<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
by	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Valve	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
2010	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Summer	O
of	O
Arcade	O
and	O
is	O
distributed	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
class-based	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
teams	O
are	O
pitted	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
combat	O
setting	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
six	O
character	O
classes	O
were	O
well-suited	O
to	O
the	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
,	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
307,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
a	O
class-based	O
character	O
selection	O
system	O
with	O
team-based	O
objectives	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Defense	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Ancients	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
scenarios	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
a	O
variant	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
action	O
RTS	O
setting	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
mixed	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Support	O
class	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2s	I-Application
engineer	O
and	O
medic	O
,	O
providing	O
support	O
for	O
their	O
team	O
by	O
healing	O
teammates	O
,	O
and	O
repairing	O
robots	O
and	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bacon	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
powerup	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
boosted	O
abilities	O
until	O
they	O
die	O
or	O
the	O
round	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Churros	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
temporary	O
health	O
boost	O
,	O
and	O
regenerate	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	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
January	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
via	O
the	O
digital	O
distributor	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
will	O
contain	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Spunky	O
Cola	O
Special	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
chose	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
to	O
play	O
on	O
Justin.tv	O
during	O
its	O
weekly	O
Thursday	O
Night	O
Throwdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
news	O
of	O
this	O
reached	O
the	O
official	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
,	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
creative	O
director	O
John	O
Comes	O
,	O
Director	O
of	O
QA	O
&	O
Associate	O
Producer	O
Logan	O
DeMelt	O
,	O
and	O
CEO	O
Bob	O
Berry	O
joined	O
the	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
offered	O
advice	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
players	O
competing	O
in	O
a	O
match	O
of	O
Blitz	O
,	O
gave	O
developer	O
insight	O
to	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
distributed	O
a	O
few	O
free	O
copies	O
of	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specular	O
and	O
normal	B-Application
maps	I-Application
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
model	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
texture	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
features	O
an	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
update	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
dynamic	O
update	O
system	O
is	O
hosted	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Title	O
Managed	O
Storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Managed	O
Storage	O
is	O
an	O
allocated	O
space	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
servers	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
plans	O
for	O
three	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packages	O
and	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
packages	O
would	O
be	O
free	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
package	O
,	O
entitled	O
Spunky	O
Cola	O
Special	O
,	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
over	O
a	O
week-long	O
promotion	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Halloween	O
Unmasking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combats	I-Application
art	O
director	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
Chandana	O
Ekanayake	O
revealed	O
that	O
Uber	O
found	O
top	O
ranking	O
players	O
playing	O
Blitz	O
for	O
6	O
–	O
8	O
hours	O
without	O
failing	O
,	O
something	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ekanayake	O
,	O
to	O
accommodate	O
those	O
players	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
also	O
included	O
"	O
a	O
tougher	O
Super	O
Sudden	O
Death	O
challenge	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
updated	O
the	O
round	O
clocks	O
to	O
include	O
four	O
digits	O
up	O
to	O
round	O
9999.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ekanayake	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
Uber	O
would	O
be	O
focusing	O
on	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
updates	O
for	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
averaging	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
aggregate	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
225,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
agreed	O
,	O
calling	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
"	O
so	O
much	O
unadulterated	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
Monday-night-football	O
flair.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
stated	O
the	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
veterans	O
"	O
should	O
definitely	O
enjoy	O
the	O
very	O
obvious	O
similarities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
character	O
classes	O
were	O
well	O
balanced	O
and	O
that	O
each	O
class	O
provided	O
utility	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
Monday	B-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
a	O
"	O
stylish	O
,	O
streamlined	O
,	O
expertly	O
crafted	O
third	O
person	O
shooter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
comes	O
equipped	O
with	O
two	O
modes	O
and	O
four	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spunky	O
Cola	O
Special	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
praised	O
were	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
churros	O
as	O
a	O
powerup	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
additional	O
voice	O
lines	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
47	O
additional	O
protags	O
;	O
markings	O
to	O
indicate	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
clan	O
or	O
affiliation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monday	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Uber	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
draws	O
even	O
more	O
heavily	O
from	O
the	O
DotA	B-Operating_System
lineage	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
games	O
,	O
adopting	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
model	O
,	O
character	O
skins	O
,	O
and	O
regularly	O
released	O
new	O
Pros	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
rotating	O
group	O
of	O
free	O
Pros	O
and	O
new	O
outdoor	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
