<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Red	O
Dead	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
frontier	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1911	O
and	O
follows	O
John	O
Marston	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
outlaw	B-Application
whose	O
wife	O
and	O
son	O
are	O
taken	O
hostage	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
in	O
ransom	O
for	O
his	O
services	O
as	O
a	O
hired	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
mode	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
in	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
improved	O
its	O
proprietary	O
game	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
to	O
increase	O
its	O
technological	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
hired	O
professional	O
actors	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
body	O
movements	O
through	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
features	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
composed	O
by	O
Bill	O
Elm	O
and	O
Woody	O
Jackson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
shipped	O
around	O
23million	O
copies	O
by	O
2021	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
additions	O
were	O
released	O
;	O
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
in	O
which	O
Marston	O
searches	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
for	O
an	O
infectious	O
zombie	B-Application
plague	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Western-themed	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
Honor	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
measures	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
are	O
perceived	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morally	O
positive	O
deeds	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
capturing	O
an	O
outlaw	B-Application
alive	O
or	O
saving	O
a	O
stranger	O
,	O
will	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Honor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunfights	O
are	O
an	O
essential	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
the	O
bounty	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
crime-governing	O
mechanic	O
inspired	O
by	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Autos	I-Application
wanted	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
allows	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
competitive	O
and	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
in	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Event	O
types	O
include	O
deathmatch	O
scenarios	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crates	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
contain	O
extra	O
weapons	O
,	O
ammo	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
powerups	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1911	O
,	O
the	O
family	O
of	O
former	O
outlaw	B-Application
John	O
Marston	O
(	O
Rob	O
Wiethoff	O
)	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Investigation	O
agents	O
,	O
Edgar	O
Ross	O
(	O
Jim	O
Bentley	O
)	O
and	O
Archer	O
Fordham	O
(	O
David	O
Wilson	O
Barnes	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
force	O
him	O
to	O
hunt	O
down	O
his	O
former	O
gang	O
members	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
his	O
arrival	O
in	O
Nuevo	O
Paraíso	O
,	O
John	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
local	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
Colonel	O
Agustín	O
Allende	O
(	O
Gary	O
Carlos	O
Cervantes	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
's	O
tyrannical	O
ruler	O
,	O
and	O
Abraham	O
Reyes	O
(	O
Josh	O
Segarra	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
rebellion	O
against	O
Allende	O
's	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
explores	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
cycle	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
faith	O
,	O
governmental	O
control	O
,	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
innocence	O
and	O
freedom	O
,	O
manifest	O
destiny	O
,	O
masculinity	O
,	O
social	O
change	O
,	O
and	O
redemption	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
received	O
commentary	O
for	O
its	O
representation	O
of	O
Native	O
Americans	O
and	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
scholars	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
redemption	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
such	O
a	O
feat	O
was	O
impossible	O
for	O
John	O
;	O
Reid	O
McCarter	O
of	O
Bullet	B-Application
Points	O
Monthly	O
described	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
as	O
"	O
bitterly	O
ironic	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inability	O
of	O
reinvention	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
also	O
explores	O
the	O
impacts	O
of	O
the	O
cycle	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
represented	O
through	O
Jack	O
's	O
continuation	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
failures	O
by	O
adopting	O
the	O
outlaw	B-Application
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
the	O
ethos	O
of	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
in	O
its	O
formation	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
modern-day	O
representation	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
John	O
's	O
violent	O
past	O
rendered	O
him	O
unable	O
to	O
achieve	O
redemption	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
impacted	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
own	O
ability	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
as	O
he	O
becomes	O
an	O
outlaw	B-Application
like	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
grants	O
the	O
player	O
freedom	O
,	O
they	O
ultimately	O
lack	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
narrative	O
as	O
"	O
being	O
free	O
to	O
do	O
things	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
change	O
things	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
ideology	O
that	O
is	O
directly	O
reflected	O
in	O
John	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
prevent	O
his	O
own	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
further	O
opposition	O
with	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Dream	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
representation	O
of	O
Native	O
Americans	O
is	O
bleak	O
,	O
cruel	O
,	O
and	O
violent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCarter	O
of	O
Bullet	B-Application
Points	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
killing	O
of	O
Native	O
Americans	O
is	O
explained	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
shaky	O
rationale	O
meant	O
to	O
echo	O
the	O
rhetoric	O
"	O
surrounding	O
the	O
genocide	O
and	O
forced	O
relocation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
May	O
2004	O
release	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
,	O
publisher	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
its	O
own	O
Western	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
scratch	O
;	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Revolver	O
from	O
Capcom	O
in	O
2003	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
