<s>
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2013	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
it	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
Kinect-only	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
gradually	O
redesigned	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
third-person	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
serving	O
a	O
diminished	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
partnered	O
with	O
The	O
Imaginarium	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
cinematic	O
and	O
motion-capture	B-Application
technology	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealed	O
as	O
Codename	O
:	O
Kingdom	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
as	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
two	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
Windows	O
by	O
Crytek	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
several	O
multiplayer-focused	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
the	O
originally	O
planned	O
Challenge	O
Editor	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
voice	O
integration	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
issue	O
commands	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
provide	O
assistance	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
calling	O
in	O
arrows	O
or	O
catapults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
accomplish	O
various	O
challenges	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
waves	O
of	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
Roman	O
Colosseum	O
,	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
arena	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
medias	O
res	O
with	O
Roman	O
general	O
Marius	O
Titus	O
leading	O
the	O
defence	O
of	O
Rome	O
against	O
a	O
barbarian	B-Application
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	O
leads	O
the	O
Roman	O
emperor	O
Nero	B-Application
into	O
a	O
safe	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
behest	O
,	O
Marius	O
begins	O
to	O
tell	O
his	O
life	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	O
begins	O
his	O
story	O
as	O
a	O
Roman	O
legionary	O
serving	O
in	O
the	O
II	O
Legion	O
who	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Titus	O
family	O
villa	O
in	O
Rome	O
to	O
visit	O
them	O
before	O
he	O
is	O
deployed	O
to	O
Alexandria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
visit	O
is	O
cut	O
short	O
as	O
a	O
sudden	O
barbarian	B-Application
invasion	O
occurs	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
parents	O
and	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XIV	O
Legion	O
brings	O
Oswald	O
and	O
Boudica	O
before	O
Nero	B-Application
's	O
son	O
Basilius	O
,	O
who	O
forces	O
Oswald	O
to	O
reveal	O
where	O
the	O
Britons	O
have	O
sent	O
Basilius	O
 '	O
brother	O
Commodus	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
campaign	O
there	O
,	O
a	O
Roman	O
scouting	O
party	O
led	O
by	O
Marius	O
and	O
Vitallion	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
barbarians	B-Application
;	O
Vitallion	O
is	O
captured	O
,	O
while	O
Marius	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
ravine	O
but	O
survives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
barbarian	B-Application
camp	O
(	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
about	O
to	O
burn	O
a	O
wicker	O
man	O
with	O
Vitallion	O
inside	O
)	O
,	O
Marius	O
kills	O
the	O
barbarian	B-Application
leader	O
and	O
rescues	O
Vitallion	O
and	O
Commodus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Commodus	O
murders	O
Oswald	O
,	O
sparking	O
a	O
riot	O
while	O
Boudica	O
escapes	O
,	O
and	O
Marius	O
realises	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
Emperor	O
Nero	B-Application
himself	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
causing	O
the	O
earlier	O
invasion	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Marius	O
is	O
resurrected	O
by	O
the	O
Roman	O
goddess	O
Summer	O
,	O
and	O
vows	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
kill	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
his	O
sons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Rome	O
,	O
Marius	O
enters	O
the	O
ludi	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
confront	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
his	O
sons	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dressed	O
as	O
legendary	O
Roman	O
general	O
Damocles	O
,	O
Marius	O
kills	O
Basilius	O
after	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
private	O
gladiator	B-Application
fight	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
he	O
sets	O
a	O
fortune	O
teller	O
free	O
who	O
prophesies	O
that	O
Marius	O
will	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
Damocles	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
kill	O
Damocles	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
she	O
also	O
tells	O
Marius	O
that	O
he	O
cannot	O
kill	O
Nero	B-Application
,	O
because	O
the	O
Emperor	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Commodus	O
 '	O
attempts	O
to	O
rig	O
the	O
fight	O
in	O
his	O
favour	O
,	O
including	O
using	O
a	O
poisonous	O
gas	O
to	O
try	O
and	O
incapacitate	O
him	O
,	O
Marius	O
defeats	O
him	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
decapitating	O
him	O
and	O
promising	O
Nero	B-Application
:	O
"	O
You	O
are	O
next	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	O
escapes	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
and	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Vitallion	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
an	O
invading	O
barbarian	B-Application
army	O
led	O
by	O
Boudica	O
is	O
closing	O
in	O
on	O
Rome	O
,	O
eager	O
to	O
seek	O
revenge	O
for	O
Commodus	O
murdering	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
conversation	O
between	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
Marius	O
;	O
the	O
Emperor	O
,	O
having	O
long	O
since	O
deduced	O
that	O
Damocles	O
was	O
Marius	O
,	O
flees	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Marius	O
gives	O
chase	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
temporarily	O
impeded	O
by	O
god	O
of	O
the	O
north	O
wind	O
Aquilo	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
aiding	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
his	O
sons	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
story	O
because	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
see	O
Rome	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Summer	O
intervenes	O
,	O
allowing	O
Marius	O
to	O
confront	O
Nero	B-Application
and	O
launch	O
both	O
the	O
Emperor	O
and	O
himself	O
off	O
a	O
