<s>
ReCore	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Comcept	O
and	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Asobo	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
were	O
significant	O
influences	O
in	O
its	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
critical	O
of	O
which	O
noted	O
insufficient	O
design	O
choices	O
,	O
technical	O
issues	O
regarding	O
lengthy	O
and	O
unsuccessful	O
loading	O
screens	O
and	O
repetitive	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
praise	O
was	O
overall	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
platforming	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platform	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joule	O
also	O
wields	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
that	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
extract	O
her	O
enemies	O
 '	O
energy	O
cores	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
is	O
done	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joule	O
navigates	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Far	O
Eden	O
either	O
on	O
foot	O
equipped	O
with	O
rocket	O
boosters	O
on	O
her	O
shoes	O
and	O
her	O
back	O
,	O
across	O
platforms	O
with	O
the	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
or	O
via	O
fast	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
is	O
set	O
roughly	O
200	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Joule	O
bests	O
Victor	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
activates	O
the	O
terraforming	O
system	O
,	O
materializing	O
a	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
of	O
her	O
father	O
from	O
parts	O
of	O
memories	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Comcept	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Capcom	O
employee	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnering	O
with	O
Comcept	O
was	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
,	O
formed	O
by	O
designers	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
and	O
the	O
prior	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
X	O
series	O
spin-off	O
concept	O
Maverick	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
Technologies	O
to	O
advance	O
its	O
animation	O
state	O
machine	O
system	O
,	O
Mecanim	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
application	O
in	O
ReCore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Pacini	O
of	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
influenced	O
the	O
manner	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
robotic	O
characters	O
and	O
world-unlocking	O
were	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cinematic	O
story	O
was	O
impacted	O
by	O
Staten	O
's	O
reading	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
opening	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
debut	O
trailer	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
ReCore	B-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	O
Play	O
Anywhere	O
program	O
–	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
no	O
matter	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
purchased	O
–	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
September	O
15	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
September	O
16	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
loading	O
screens	O
were	O
criticized	O
,	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
assuage	O
their	O
long	O
duration	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
,	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
ReCore	B-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
adding	O
story	O
content	O
,	O
areas	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
and	O
repairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReCore	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
Best	O
3D	O
Visuals	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Makedonski	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
to	O
ReCore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honea	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
first	O
couple	O
of	O
hours	O
of	O
ReCore	B-Application
were	O
almost	O
downright	O
magical	O
"	O
but	O
grew	O
disenchanted	O
with	O
everything	O
but	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
its	O
only	O
redeeming	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
subject	O
to	O
complaint	O
were	O
lengthy	O
and	O
unsuccessful	O
loading	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rate	O
at	O
which	O
it	O
crashed	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Prell	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
wrote	O
that	O
ReCore	B-Application
signified	O
good	O
ideas	O
,	O
when	O
poorly	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
its	O
extensive	O
loading	O
times	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
frequent	O
offenders	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
also	O
cause	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loot	O
and	O
crafting	O
system	O
appeared	O
minimal	O
in	O
action	O
and	O
the	O
grinding	B-Application
involved	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
chore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Williams	O
of	O
USgamer	O
endorsed	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
platforming	O
's	O
reminiscence	O
to	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
corebots	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
ReCores	B-Application
strongest	O
aspects	O
and	O
judged	O
exploration	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
robust	O
feature	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
obstructed	O
by	O
the	O
level-based	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makedonski	O
was	O
favorable	O
to	O
the	O
update	O
,	O
noting	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
that	O
altered	O
the	O
pacing	O
to	O
lessen	O
repetition	O
,	O
overall	O
calling	O
the	O
update	O
"	O
what	O
ReCore	B-Application
should	O
've	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place.	O
"	O
</s>
