<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
team	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
original	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
multi-game	O
partnership	O
between	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
strictly	O
single-player	O
with	O
no	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
or	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
cloud	B-Application
streaming	O
in	O
October	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initial	O
anticipation	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
low	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lackluster	O
reception	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
cast	O
performance	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
Peter	O
Quill	O
/	O
Star-Lord	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
Gamora	O
,	O
Rocket	O
Raccoon	O
,	O
Groot	O
,	O
and	O
Drax	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
directly	O
playable	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
At	O
various	O
points	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
key	O
decisions	O
,	O
via	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
that	O
will	O
affect	O
the	O
relationships	O
between	O
the	O
Guardians	O
and	O
the	O
outcomes	O
of	O
certain	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
features	O
the	O
titular	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
:	O
Peter	O
Quill	O
/	O
Star-Lord	O
(	O
Jon	O
McLaren	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Terran-Spartoi	O
hybrid	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
;	O
Gamora	O
(	O
Kimberly-Sue	O
Murray	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
deadliest	O
woman	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
"	O
and	O
adopted	O
daughter	O
of	O
Thanos	O
;	O
Rocket	O
(	O
Alex	O
Weiner	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
weapons	O
specialist	O
,	O
and	O
inventor	O
;	O
Groot	O
(	O
Robert	O
Montcalm	O
)	O
,	O
Rocket	O
's	O
loyal	O
partner	O
and	O
fellow	O
former	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
his	O
species	O
;	O
and	O
Drax	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
(	O
Jason	O
Cavalier	O
)	O
,	O
famed	O
throughout	O
the	O
galaxy	O
as	O
the	O
killer	O
of	O
Thanos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
a	O
massive	O
interstellar	O
war	O
that	O
raged	O
across	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
those	O
looking	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
a	O
tumultuous	O
Andromeda	O
galaxy	O
are	O
the	O
newly	O
incorporated	O
"	O
heroes	O
for	O
hire	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
who	O
all	O
hope	O
to	O
make	O
quick	O
money	O
during	O
their	O
adventurous	O
wanderings	O
around	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Peter	O
becomes	O
a	O
mercenary	O
named	O
Star-Lord	O
and	O
leads	O
the	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
multi-game	O
partnership	O
between	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
following	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
2014	O
movie	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Eidos	O
 '	O
previous	O
game	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
chose	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
Eidos	O
chose	O
the	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
"	O
brain	O
shift	O
"	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
transition	O
from	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
deal	O
with	O
serious	O
themes	O
,	O
to	O
Guardians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nonetheless	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
as	O
player	O
's	O
decision	O
will	O
be	O
impactful	O
and	O
lead	O
to	O
different	O
outcomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strictly	O
single-player	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
for	O
each	O
character	O
is	O
unique	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
behaviours	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
felt	O
alive	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
implemented	O
several	O
"	O
social	O
mechanics	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Team	O
Huddle	O
and	O
branching	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
in	O
certain	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
felt	O
encouraged	O
by	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
Kamala	O
Khan	O
,	O
a	O
lesser-known	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Avengers	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
initially	O
calling	O
themselves	O
the	O
"	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
"	O
for	O
marketing	O
purposes	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
eventually	O
embrace	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
work	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
galaxy	O
from	O
its	O
demise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Licensed	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
Pat	O
Benatar	O
,	O
Wham	O
!,	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
and	O
Joan	O
Jett	O
were	O
featured	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
challenge	O
for	O
Jacques	O
and	O
Szczepkowski	O
was	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
must	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
branching	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
reported	O
on	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
publisher	O
and	O
Eidos	O
 '	O
parent	O
company	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
produce	O
various	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Marvel	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
Eidos	O
did	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
any	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
cloud	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
often	O
remarked	O
as	O
a	O
surprise	O
hit	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
initial	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
low	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
compared	O
exploration	O
to	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
boxed	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
22	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
partly	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
subscription	O
platforms	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
Extra	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
before	O
Square	O
Enix	O
sold	O
off	O
its	O
western	O
studios	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
