<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
Marines	O
attempting	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
continuing	O
advances	O
of	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
after	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
eradicated	O
the	O
deadly	O
Phazon	O
mutagen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
places	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
handheld	O
predecessor	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
cooperation	O
instead	O
of	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
competitive	O
soccer-based	O
game	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Federation	O
Force'''s	O
announcement	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
largely	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
fans	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
bearing	O
very	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
further	O
derided	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
timing	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
announced	O
when	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
hiatus	O
since	O
the	O
controversial	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
.	O
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
and	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|Gameplay	O
of	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
map	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
screenMetroid	O
Prime	O
:	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
which	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
shooting	O
mechanics	O
within	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
handheld	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
incorporates	O
cooperative	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
touch-based	O
controls	O
of	O
Hunters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
established	O
scanning	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
analyze	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
surrounding	O
environment	O
and	O
discover	O
secrets.Federation	O
Force	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Marine	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
,	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
is	O
a	O
law-enforcing	O
organization	O
where	O
soldiers	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
platoons	O
and	O
go	O
on	O
planetary	O
missions	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
how	O
Federation	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
campaign	O
is	O
organized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
previously	O
established	O
aliens	O
as	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
titular	O
jellyfish-like	O
Metroids	B-Device
and	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
within	O
Hunters	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
players	O
work	O
cooperatively	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
unit	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
competing	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mechanics	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
options	O
within	O
classical	O
role-playing	O
games.Federation	O
Force	O
canonically	O
occurs	O
after	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
hoped	O
that	O
Federation	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
plot	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
future	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Samus	O
and	O
Sylux	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
involvement	O
from	O
the	O
Federation	O
Marines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Blast	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
mode	O
which	O
offers	O
three-on-three	O
matches	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
in	O
their	O
mecha	O
suits	O
shoot	O
balls	O
into	O
nets	O
akin	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
sport	O
soccer	B-Application
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Rocket	B-Application
League	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
was	O
originally	O
unveiled	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
reveal	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
was	O
also	O
playable	O
during	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
where	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Blast	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
independently	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
eShop	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
limited	O
online	O
play	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Blast	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
"	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
take	O
place	O
after	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
or	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
's	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
elite	O
marines	O
equipped	O
with	O
gigantic	O
mechanized	O
armorsuits	O
called	O
Mechs	O
modeled	O
after	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
's	O
Power	O
Suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
former	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
territory	O
in	O
the	O
Bermuda	O
System	O
which	O
features	O
three	O
planets	O
:	O
Excelcion	O
,	O
Talvania	O
,	O
and	O
Bion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
,	O
featured	O
as	O
a	O
secondary	O
character	O
in	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
appears	O
to	O
conduct	O
investigations	O
regarding	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
's	O
presence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
elite	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
Federation	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
is	O
formed	O
to	O
pilot	O
these	O
Mechs	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
General	O
Alex	O
Miles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Bermuda	O
System	O
to	O
conduct	O
archaeological	O
surveys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
soon	O
discovers	O
Space	O
Pirate	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
Bermuda	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
investigation	O
on	O
Bion	O
,	O
the	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
have	O
acquired	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
increases	O
their	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
infiltrates	O
the	O
Doomseye	O
and	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
have	O
captured	O
Samus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
then	O
brainwashed	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
gigantic	O
size	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samus	O
then	O
thanks	O
the	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
for	O
their	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
had	O
successfully	O
stolen	O
a	O
Metroid	B-Device
egg	O
from	O
the	O
Space	O
Pirates	O
,	O
an	O
unseen	O
individual	O
bearing	O
a	O
striking	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Sylux	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
facility	O
and	O
encounters	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
previously	O
developed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Strikers	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Strikers	I-Application
Charged	I-Application
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
-	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
-	O
were	O
not	O
directly	O
involved	O
with	O
Federation	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
development	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
designed	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
mechs	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
speculated	O
by	O
some	O
people	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
Software	O
Technology	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
studio	O
behind	O
previous	O
handheld	O
entry	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
untrue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NST	O
were	O
not	O
even	O
made	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
existence	O
and	O
only	O
learned	O
of	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
during	O
the	O
E3	O
2015	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
..	O
Liam	O
Robertson	O
-	O
Game	O
History	O
Guy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
of	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
all	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
first	O
conceptualized	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
universe	O
by	O
showing	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Federation	O
's	O
Marines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
originally	O
considered	O
making	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
Next	O
Level	O
Games	O
 '	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
development	O
pushed	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
all	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
models	I-Operating_System
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
specifically	O
benefits	O
from	O
the	O
C-Stick	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
by	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
adjust	O
their	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
surrounding	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extends	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
supporting	O
the	O
Circle	O
Pad	O
Pro	O
and	O
Gyro	O
Sensor	O
controls	O
for	O
earlier	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
models	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
Amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
with	O
compatible	O
Amiibo	B-Device
unlocking	O
new	O
paint	O
jobs	O
for	O
the	O
Mech	O
that	O
award	O
special	O
gameplay	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
reveal	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
many	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
traditional	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
elements	O
and	O
not	O
resembling	O
other	O
Metroid	B-Device
games	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
aimed	O
toward	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
combat	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
exploration	O
and	O
isolation	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
(	O
both	O
the	O
technical	O
aspect	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
cartoonish	O
super-deformed	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
unfitting	O
with	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
 '	O
mature	O
tones	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
hiatus	O
for	O
five	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
released	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
acclaimed	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
eight	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
window	O
would	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
30th	B-Device
anniversary	I-Device
,	O
fans	O
criticized	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
resuming	O
the	O
franchise	O
after	O
a	O
half-decade	O
of	O
hiatus	O
with	O
a	O
spin-off	O
title	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
main	O
series	O
Metroid	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
discussed	O
and	O
controversial	O
games	O
of	O
both	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
E3	O
and	O
2015	O
in	O
general	O
:	O
the	O
debut	O
trailer	O
received	O
over	O
25,000	O
dislikes	O
and	O
just	O
2,500	O
likes	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
within	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
90%	O
dislike	O
ratio	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
9,500	O
likes	O
and	O
83,000	O
dislikes	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Change.org	B-Application
petition	O
calling	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
hours	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
reaching	O
7,500	O
signatures	O
in	O
under	O
24	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
defining	O
factor	O
on	O
the	O
negative	O
reception	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
presence	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
as	O
whole	O
,	O
fueled	O
by	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
amiibo	I-Application
Festival	I-Application
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	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
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
an	O
accompanying	O
trailer	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
received	O
a	O
2:1	O
dislike	O
to	O
like	O
ratio	O
(	O
last	O
recorded	O
as	O
1,374	O
to	O
600	O
)	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
disabling	O
the	O
feature	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
being	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-releaseMetroid	O
Prime	O
:	O
Federation	B-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
64/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
sold	O
less	O
than	O
4,000	O
copies	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
all-format	O
software	O
charts	O
,	O
below	O
older	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
titles	O
such	O
as	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
,	O
and	O
charting	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
charts	O
,	O
leading	O
some	O
outlets	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2018	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
,	O
the	O
blue	O
Mech	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
Spirit	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
main	O
theme	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
music	O
track	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
stages	O
hailing	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid''	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
