<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Housemarque	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows-based	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
is	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Finnish	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Housemarque	O
with	O
designer	O
Eugene	O
Jarvis	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
creative	O
consultant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jarvis	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
designing	O
arcade	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
such	O
as	O
Defender	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
Robotron	B-Application
:	I-Application
2084	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jarvis	O
 '	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
Defender	B-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Housemarque	O
's	O
2013	O
game	O
Resogun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
,	O
they	O
combined	O
elements	O
from	O
Jarvis	O
 '	O
previous	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
and	O
Resogun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
followed	O
a	O
different	O
design	O
philosophy	O
than	O
their	O
2016	O
game	O
Alienation	B-Application
by	O
choosing	O
not	O
to	O
incorporate	O
character	O
progression	O
systems	O
in	O
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
significantly	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
technology	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
Resogun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
volumetric	O
rendering	O
technique	O
known	O
as	O
Signed	O
Distance	O
Fields	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
smooth	O
transition	O
between	O
complex	O
3D	B-Algorithm
meshes	I-Algorithm
and	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
particles	O
to	O
give	O
them	O
more	O
flexibility	O
in	O
how	O
objects	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Housemarque	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Housemarque	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Windows-based	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
2017	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
Housemarque	O
's	O
first	O
self-published	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Housemarque	O
is	O
also	O
considering	O
creating	O
a	O
Nex	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
with	O
Jarvis	O
 '	O
company	O
Raw	O
Thrills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
88	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
based	O
on	O
45	O
reviews	O
and	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
16	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
