<s>
MicroBot	B-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Naked	O
Sky	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
MicroBot	B-Application
;	O
a	O
microscopic	O
robot	O
designed	O
to	O
combat	O
infections	O
in	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robot	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
destroying	O
previous	O
generation	O
MicroBots	B-Application
which	O
have	O
become	O
corrupted	O
while	O
fighting	O
disease	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
differed	O
in	O
opinion	O
about	O
gameplay	O
;	O
many	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
local	O
cooperative	O
play	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
MicroBot	B-Application
with	O
new	O
weaponry	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
add	O
enough	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
player	O
interested	O
long-term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
fourth-generation	O
MicroBot	B-Application
,	O
the	O
newest	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
destroying	O
infections	O
caused	O
by	O
now-corrupted	O
previous	O
generation	O
MicroBots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MicroBot	B-Application
is	O
then	O
injected	O
into	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
and	O
gameplay	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MicroBot	B-Application
can	O
upgrade	O
its	O
weapons	O
to	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
and	O
cure	O
diseases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroBot	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
survive	O
continuous	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroBot	B-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glazer	O
cited	O
several	O
titles	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
older	O
twin-stick	O
shooters	O
Robotron	B-Application
and	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
2003	O
's	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
the	O
popular	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
series	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
fellow	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
title	O
Spore	B-Application
were	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
their	O
elements	O
of	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
R-Type	B-Application
Final	I-Application
,	O
Einhänder	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Blasteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
MicroBot	B-Application
come	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MicroBot	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
moderate	O
reception	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
averages	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
62.27	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
69.00	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
at	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
aggregate	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
reports	O
similar	O
scores	O
;	O
63/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
61/100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lowest	O
score	O
came	O
from	O
Edge	O
,	O
who	O
rated	O
MicroBot	B-Application
4/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
their	O
opinions	O
of	O
MicroBots	B-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
