<s>
Outland	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Housemarque	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
two-dimensional	O
platforming	O
with	O
a	O
polarity	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Treasure	O
's	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
and	O
Silhouette	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outland	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
,	O
was	O
delayed	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
2011	B-Error_Name
PlayStation	I-Error_Name
Network	I-Error_Name
outage	I-Error_Name
then	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
version	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Humble	O
Store	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
added	O
back	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outland	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
with	O
action	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
decided	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
,	O
what	O
these	O
dreams	O
and	O
visions	O
meant	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
cure	O
him	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
shaman	B-Protocol
told	O
the	O
man	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
stories	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
30,000	O
years	O
ago	O
between	O
a	O
great	O
hero	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Sisters	O
of	O
Chaos	O
-	O
one	O
who	O
controls	O
Light	O
from	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
who	O
controls	O
Darkness	O
from	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shaman	B-Protocol
informed	O
the	O
man	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
reincarnation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Sisters	O
of	O
Chaos	O
have	O
apparently	O
escaped	O
their	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
one	O
protector	O
,	O
a	O
rune	B-Application
,	O
depicting	O
the	O
defeated	O
protector	O
,	O
is	O
activated	O
in	O
the	O
large	O
shrine	O
in	O
the	O
Crossroads	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
triggers	O
a	O
short	O
speech	O
from	O
the	O
narrator	O
about	O
that	O
protector	O
and	O
their	O
corruption	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
Jungle	O
,	O
the	O
Underworld	O
,	O
the	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
Sky	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
four	O
protectors	O
are	O
defeated	O
and	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
runes	B-Application
activated	O
,	O
the	O
shrine	O
teleports	O
the	O
man	O
to	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Eternity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
put	O
your	O
skills	O
to	O
the	O
test	O
,	O
but	O
strikes	O
a	O
pleasant	O
balance	O
between	O
frustration	O
and	O
triumph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
is	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
simply	O
for	O
the	O
joy	O
of	O
playing	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
you	O
throw	O
in	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
person	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
additional	O
challenge	O
areas	O
designed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
co-op	O
play	O
,	O
Outland	B-Application
is	O
 [ a ] 	O
highly	O
appealing	O
,	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
downloadable	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
review	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tumultuous	O
blend	O
of	O
Prince	O
of	O
Persia-style	O
jumping	O
action	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
bullet	O
hell	O
"	O
of	O
insane	O
shooters	O
like	O
Ikaruga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outland	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
"	O
Best	O
PSN	O
Game	O
of	O
2011	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Download-only	O
Console	O
Game	O
2011	O
"	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