completed	O
development	O
within	O
nine	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
exhausted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
previous	B-Application
hardware	I-Application
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
felt	O
inspired	O
after	O
realizing	O
the	O
potential	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemptions	I-Application
1,500	O
-page	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
films	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Wild	I-Application
Bunch	I-Application
(	O
1969	O
)	O
,	O
High	O
Plains	O
Drifter	O
(	O
1973	O
)	O
,	O
Unforgiven	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Proposition	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
most	O
Western	O
fiction	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
1840	O
and	O
1880	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemptions	I-Application
setting	O
in	O
1911	O
allowed	O
a	O
more	O
intriguing	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
transformation	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
old	O
West	O
"	O
into	O
the	O
modern	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
projects	O
since	O
Rockstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
Table	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
(	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
perform	O
animation	O
and	O
rendering	O
tasks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Euphoria	B-Application
and	O
Bullet	B-Application
engines	I-Application
for	O
further	O
animation	O
and	O
environment	O
rendering	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overhauling	O
the	O
potential	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
allowed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
including	O
realistic	O
animations	O
and	O
detailed	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
potential	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
experienced	O
through	O
the	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
motivated	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
fully	O
render	O
the	O
countryside	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
achieve	O
on	O
previous	B-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
at	O
San	O
Diego	O
sought	O
guidance	O
from	O
other	O
Rockstar	O
studios	O
experienced	O
with	O
developing	O
open	O
worlds	O
,	O
particularly	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
developer	O
Rockstar	O
North	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
envisioned	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
by	O
scaling	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
of	O
other	O
Rockstar	O
games	O
,	O
maintaining	O
key	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
like	O
the	O
Dead	O
Eye	O
and	O
dueling	O
mechanics	O
but	O
majorly	O
overhauling	O
the	O
experience	O
otherwise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
developed	O
,	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
characters	O
were	O
organically	O
created	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
period	O
;	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
features	O
around	O
450	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
required	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
character	O
dialogue	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
feel	O
alive	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
hired	O
Rod	O
Edge	O
as	O
the	O
full-time	O
director	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performances	O
,	O
recorded	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
dialogue	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
recorded	O
in	O
a	O
studio	O
;	O
the	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
trailer	O
for	O
an	O
untitled	O
Western	O
project	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
conference	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
technology	O
demonstrate	O
of	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
theorized	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
officially	O
announced	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
extensive	O
and	O
expensive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
Rockstar	O
partnered	O
with	O
several	O
companies	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
,	O
including	O
IGN	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
LoveFilm	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
released	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
application	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
:	O
Gunslingers	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Man	O
from	O
Blackwater	O
,	O
a	O
machinima	O
short	O
film	O
directed	O
by	O
John	O
Hillcoat	O
,	O
aired	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
network	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
focus	O
on	O
maps	O
and	O
game	O
types	O
suggested	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaws	B-Application
to	O
the	O
End	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
added	O
six	O
cooperative	O
side	O
missions	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legends	O
and	O
Killers	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Revolver	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
map	O
locations	O
and	O
a	O
Tomahawk	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
non-canonical	O
,	O
zombie	O
apocalypse-themed	O
alternate	O
reality	O
with	O
ghost	O
towns	O
and	O
cemeteries	O
full	O
of	O
zombies	O
,	O
wherein	O
John	O
searches	O
for	O
a	O
cure	O
to	O
the	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
in	O
late	O
November	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
containing	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
added	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
to	O
its	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
list	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
had	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
requested	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
position	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
spiked	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
smoother	O
frame	O
rate	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
update	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	I-Device
enhanced	I-Device
"	O
title	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
code	O
playable	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
(	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
720p	O
resolution	O
)	O
and	O
with	O
some	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
high-end	O
revision	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
called	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
can	O
also	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
higher-end	O
Series	B-Device
X	I-Device
running	O
it	O
with	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X-specific	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
added	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
