<s>
Rive	B-Device
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
shoot-em-up	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Dutch	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
release	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
downsizing	O
and	O
closure	O
of	O
their	O
primary	O
development	O
team	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
of	O
quiet	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Toki	B-Operating_System
Tori	I-Operating_System
2+	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
three-man	O
core	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rive	B-Device
is	O
a	O
classic	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
mixed	O
with	O
shooting	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
in	O
full	O
360	O
degrees	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
who	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
alter	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
their	O
robotic	O
enemies	O
by	O
collecting	O
and	O
uploading	O
hacks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rive	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
since	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
was	O
even	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
's	O
promotional	O
"	O
Nindies	O
@Home	O
"	O
campaign	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
alongside	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
co-founder	O
Collin	O
van	O
Ginkel	O
expressed	O
scepticism	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
maintaining	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
optimal	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Ginkel	O
added	O
if	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
build	O
fails	O
to	O
reach	O
expectations	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
move	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
NX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
confirmed	O
Rive	B-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Copilot	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
same	O
ship	O
co-operatively	O
using	O
each	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improved	O
performance	O
over	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
running	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
at	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
48	O
additional	O
achievements	O
and	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
support	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Rive	B-Device
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Two	O
Tribes	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
box	O
service	O
,	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
custom-designed	O
,	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Rive	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
collector	O
’s	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
CD	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
collectible	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Rive	B-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
2019	O
titled	O
'	O
Rive	B-Device
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
 '	O
sold	O
by	O
Super	O
Rare	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
