<s>
is	O
a	O
2004	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action/strategy	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
collectible	I-Application
card	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
unnamed	O
player-character	O
must	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
few	O
human	O
outposts	O
that	O
remain	O
,	O
all	O
who	O
have	O
suffered	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
to	O
understand	O
what	O
has	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
sought	O
to	O
use	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
to	O
draw	O
in	O
a	O
larger	O
market	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
bringing	O
in	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
,	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
remains	O
a	O
cult	O
hit	O
,	O
with	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
Ken	O
Lobb	O
,	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
at	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
being	O
strong	O
proponents	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
stated	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
directed	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
remake	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Darkside	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
with	O
collectible	O
card	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
supports	O
multiplayer	O
through	O
split-screen	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
)	O
,	O
System	O
Link	O
or	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
combatants	O
to	O
battle	O
with	O
an	O
Arsenal	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
progress	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
flew	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
event	O
horizon	O
of	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
,	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
trip	O
was	O
only	O
three	O
days	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
10,000	O
years	O
had	O
passed	O
on	O
Earth	O
due	O
to	O
gravitational	O
time	O
dilation	O
,	O
humanity	O
having	O
wiped	O
itself	O
out	O
long	O
ago	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
empty	O
Dust-filled	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2004	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
not	O
found	O
great	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
early	O
development	O
began	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
Japan	O
were	O
shown	O
an	O
early	O
development	O
demo	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
noticed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
within	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
alongside	O
Blinx	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2004	O
at	O
Japanese	O
press	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
Majesco	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
bring	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
to	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Futatsugi	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
possibly	O
using	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
strong	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
still	O
valued	O
the	O
property	O
,	O
championed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
vice	O
president	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
had	O
praised	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
and	O
felt	O
the	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
version	O
were	O
"	O
ahead	O
of	O
their	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
better	O
released	O
in	O
more	O
modern	O
gaming	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
November	O
2013	O
interview	O
regarding	O
the	O
just-released	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
,	O
Spencer	O
stated	O
that	O
discussions	O
for	O
a	O
possible	O
reboot	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
were	O
ongoing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkside	O
Game	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
studio	O
that	O
had	O
assisted	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
large	O
titles	O
including	O
the	O
then-recent	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
but	O
now	O
looking	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
title	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
started	O
discussions	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
about	O
taking	O
the	O
lead	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
including	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Battletoads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkside	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
but	O
were	O
told	O
this	O
was	O
off	O
the	O
table	O
,	O
so	O
instead	O
started	O
discussions	O
about	O
bringing	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
to	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
companies	O
agreed	O
in	O
Q2	O
2014	O
for	O
a	O
$5	O
million	O
budget	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
version	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
that	O
would	O
fit	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
growing	O
eSports	O
community	O
,	O
working	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Babel	O
"	O
and	O
targeting	O
an	O
August	O
2015	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkside	O
opted	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
that	O
balanced	O
realism	O
vs	O
cartoonish	O
approach	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
somewhere	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
2008	O
's	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
and	O
Infamous	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Son	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
next	O
several	O
months	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
requests	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
planned	O
tie-in	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
title	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Darkside	O
employees	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
remained	O
committed	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
eventually	O
moving	O
all	O
fifty	O
of	O
their	O
staff	O
onto	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
difficulties	O
arose	O
when	O
late	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
person	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
who	O
was	O
committed	O
to	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
left	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
replaced	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
some	O
wavering	O
support	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
admitted	O
that	O
they	O
likely	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
early	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
feels	O
confident	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
release	O
another	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
game	O
with	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Yukio	O
Futatsugi	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
once	O
they	O
decide	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
re-release	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
in	O
emulation	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
during	O
its	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Code	O
Mystics	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
graphics	O
and	O
other	O
assets	O
updated	O
for	O
better	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
improve	O
support	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Isgreen	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
Phantom	B-Application
Dust	I-Application
had	O
been	O
light	O
as	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
not	O
clear	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
could	O
improve	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
complicated	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
complete	O
final	O
source	O
code	O
from	O
Japan	O
,	O
requiring	O
them	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
and	O
hack	O
into	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
binaries	O
to	O
assure	O
what	O
steps	O
they	O
could	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-release	O
would	O
support	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
4K	O
resolutions	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
30fps	O
on	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
rework	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
arsenal	O
sets	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
and	O
rebalanced	O
through	O
patches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
will	O
include	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
expand	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
users	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
release	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
8.5	O
on	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
calculated	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
82	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
