<s>
Maneater	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tripwire	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
female	O
bull	O
shark	B-Algorithm
who	O
must	O
evolve	O
and	O
survive	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
so	O
she	O
can	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
a	O
fisherman	O
who	O
disfigured	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
pup	O
and	O
killed	O
her	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maneater	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Truth	O
Quest	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
,	O
Truth	O
Quest	O
follows	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
as	O
it	O
travels	O
to	O
a	O
mysterious	O
experiment	O
site	O
and	O
confronts	O
a	O
radioactive	O
monster	O
causing	O
chaos	O
around	O
Port	O
Clovis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
baby	O
bull	O
shark	B-Algorithm
who	O
must	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
a	O
shark	B-Algorithm
hunter	O
named	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
,	O
who	O
killed	O
its	O
mother	O
and	O
disfigured	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	B-Algorithm
has	O
several	O
basic	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
charging	O
into	O
enemies	O
,	O
siloing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
whipping	O
enemies	O
with	O
its	O
tail	O
to	O
stun	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	B-Algorithm
needs	O
to	O
hunt	O
and	O
consume	O
other	O
aquatic	O
wildlife	O
such	O
as	O
fish	O
and	O
turtles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
nutrients	O
,	O
namely	O
proteins	O
,	O
fats	O
,	O
minerals	O
and	O
rare	O
mutagenics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
enough	O
nutrients	O
,	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
must	O
enter	O
underwater	O
grottos	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
abilities	O
and	O
increase	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
to	O
take	O
on	O
larger	O
and	O
deadlier	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	B-Algorithm
will	O
slowly	O
evolve	O
into	O
an	O
adult	O
"	O
mega	O
"	O
shark	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
acquire	O
advanced	O
upgrades	O
and	O
customization	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
external	O
bone	O
plates	O
,	O
shadow	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
electromagnetic	O
spikes	O
to	O
further	O
enhance	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
's	O
combat	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
as	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
,	O
players	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Port	O
Clovis	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
eight	O
regions	O
:	O
Caviar	O
Keys	O
,	O
Crawfish	O
Bay	O
,	O
Dead	O
Horse	O
Lake	O
,	O
Fawtick	O
Bayou	O
,	O
Golden	O
Shores	O
,	O
Prosperity	O
Sands	O
,	O
Sapphire	O
Bay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Gulf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
each	O
region	O
will	O
have	O
other	O
predators	O
that	O
will	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
muskellunge	O
,	O
barracuda	B-Language
,	O
alligators	O
,	O
sperm	O
whales	O
,	O
orcas	B-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
other	O
sharks	B-Algorithm
,	O
they	O
will	O
also	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
apex	O
predator	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
larger	O
,	O
and	O
differing	O
in	O
appearance	O
than	O
their	O
normal	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apex	O
predators	O
are	O
a	O
great	O
barracuda	B-Language
,	O
a	O
shortfin	O
mako	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
alligator	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
hammerhead	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
white	O
,	O
an	O
orca	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
albino	O
sperm	O
whale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
creates	O
more	O
havoc	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
react	O
by	O
dispatching	O
human	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
to	O
hunt	O
it	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
ten	O
lead	O
hunters	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
named	O
characters	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
receive	O
additional	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
Trip	O
Westhaven	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chris	O
Parnell	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
host	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
reality	O
TV	O
show	O
titled	O
Maneaters	B-Application
vs.	O
Sharkhunters	O
,	O
who	O
guides	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
crew	O
for	O
a	O
reality	O
television	O
show	O
follows	O
experienced	O
Cajun	O
shark	B-Algorithm
hunter	O
Pierre	O
"	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
"	O
LeBlanc	O
(	O
Carlo	O
Mestroni	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
Kyle	O
(	O
Raphael	O
Grosz-Harvey	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
hunt	O
for	O
an	O
adult	O
bull	O
shark	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
harpoon	O
in	O
its	O
side	O
owned	O
by	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
manage	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
after	O
it	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
killing	O
spree	O
at	O
a	O
beach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
discovering	O
that	O
the	O
bull	O
shark	B-Algorithm
is	O
pregnant	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
crew	O
is	O
shocked	O
when	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
cuts	O
out	O
the	O
infant	O
shark	B-Algorithm
and	O
uses	O
his	O
knife	O
to	O
identify	O
it	O
later	O
as	O
it	O
grows	O
before	O
letting	O
it	O
go	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
loses	O
his	O
right	O
hand	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infant	O
shark	B-Algorithm
grows	O
larger	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
eating	O
fish	O
,	O
aquatic	O
mammals	O
and	O
reptiles	O
,	O
humans	O
,	O
and	O
apex	O
predators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
shark	B-Algorithm
