<s>
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
kill.switch	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
USA	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
port	O
was	O
created	O
independently	O
of	O
Namco	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Destination	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
port	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
on	O
a	O
separate	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
distinguishing	O
characteristic	O
of	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
is	O
its	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
taking	O
cover	O
behind	O
objects	O
and	O
around	O
corners	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
light	O
gun	O
shooters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Koei	O
's	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
WinBack	B-Application
and	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
's	O
stealth	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
cover	O
system	O
as	O
its	O
core	O
game	O
mechanic	O
,	O
though	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
popularize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
received	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
scores	O
of	O
66	O
and	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
respectively	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Time	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
possess	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
over	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
6.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
similarly	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
portable	O
action	O
title	O
"	O
and	O
awarding	O
it	O
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
is	O
best	O
remembered	O
for	O
its	O
cover	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
core	O
game	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
introducing	O
the	O
blind	O
fire	O
mechanic	O
to	O
the	O
cover	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
shooters	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
and	O
implemented	O
similar	O
cover	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
lead	O
developer	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
of	O
Epic	O
Games	O
credits	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
's	O
cover	O
system	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
influences	O
they	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Esaki	O
was	O
employed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Uncharted	B-Application
:	I-Application
Drake	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
,	O
which	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
also	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Kill	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
,	O
which	O
Uncharted	B-Application
's	O
lead	O
designers	O
Evan	O
Wells	O
and	O
Amy	O
Hennig	O
credited	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
examples	O
of	O
shooters	O
that	O
featured	O
Kill	O
Switch-inspired	O
cover	O
systems	O
include	O
the	O
2005	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
CT	B-Application
Special	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
for	I-Application
Effect	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2006	O
games	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
as	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Killzone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
an	O
isometric	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
