compositions	O
characteristic	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
previous	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Burke	O
's	O
original	O
compositions	O
were	O
lighthearted	O
as	O
befitting	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
darker	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
audience	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
acquired	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sumthing	O
Else	O
Music	O
Works	O
published	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
compact	O
disc	O
and	O
for	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
prior	O
to	O
Kameo	B-Application
release	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
expected	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
,	O
they	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
continual	O
delays	O
would	O
likely	O
hurt	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closer	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
expected	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
among	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
core	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
brought	O
his	O
anticipation	O
to	O
par	O
with	O
that	O
customary	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
reap	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
its	O
long	O
development	O
through	O
refined	O
audiovisuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
executive	O
Peter	O
Moore	O
announced	O
Kameo	B-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
launch	O
title	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
score	I-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Market	O
research	O
company	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reported	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
sold	O
300,000	O
copies	O
while	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
700,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
figures	O
as	O
significantly	O
below	O
expectations	O
and	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
senior	O
software	O
engineer	O
Nick	O
Burton	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Kameo	B-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
had	O
reputations	O
for	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
"	O
sold	O
phenomenally	O
well	O
"	O
for	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
saw	O
Kameo	B-Application
as	O
a	O
good	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
graphical	O
possibilities	O
,	O
and	O
Bramwell	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
considered	O
the	O
degree	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
long	O
distances	O
and	O
in	O
processor-intensive	O
scenes	O
,	O
"	O
unprecedented	O
in	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
had	O
few	O
points	O
of	O
reference	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
extremely	O
detailed	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
appeared	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
"	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
"	O
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
agreed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
help	O
but	O
alternatively	O
appreciated	O
the	O
continual	O
challenge	O
and	O
activity	O
density	O
of	O
Kameo	B-Application
level	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
townspeople	O
interspersed	O
within	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bramwell	O
(	O
Eurogamer	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
relative	O
pleasure	O
"	O
of	O
Kameo	B-Application
combat	O
was	O
ultimately	O
worth	O
little	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
use	O
basic	O
attacks	O
and	O
avoid	O
most	O
major	O
upgrades	O
throughout	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
character	O
lackluster	O
,	O
but	O
largely	O
liked	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
spent	O
little	O
time	O
as	O
Kameo	B-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
thought	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
's	O
character	O
was	O
comparatively	O
less	O
interesting	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
(	O
GameSpot	O
)	O
agreed	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
visually	O
appeared	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
while	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
had	O
exceptional	O
and	O
inspired	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
levels	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
leverage	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
advances	O
in	O
areas	O
apart	O
from	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
lamented	O
a	O
particular	O
issue	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
camera	O
would	O
spin	O
180	O
degrees	O
when	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
hit	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
retreat	O
harder	O
to	O
see	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
(	O
GameSpot	O
)	O
found	O
Kameo	B-Application
to	O
be	O
technically	O
outstanding	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
automatic	O
game	O
save	O
features	O
,	O
short	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
steady	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
display	O
on	O
both	O
standard	O
-	O
and	O
high-definition	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pfister	O
(	O
1UP.com	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
technically	O
impressive	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
overwhelming	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halverson	O
(	O
Play	O
)	O
planned	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
preferred	O
five	O
more	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
over	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
largely	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
extra	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
cooperative	O
play	O
and	O
score	O
attack	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halverson	O
(	O
Play	O
)	O
had	O
hopes	O
for	O
Kameo	B-Application
and	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
to	O
rekindle	O
developer	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
platforming	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
such	O
games	O
were	O
likely	O
not	O
to	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clayman	O
(	O
IGN	O
)	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
publicity	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
against	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
though	O
Theobald	O
(	O
GameSpy	O
)	O
thought	O
Kameo	B-Application
boss	O
battles	O
were	O
comparable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pfister	O
(	O
1UP.com	O
)	O
noted	O
several	O
traditional	O
Rare	O
flourishes	O
—	O
lots	O
of	O
color	O
and	O
graphics	O
effects	O
,	O
puns	O
for	O
character	O
names	O
—	O
but	O
ultimately	O
wrote	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
proof	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
received	O
"	O
exactly	O
what	O
they	O
paid	O
for	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
(	O
GameSpot	O
)	O
noted	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
accessible	O
launch	O
title	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
summary	O
,	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
suitable	O
fit	O
for	O
players	O
 '	O
first	O
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
online	B-Application
support	O
for	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
Rare	O
promised	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
feature	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
and	O
did	O
so	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
let	O
two	O
players	O
play	O
the	O
story	O
simultaneously	O
when	O
their	O
consoles	O
were	O
connected	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
System	B-Device
Link	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
Rare	O
released	O
the	O
Kameo	B-Application
"	O
Power	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
a	O
costume	O
pack	O
,	O
new	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
new	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
Expert	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
,	O
and	O
Rune	O
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Attack	O
Mode	O
lets	O
two	O
co-op	O
players	O
(	O
local	O
or	O
online	B-Application
)	O
attempt	O
to	O
finish	O
levels	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Kuchera	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
wrote	O
that	O
Rare	O
"	O
did	O
a	O
good	O
job	O
"	O
of	O
supporting	O
Kameo	B-Application
with	O
post-release	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
wrote	O
that	O
Kameo	B-Application
would	O
be	O
remembered	O
as	O
"	O
that	O
pretty	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
games	O
journalists	O
reported	O
unfavorable	O
views	O
towards	O
Kameo	B-Application
,	O
they	O
also	O
reported	O
its	O
fanbase	O
to	O
be	O
dedicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
digitally	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Games	O
on	O
Demand	O
service	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
titles	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
through	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
,	O
which	O
emulates	O
select	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titles	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
supported	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
emulated	O
release	O
includes	O
all	O
original	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
free	O
and	O
lets	O
players	O
migrate	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
cloud	O
saves	O
to	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
performance	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
emulator	O
slightly	O
improves	O
upon	O
its	O
technical	O
performance	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
(	O
Kotaku	O
)	O
was	O
surprised	O
at	O
his	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
replaying	O
Kameo	B-Application
on	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
having	O
found	O
the	O
introductory	O
stage	O
off-putting	O
when	O
he	O
sampled	O
it	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
(	O
Destructoid	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
not	O
worth	O
full	O
price	O
at	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
welcome	O
addition	O
worth	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
enhanced	B-Device
to	O
run	O
at	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kameo	B-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
2	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
darker	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
redesigned	O
Kameo	B-Application
to	O
have	O
smaller	O
eyes	O
and	O
matured	O
the	O
other	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
put	O
a	O
heavier	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
began	O
to	O
use	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
software	O
for	O
smoother	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
animations	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
incorporate	O
assets	O
from	O
an	O
unreleased	O
game	O
,	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
mechanical	O
spider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
creature	O
upgrades	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
let	O
Kameo	B-Application
fly	O
as	O
an	O
eagle	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
experience	O
the	O
grandeur	O
of	O
a	O
bird's-eye	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
composer	O
Steve	O
Burke	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
sequel	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
canceled	O
after	O
about	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
production	O
as	O
Rare	O
re-focused	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
questioned	O
whether	O
Kameo	B-Application
needed	O
a	O
sequel	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
released	O
a	O
retrospective	O
documentary	O
of	O
the	O
unreleased	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
August	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kameo	B-Application
2	O
concept	O
artist	O
Peter	O
Hentze	O
narrated	O
the	O
documentary	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
art	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
a	O
brief	O
video	O
clip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
follow-up	O
making-of	O
Kameo	B-Application
video	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
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