<s>
Monaco	B-Application
:	I-Application
What	I-Application
's	I-Application
Yours	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Mine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
,	O
alone	O
or	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
perform	O
heists	O
and	O
robberies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
developer	O
Andy	O
Schatz	O
began	O
developing	O
Monaco	B-Application
while	O
working	O
for	O
TKO	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
founded	O
his	O
independent	O
company	O
Pocketwatch	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
continued	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Game	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
looking	O
for	O
playtesters	O
,	O
Schatz	O
met	O
Andy	O
Nguyen	O
,	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
,	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
promoter	O
for	O
Monaco	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
handled	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
twice	O
rejected	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
by	O
Humble	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
won	O
two	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
heist	O
films	O
,	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
Monacos	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
how	O
its	O
minimalist	B-Device
design	O
suited	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocketwatch	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
through	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
has	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
zombie	O
mode	O
and	O
player	O
vs	O
player	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Locksmith	O
describes	O
the	O
criminals	O
 '	O
prison	O
escape	O
in	O
Monaco	B-Application
alongside	O
another	O
inmate	O
,	O
the	O
Mole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pickpocket	O
reveals	O
the	O
crooks	O
purposefully	O
blew	O
up	O
the	O
boat	O
to	O
distract	O
Interpol	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
confessing	O
this	O
to	O
Inspector	O
Voltaire	O
,	O
the	O
Pickpocket	O
reveals	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
spy	O
sent	O
by	O
Interpol	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
discussing	O
why	O
the	O
Locksmith	O
disregards	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
she	O
recalls	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
he	O
had	O
his	O
hand	O
broken	O
after	O
being	O
caught	O
counting	O
cards	O
in	O
blackjack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lookout	O
informs	O
Inspector	O
Voltaire	O
that	O
the	O
Pickpocket	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
rich	O
before	O
he	O
was	O
arrested	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Hacker	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
in	O
trouble	O
before	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
caught	O
trespassing	O
in	O
Interpol	B-Device
's	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Andy	O
Schatz	O
first	O
prototyped	O
Monaco	B-Application
while	O
working	O
for	O
TKO	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Santa	O
Cruz	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schatz	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
meets	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
later	O
indie	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
Doctrine	I-Application
had	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
this	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
original	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
Monaco	B-Application
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2006	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
finalist	O
Wildlife	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Venture	I-Application
Africa	I-Application
,	O
Schatz	O
returned	O
to	O
Monacos	O
concept	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
developed	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
worked	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Indie	I-Device
Games	I-Device
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
Monaco	B-Application
directly	O
onto	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
was	O
gone	O
;	O
having	O
won	O
two	O
awards	O
after	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Schatz	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
gold	O
"	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
soon	O
approached	O
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
who	O
offered	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Schatz	O
pitched	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
twice	O
but	O
was	O
turned	O
down	O
due	O
to	O
marketability	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
these	O
events	O
,	O
Schatz	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
disappointing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schatz	O
considered	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empty	O
Clip	O
Studios	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
RapidFire	O
engine	O
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
never	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesco	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Schatz	O
self-published	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nguyen	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
programming	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
became	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
for	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
his	O
job	O
at	O
Citibank	O
to	O
devote	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
received	O
funding	O
from	O
the	O
Indie	O
Fund	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Monaco	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Grammy-nominated	O
Austin	O
Wintory	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
scores	O
for	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Journey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wintory	O
described	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
Monaco	B-Application
as	O
being	O
a	O
heavy	O
deviation	O
from	O
Journey	B-Application
and	O
his	O
other	O
past	O
works	O
,	O
although	O
during	O
the	O
2012	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
explained	O
that	O
its	O
purpose	O
and	O
goal	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
story	O
through	O
music	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
called	O
the	O
Gentleman	O
's	O
Private	O
Collection	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
other	O
composers	O
,	O
including	O
Peter	O
Hollens	O
,	O
Tina	O
Guo	O
—	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
violin	O
in	O
the	O
Journey	B-Application
soundtrack	O
—	O
and	O
Chipzel	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Hexagon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
May	O
10	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
and	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
update	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
development	O
was	O
halted	O
to	O
allow	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
,	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
contained	O
all	O
the	O
post-release	O
PC	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
by	O
Humble	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Monaco	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
also	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
considered	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
2013	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
against	O
games	O
like	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Guacamelee	O
!,	O
and	O
Payday	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
praise	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
Andy	O
Schatz	O
believed	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
weak	O
demonstration	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
for	O
Andy	O
Schatz	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
no	O
complaints	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
critiqued	O
them	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
to	O
fool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamilton	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
in	O
this	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
Monaco	B-Application
to	O
other	O
games	O
and	O
films	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
heist	O
film	O
Ocean	O
's	O
Eleven	O
,	O
with	O
Nichols	O
saying	O
Monaco	B-Application
shared	O
its	O
"	O
ensemble	O
cast	O
,	O
daring	O
break-ins	O
and	O
carefully	O
laid	O
plans	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
mimicked	O
an	O
"	O
interactive	O
heist	O
flick	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bjurvald	O
and	O
Richard	O
Grisham	O
(	O
GamesRadar	O
)	O
also	O
made	O
this	O
connection	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
positive	O
comparisons	O
being	O
drawn	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wizard	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wor	I-Application
by	O
Grishamm	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
influences	O
"	O
fresh	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
Monaco	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
and	O
Humble	O
Games	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Humble	O
Games	O
Showcase	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Andy	O
Schatz	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
graphics	O
in	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
levels	O
vertically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Monaco	B-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
retain	O
Monacos	O
top-down	O
view	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
aided	O
by	O
isometric	B-Application
camera	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monaco	B-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
also	O
incorporate	O
procedural	O
level	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