and	O
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
to	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
cloud	O
gaming	O
subscription	O
service	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
fifth-highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
seventh-highest	O
rated	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brudvig	O
of	O
IGN	O
described	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
must-play	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
deepest	O
,	O
most	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
gorgeous	O
games	O
around	O
"	O
;	O
GamePros	O
Will	O
Herring	O
named	O
it	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
a	O
culmination	O
of	O
its	O
previous	O
successes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
concluded	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
video	O
game	O
:	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
cinematic	O
set-pieces	O
and	O
flawed	O
yet	O
endearing	O
characters	O
nestled	O
within	O
an	O
orthodox	O
narrative	O
structure	O
,	O
seasoned	O
with	O
generous	O
pinches	O
of	O
extra-curricular	O
tasks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Brudvig	O
identified	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemptions	I-Application
narrative	O
themes	O
reflected	O
modern	O
society	O
,	O
including	O
racism	O
,	O
government	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
immigration	O
;	O
Will	O
Tuttle	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
found	O
that	O
they	O
occasionally	O
felt	O
"	O
preachy	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
typically	O
more	O
nuanced	O
than	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Channell	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
OXM	O
)	O
considered	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
a	O
pressure	O
that	O
loomed	O
over	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Bertz	O
named	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
the	O
"	O
best-looking	O
Rockstar	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Herring	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
superior	O
to	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
,	O
appreciating	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
"	O
brown	O
,	O
muddy	O
'	O
realism	O
 '	O
filter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkin	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
as	O
dense	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
Liberty	O
City	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
Western	O
theme	O
of	O
isolation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
variety	O
in	O
side	O
content	O
avoided	O
the	O
repetition	O
present	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
"tranpose[d]	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
gameplay	O
template	O
onto	O
a	O
Wild	O
West	O
setting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
Game	O
reviewer	O
Stephanie	O
Bendixsen	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
the	O
best	O
elements	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertz	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
the	O
aiming	O
and	O
cover	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
"	O
airtight	O
"	O
as	O
in	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
and	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemptions	I-Application
multiplayer	O
received	O
mixed	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nomination	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
ten	O
nominations	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
four	O
awards	O
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Song	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
(	O
"	O
Far	O
Away	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
11th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
won	O
four	O
awards	O
of	O
five	O
nominations	O
,	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Best	O
Game	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
Michael	O
Pachter	O
of	O
Wedbush	O
Securities	O
estimated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
sell	O
at	O
least	O
1.75million	O
units	O
(	O
generating	O
)	O
to	O
break-even	O
,	O
and	O
3.5million	O
units	O
(	O
)	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5million	O
copies	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2010	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	O
individual	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
8.5million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
11million	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
2million	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
retail	O
units	O
of	O
Undead	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
over	O
15million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
prequel	B-Application
had	O
shipped	O
almost	O
62million	O
copies	O
combined	O
,	O
with	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
around	O
23million	O
units	O
shipped	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
maintaining	O
the	O
top	O
position	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Harry	I-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Years	I-Application
1	I-Application
–	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GfK	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
65	O
percent	O
of	O
UK	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
were	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
95,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
with	O
over	O
70,000	O
sales	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
seventh	O
with	O
over	O
25,000	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
concurred	O
that	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
hoped	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
would	O
offer	O
"	O
similarly	O
powerful	O
experiences	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
the	O
fifth-best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
seventh-best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
it	O
sixth	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
games	O
,	O
recognizing	O
its	O
superiority	O
in	O
narrative	O
over	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
2013	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
tenth	O
on	O
USgamers	O
"	O
The	O
15	O
Best	O
Games	O
Since	O
2000	O
"	O
list	O
;	O
Jaz	O
Rignall	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
open	O
world	O
games	O
so	O
far	O
seen	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
fourth-best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
other	O
sandbox	O
games	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	B-Application
,	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1899	O
,	O
12	O
years	O
before	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
,	O
and	O
depicts	O
John	O
's	O
life	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Dutch	O
's	O
gang	O
alongside	O
Bill	O
,	O
Javier	O
,	O
Uncle	O
,	O
Abigail	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
.	O
</s>
