<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
online	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spiral	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prassel	O
formed	O
Spiral	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
mod	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
launched	O
as	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
contained	O
numerous	O
glitches	O
and	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Spiral	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
known	O
as	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
,	O
although	O
players	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
minor	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
updated	O
again	O
and	O
rebranded	O
back	O
to	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
iteration	O
of	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
online	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
supported	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
who	O
would	O
be	O
divided	O
into	O
character	O
classes	O
and	O
must	O
defend	O
a	O
generator	O
base	O
against	O
incoming	O
waves	O
of	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
three	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
velociraptors	B-Device
,	O
tyrannosaurs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
flying	O
pterosaur	O
Rhamphorhynchus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
introduced	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
five	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
solo	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
similar	O
to	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
collect	O
dinosaur	O
eggs	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
dinosaurs	O
and	O
vehicles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tanks	O
and	O
rocket	O
sleds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Prassel	O
and	O
the	O
mod	O
team	O
announced	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Spiral	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
mod	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
titled	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Halo	O
and	O
Tribes	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Spiral	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
OnLive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
another	O
delay	O
,	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiral	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
,	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
beta	O
testing	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
fully	O
launched	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
became	O
unavailable	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
was	O
both	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
netcode	B-Application
and	O
updated	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
updated	O
again	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
retitled	O
as	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
once	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Beatdown	I-Application
was	O
negatively	O
received	O
,	O
particularly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
clipping	O
,	O
framerate	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
problems	O
joining	O
a	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
lacking	O
tension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
reception	O
,	O
and	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
online	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
users	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
had	O
merely	O
been	O
renamed	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
avoid	O
association	O
with	O
its	O
poor	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
classified	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
transferred	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
webpage	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Prassel	O
banned	O
users	O
and	O
locked	O
threads	O
expressing	O
negative	O
thoughts	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
such	O
information	O
was	O
outdated	O
or	O
false	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prassel	O
ceased	O
such	O
actions	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Typically	O
we	O
at	O
Spiral	O
do	O
n't	O
ban	O
or	O
even	O
manage	O
threads	O
and	O
we	O
leave	O
that	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
moderators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dino	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
players	O
for	O
free	O
during	O
a	O
week-long	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
$1	O
price	O
became	O
permanent	O
,	O
and	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
including	O
previous	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
rating	O
among	O
Steam	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trek	O
Industries	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
noting	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
rating	O
while	O
embracing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
prior	O
negative	O
reception	O
and	O
its	O
progress	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
2012	O
we	O
released	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
almost	O
everyone	O
hated	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Livingston	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
$1	O
price	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
noisy	O
,	O
silly	O
,	O
fairly	O
obnoxious	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
definitely	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
one	O
in	O
small	O
doses	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orion	O
Project	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Orion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
Early	O
Access	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
Activision	O
filed	O
a	O
DMCA	O
complaint	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
digital	O
assets	O
without	O
authorization	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assets	O
depicted	O
weapons	O
and	O
helmets	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Advanced	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prassel	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
early	O
versions	O
of	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
,	O
which	O
mistakenly	O
included	O
assets	O
from	O
Primal	B-Application
Carnage	I-Application
and	O
Natural	B-Application
Selection	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
known	O
as	O
Guardians	O
of	O
Orion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
an	O
Early	O
Access	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
10	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
Orion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Prelude	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
robot	O
enemies	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
dinosaurs	O
.	O
</s>
