<s>
Michigan	B-Device
:	I-Device
Report	I-Device
from	I-Device
Hell	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternately	O
described	O
as	O
adventure	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
news	O
crew	O
investigating	O
Chicago	O
after	O
a	O
mist	O
covers	O
the	O
city	O
following	O
a	O
plane	O
crash	O
in	O
Lake	O
Michigan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
:	I-Device
Report	I-Device
from	I-Device
Hell	I-Device
saw	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
Western	O
journalists	O
noting	O
its	O
unique	O
premise	O
but	O
faulting	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
:	I-Device
Report	I-Device
from	I-Device
Hell	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game−alternately	O
described	O
as	O
adventure	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
in	O
Western	O
reports−where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
crew	O
cameraman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
plane	O
crashes	O
into	O
Lake	O
Michigan	B-Device
,	O
a	O
fog	O
covers	O
the	O
nearby	O
city	O
of	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
and	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
undertook	O
contract	O
work	O
for	O
other	O
publishers	O
to	O
stay	O
solvent	O
during	O
a	O
difficult	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
Michigan	B-Device
being	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
his	O
commitment	O
directing	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
Michigan	B-Device
as	O
an	O
uncredited	O
producer	O
;	O
the	O
credited	O
co-producers	O
were	O
Maki	O
Kimura	O
and	O
Yasu	O
Iizuka	O
of	O
Spike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
was	O
Akira	O
Ueda	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
directed	O
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Shining	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
co-written	O
by	O
Nobuhiko	O
Sagara	O
and	O
Ren	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
later	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
projects	O
including	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
co-composed	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
and	O
Jun	O
Fukuda	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
collaboration	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
horror	O
,	O
as	O
Suda	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
5	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
titled	O
Michigan	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
Suda	O
was	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
initially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
by	O
505	O
GameStreet	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2005	O
as	O
Michigan	B-Device
:	I-Device
Report	I-Device
from	I-Device
Hell	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Suda	O
and	O
Sakurai	O
have	O
voiced	O
their	O
willingness	O
to	O
revisit	O
Michigan	B-Device
in	O
some	O
form	O
,	O
with	O
Suda	O
stating	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
either	O
remake	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
around	O
the	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
:	I-Device
Report	I-Device
from	I-Device
Hell	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
53	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Speer	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Xplay	B-Application
,	O
noted	O
its	O
unconventional	O
mechanics	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
uncomfortable	O
with	O
its	O
erotic	O
elements	O
and	O
either	O
poor	O
implementation	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
or	O
points	O
when	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
without	O
warning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
hands-on	O
preview	O
article	O
,	O
British	O
magazine	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
noted	O
the	O
unusual	O
premise	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
both	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
advertised	O
erotic	O
elements	O
,	O
summing	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
watered-down	O
survival	O
horror	O
with	O
ropey	O
voice-acting	O
and	O
a	O
terrible	O
plot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michigan	B-Device
was	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
Game	O
Informer	O
article	O
on	O
games	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
writer	O
Joe	O
Juba	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
games	O
that	O
featured	O
unique	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
despite	O
lacking	O
engaging	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
small	O
piece	O
on	O
Suda	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Play	O
noted	O
Michigan	B-Device
as	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
twist	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
horror	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
