<s>
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Q-Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
worldwide	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
,	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
their	O
own	O
subterranean	O
vehicles	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
surviving	O
scientists	O
trapped	O
underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
2009	O
pre-E3	O
press	O
event	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
title	O
,	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
PixelJunk	O
series	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
traditional	O
narrative	O
,	O
conveyed	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
speech	O
boxes	O
awarded	O
upon	O
rescuing	O
certain	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
three	O
points	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
console	O
version	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
as	O
"	O
part	O
retro	O
videogame	O
,	O
part	O
chemistry	O
set	O
;	O
part	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
part	O
Zelda	B-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
titles	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Q	O
Games	O
 '	O
"	O
best	O
work	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
were	O
less	O
critical	O
of	O
its	O
length	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
concludes	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
To	O
Be	O
Continued	O
"	O
screen	O
,	O
suggesting	O
an	O
"	O
Encore	O
"	O
expansion	O
was	O
likely	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
released	O
for	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
and	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Eden	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
space	O
for	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
was	O
added	O
onto	O
the	O
existing	O
Q	O
Games	O
"	O
PixelJunk	O
Museum	O
"	O
space	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
entering	O
the	O
Museum	O
,	O
players	O
receive	O
articles	O
of	O
clothing	O
unlocked	O
by	O
completing	O
portions	O
of	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	O
space	O
features	O
the	O
virtual	O
interior	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Ers	O
Piñita	O
Colada	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
space	O
center	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
for	O
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
by	O
Q-Games	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PixelJunk	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
combines	O
both	O
games	O
into	O
one	O
continuous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2014	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
subscribers	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
features	O
cross-buy	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
one	O
purchase	O
grants	O
access	O
to	O
both	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cross-save	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
save	O
progress	O
on	O
either	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
or	O
Playstation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
continue	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Vita	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
