<s>
PowerUp	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Blitz	O
Arcade	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
Warning	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
and	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
with	O
dual	O
analog	O
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
Robotron	B-Application
2084	I-Application
and	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
;	O
the	O
left	O
thumbstick	O
controls	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
movement	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
right	O
thumbstick	O
aims	O
the	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killing	O
the	O
boss	O
causes	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
to	O
grow	O
,	O
causing	O
former	O
enemies	O
to	O
shrink	O
and	O
introducing	O
new	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
background	O
to	O
the	O
fore	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Spore	B-Application
's	O
Cellular	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
PowerUp	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
a	O
6.5	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
unique	O
look	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
part	O
Schizoid	B-Application
,	O
part	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
Flow	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
relative	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