hunters	O
eventually	O
go	O
after	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
are	O
also	O
killed	O
and	O
eaten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
eventually	O
relocate	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
kill	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
try	O
burning	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
alive	O
after	O
it	O
eats	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
's	O
left	O
leg	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
escapes	O
,	O
and	O
Kyle	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
an	O
explosion	O
that	O
causes	O
the	O
Cajun	O
Queen	O
to	O
sink	O
and	O
leaves	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
disfigured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
continues	O
to	O
grow	O
,	O
the	O
film	O
crew	O
grows	O
concerned	O
for	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
's	O
sanity	O
after	O
losing	O
Kyle	O
as	O
he	O
prepares	O
to	O
use	O
extreme	O
methods	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
attacks	O
the	O
film	O
crew	O
after	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
talk	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
has	O
by	O
now	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
megashark	O
,	O
measuring	O
in	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	B-Algorithm
ultimately	O
gets	O
the	O
upper	O
hand	O
on	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
a	O
last-ditch	O
effort	O
,	O
plans	O
to	O
use	O
explosives	O
to	O
kill	O
himself	O
and	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
dies	O
in	O
the	O
explosion	O
,	O
the	O
Shark	B-Algorithm
ultimately	O
survives	O
and	O
retreats	O
to	O
an	O
underwater	O
cave	O
to	O
recover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
survived	O
its	O
battle	O
with	O
Scaly	O
Pete	O
,	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
senses	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
another	O
,	O
more	O
sinister	O
apex	O
predator	O
that	O
threatens	O
her	O
current	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
radioactive	O
chemicals	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	O
unknown	O
predator	O
around	O
Port	O
Clovis	O
,	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
ventures	O
to	O
Plover	O
Island	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Site	O
P	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
off-the-books	O
experimental	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
,	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
attacks	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
technology	O
and	O
hunt	O
new	O
wildlife	O
,	O
hunters	O
,	O
and	O
mutated	O
predators	O
that	O
have	O
developed	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
bio-electricity	O
,	O
shadow	O
set	O
,	O
bone	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
emit	O
radiation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
its	O
attacks	O
and	O
its	O
transformation	O
into	O
an	O
irradiated	O
mutant	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
unknowingly	O
releases	O
the	O
apex	O
predator	O
,	O
a	O
mosasaur-like	O
leviathan	O
called	O
M.O.L.O.C.H.	O
,	O
which	O
escapes	O
to	O
Port	O
Clovis	O
and	O
attacks	O
several	O
settlements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shark	B-Algorithm
eventually	O
faces	O
and	O
kills	O
M.O.L.O.C.H.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Alex	O
Quick	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
Depth	B-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
shark	B-Algorithm
or	O
a	O
diver	O
as	O
they	O
combat	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
envisioned	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
Depth	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
became	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
after	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
splintered	O
off	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
single-player	O
experience	O
that	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
established	O
by	O
Depth	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Jaws	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
and	O
other	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
Dishonored	B-Application
while	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
John	O
Gibson	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Tripwire	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
title	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	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
though	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
their	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
completely	O
new	O
and	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Punch	O
Out	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
think	O
tactically	O
and	O
discern	O
an	O
opponent	O
's	O
attack	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maneater	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
by	O
Tripwire	O
's	O
newly	O
formed	O
publishing	O
division	O
which	O
provided	O
funding	O
,	O
marketing	O
and	O
additional	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maneater	B-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
far	O
,	O
two	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
for	O
Maneater	B-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Maneater	B-Application
released	O
its	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
known	O
as	O
Tiger	O
Shark	B-Algorithm
Skin	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
a	O
red	O
colored	O
body	O
with	O
blue	O
stripes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
of	O
Maneater	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Truth	O
Quest	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
narrator	O
Trip	O
Westhaven	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
regions	O
,	O
side	O
challenges	O
,	O
hunter	O
vehicles	O
and	O
bounty	O
hunters	O
,	O
wildlife	O
,	O
and	O
evolution	O
sets	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
another	O
story	O
arc	O
and	O
the	O
shark	B-Algorithm
increasing	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maneater	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
