<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
NEOTOKYO°	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
total	O
conversion	O
modification	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
cyberpunk	O
setting	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
American	O
developer	O
Studio	O
Radi-8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
itself	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
inspiration	O
drawn	O
from	O
Akira	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
for	O
its	O
art-style	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
round-based	O
structure	O
similar	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
only	O
respawning	O
between	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
is	O
slow-paced	O
and	O
balanced	O
towards	O
the	O
tactical	O
approach	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
generally	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
dispose	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
burst	O
of	O
concentrated	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
has	O
two	O
game-types	O
:	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
(	O
TDM	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Capture	O
The	O
Ghost	O
(	O
CTG	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
maps	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
VoIP	B-Application
communication	O
and	O
a	O
compass	O
allows	O
a	O
Ghost	O
carrier	O
to	O
communicate	O
this	O
information	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
approximately	O
30	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
mod	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
as	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
game	O
with	O
capture	O
points	O
,	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
's	O
development	O
was	O
later	O
switched	O
to	O
Valve	O
's	O
2006	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
from	O
scratch	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
and	O
Akira	O
were	O
cited	O
as	O
main	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
cyberpunk	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
are	O
full	O
rewrites	O
or	O
reworks	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rewriting	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
newer	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Ed	O
Harrison	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
haunting	O
"	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Fleming	O
of	O
Game	O
Set	O
Watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
recruited	O
from	O
a	O
forum	B-Application
,	O
he	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
early	O
sound	O
design	O
before	O
focusing	O
entirely	O
on	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NeoTokyo	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Mod	O
World	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
September	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
placed	O
third	O
in	O
Mod	O
DB	O
's	O
competition	O
for	O
mod	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Glasseater	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
tester	O
for	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
,	O
placed	O
an	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
Steam	O
release	O
,	O
NeoTokyo	B-Application
's	O
player	O
counts	O
have	O
declined	O
drastically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
during	O
semi-organized	O
events	O
on	O
Friday	O
each	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
servers	I-Application
are	O
generally	O
empty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Neotokyo	B-Application
community	O
leader	O
Rain	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
open-source	O
reimplementation	O
of	O
Neotokyo	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Source	O
2013	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
