<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
following	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
creator	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
's	O
departure	O
from	O
Konami	O
in	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
since	O
1990	O
's	O
Snake	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
to	O
be	O
made	O
without	O
Kojima	O
's	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ground	I-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
Captain	O
,	O
an	O
MSF	O
soldier	O
who	O
enters	O
a	O
parallel	O
dimension	O
and	O
establishes	O
a	O
local	O
command	O
center	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
mysteries	O
of	O
a	O
strange	O
virus	O
that	O
turns	O
people	O
into	O
zombie-like	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
low	O
sales	O
within	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
underperformed	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
elements	O
and	O
minor	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
tasks	O
players	O
with	O
managing	O
thirst	O
and	O
hunger	O
by	O
scavenging	O
for	O
water	O
and	O
hunting	O
animals	O
for	O
food	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
initiate	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defence	I-Application
segment	O
at	O
base	O
camp	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
attacks	O
and	O
earn	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Ground	B-Application
Zeroes	I-Application
Incident	I-Application
,	O
the	O
surviving	O
MSF	O
members	O
bury	O
their	O
dead	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
UN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
find	O
Base	O
Camp	O
abandoned	O
except	O
for	O
Virgil	O
AT-9	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Charon	O
Corps	O
,	O
an	O
investigation	O
team	O
previously	O
sent	O
to	O
Dite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captain	O
locates	O
the	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
Dan	O
,	O
who	O
allies	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Securing	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
the	O
group	O
remains	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Dust	O
,	O
but	O
Chris	O
is	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attracting	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Dust	O
,	O
the	O
survivors	O
use	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
to	O
trap	O
it	O
,	O
while	O
Chris	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
wormhole	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
stays	O
,	O
the	O
Captain	O
fires	O
on	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Dust	O
using	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
but	O
only	O
maims	O
it	O
before	O
it	O
reforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captain	O
uses	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Dust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2016	O
during	O
Gamescom	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
zombie	O
game	O
was	O
toyed	O
with	O
,	O
as	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
said	O
on	O
29	O
April	O
2013	O
that	O
he	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
one	O
during	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
development	O
,	O
and	O
Kojima	O
reportedly	O
requested	O
to	O
Platinum	O
Games	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
have	O
Gray	O
Fox	O
fighting	O
against	O
nanomachine-empowered	O
zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
hinted	O
at	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
when	O
Konami	O
started	O
recruiting	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
development	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
Europe	O
president	O
Tomotada	O
Tashiro	O
described	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
fresh	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
famed	O
stealth	O
elements	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
co-op	O
setting	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
truly	O
engrossing	O
multiplayer	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
stage	O
presentation	O
at	O
TGS	O
2016	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
was	O
asked	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
anything	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
[him],	O
 "	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
about	O
"	O
political	O
fiction	O
and	O
espionage	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
zombies	O
do	O
not	O
fit	O
into	O
his	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
despite	O
his	O
previous	O
remarks	O
concerning	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
with	O
zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
jokingly	O
said	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
would	O
even	O
have	O
mechs	O
if	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
negative	O
response	O
following	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
controversies	O
surrounding	O
Konami	O
's	O
recent	O
business	O
decisions	O
and	O
Kojima	O
's	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complaints	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
and	O
theme	O
(	O
being	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
generic	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
revolved	O
around	O
fighting	O
zombie-like	O
enemies	O
through	O
co-op	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
,	O
recycled	O
assets	O
from	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
constant	O
internet	O
connection	O
requirement	O
and	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
general	O
feel	O
of	O
previous	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Survive	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
of	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
similarly	O
criticized	O
Fallout	B-Application
76	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
31,359	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
three	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
and	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Survive	O
debuted	O
at	O
sixth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
selling	O
85%	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
95%	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
