<s>
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
release	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
Sparkster	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
began	O
with	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
game	O
Sparkster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
shown	O
at	O
a	O
slightly	O
zoomed	O
out	O
perspective	O
,	O
allowing	O
less	O
dangerous	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
jetpack	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
auto-filling	O
power	O
meter	O
from	O
Sparkster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
powers	O
both	O
the	O
jetpack	O
and	O
sword	O
attacks	O
featured	O
in	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
(	O
neither	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
nor	O
the	O
SNES	O
Sparkster	B-Application
game	O
have	O
an	O
auto-power	O
meter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
cannot	O
perform	O
consecutive	O
boosts	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
temporarily	O
hover	O
in	O
midair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
other	O
tweaks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sparkster	B-Application
only	O
bouncing	O
off	O
walls	O
when	O
he	O
hits	O
them	O
at	O
a	O
45	O
degree	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
attack	O
range	O
is	O
also	O
complete	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
deflect	O
certain	O
projectiles	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
entries	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
side-scrolling	O
shooting	O
segments	O
,	O
where	O
Sparkster	B-Application
can	O
charge	O
his	O
shots	O
and	O
use	O
his	O
jetpack	O
to	O
quickly	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
,	O
upon	O
his	O
return	O
from	O
fighting	O
the	O
Gedol	O
empire	O
in	O
Sparkster	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rocket	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
is	O
surprised	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
Devotindos	O
empire	O
,	O
the	O
pigs	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
fought	O
previously	O
in	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
had	O
taken	O
up	O
residence	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Zephyrus	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
opossums	O
inhabitants	O
under	O
permission	O
granted	O
by	O
the	O
Zephyrus	O
king	O
performed	O
to	O
the	O
General	O
Sweinhart	O
,	O
a	O
war	O
veteran	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
war	O
between	O
Zepyrus	O
and	O
Devotindos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
warning	O
claims	O
being	O
ignored	O
by	O
the	O
Zephyrus	O
king	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
move	O
elsewhere	O
to	O
live	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
assuming	O
he	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
as	O
useful	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
is	O
surprised	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
pigs	O
fighting	O
alongside	O
the	O
opossums	O
against	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
wolves	O
,	O
with	O
Sparkster	B-Application
's	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Axel	O
Gear	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
in	O
his	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspecting	O
something	O
may	O
be	O
amiss	O
,	O
Sparkster	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
put	O
on	O
his	O
gear	O
and	O
head	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
fray	O
,	O
ready	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
wolf	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Sparkster	B-Application
eventually	O
defeats	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Wolf	O
army	O
in	O
their	O
homeland	O
,	O
General	O
Sweinhart	O
turns	O
the	O
Devotindos	O
empire	O
once	O
again	O
against	O
the	O
opossums	O
,	O
their	O
one	O
other	O
threat	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparkster	B-Application
must	O
return	O
to	O
Zephyrus	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
kingdom	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Devotindos	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
producer	O
Tomm	O
Hulett	O
joined	O
Konami	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
revival	O
for	O
Sparkster	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
accepted	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
four	O
pitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulett	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
Konami	O
thought	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
were	O
the	O
best	O
pick	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
facial	O
animation	O
technology	O
,	O
allowing	O
Sparkster	B-Application
to	O
produce	O
expressions	O
respective	O
to	O
his	O
16-bit	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocket	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
featured	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
's	O
November	O
2021	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
lineup	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
