<s>
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Riverhillsoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
Store	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
part	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
Overblood	B-Application
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
arcade	O
,	O
fighting	O
and	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overblood	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
at	O
Lystra	O
Laboratories	O
 '	O
hidden	O
research	O
center	O
where	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
scientists	O
have	O
been	O
conducting	O
controversial	O
genetic	O
experiments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Overblood	B-Application
were	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
generally	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
enough	O
interesting	O
elements	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
respectable	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ultimately	O
not	O
worth	O
buying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
need	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
three	O
different	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
certain	O
puzzles	O
was	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
OverBloods	B-Application
most	O
interesting	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
GameFan	O
Magazine	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
previously	O
rumored	O
similarities	O
to	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
were	O
dismissed	O
and	O
strong	O
comparisons	O
drawn	O
instead	O
to	O
Doctor	B-Application
Hauzer	I-Application
for	O
which	O
Overblood	B-Application
(	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
)	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
OverBlood	B-Application
attempts	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
moodiness	O
and	O
horror	O
of	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
but	O
never	O
quite	O
succeeds.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
made	O
the	O
same	O
unfavorable	O
comparison	O
to	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
more	O
positively	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
's	O
OK	O
,	O
because	O
Overblood	B-Application
is	O
still	O
an	O
engrossing	O
adventure	O
...	O
that	O
packs	O
a	O
solid	O
mix	O
of	O
puzzles	O
and	O
exploration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
OverBlood	B-Application
could	O
've	O
used	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
action	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
less	O
wandering	O
around.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
entitled	O
Overblood	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