parapet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	O
falls	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
whilst	O
Nero	B-Application
is	O
viciously	O
impaled	O
on	O
a	O
giant	O
sword	O
belonging	O
to	O
a	O
huge	O
statue	O
of	O
himself	O
,	O
thus	O
fulfilling	O
both	O
prophecies	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
Marius	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
that	O
Marius	O
and	O
Damocles	O
would	O
kill	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nero	B-Application
would	O
perish	O
at	O
the	O
hand	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
Budapest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Crytek	O
released	O
its	O
debut	O
title	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
called	O
"	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
Kings	O
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Kingdoms	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
representative	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
admired	O
Crytek	O
's	O
intention	O
to	O
expand	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
games	O
line	O
up	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
lacking	O
a	O
first-person	O
melee-combat	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
companies	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
natural	O
fit	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
yet-to-be-announced	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
revealed	O
as	O
Codename	B-Device
:	I-Device
Kingdoms	I-Device
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Press	O
Conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Ryse	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Kinect-only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
for	O
Crytek	O
to	O
see	O
whether	O
the	O
general	O
audience	O
liked	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
team	O
at	O
Crytek	O
proposed	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
an	O
on-rail	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
was	O
suitable	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
features	O
and	O
would	O
able	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
worried	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
too	O
tiring	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
may	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
detect	O
their	O
movements	O
accurately	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
frustration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prototype	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
tasks	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
completely	O
removed	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
added	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
will	O
only	O
be	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
also	O
extended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Ryse	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
next	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
no	O
longer	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
active	O
battle	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
diminished	O
role	O
by	O
providing	O
squad	O
commands	O
through	O
speech	O
and	O
gesture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
at	O
Crytek	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
instead	O
of	O
delaying	O
it	O
for	O
further	O
polishing	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
considered	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
an	O
"	O
emotional	O
"	O
event	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flow	O
was	O
described	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
break	O
and	O
disrupt	O
players	O
 '	O
flow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
put	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
collaborated	O
with	O
The	O
Imaginarium	O
Studios	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
cinematic	O
and	O
motion-capture	B-Application
technology	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yerli	O
,	O
having	O
good	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
can	O
help	O
"	O
create	O
the	O
ultimate	O
emotion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
camera	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
drawing	O
inspirations	O
from	O
Seven	O
Samurai	O
and	O
Children	O
of	O
Men	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
later	O
scrapped	O
and	O
a	O
dynamic	O
camera	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
replace	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
than	O
other	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
hoped	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
show	O
a	O
"	O
claustrophobic	O
brutality	O
"	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
hero	O
level	O
characters	O
were	O
given	O
full	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
with	O
the	O
same	O
detail	O
as	O
Marius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
different	O
Renaissance-inspired	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
SmartGlass	I-Protocol
feature	O
called	O
the	O
Challenge	O
Editor	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slavov	O
had	O
previously	O
led	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
development	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Warface	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
right	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryse	O
was	O
originally	O
revealed	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
that	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
as	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
with	O
a	O
gameplay	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
upon	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
stated	O
to	O
support	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
and	O
included	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
60/100	O
based	O
on	O
77	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
61/100	O
based	O
on	O
27	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Miller	O
from	O
VideoGamer.com	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
fulfilled	O
its	O
purpose	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
launch	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
exact	O
sales	O
figure	O
was	O
revealed	O
,	O
Yerli	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Ryse	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
blaming	O
the	O
low	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
investigation	O
uncovered	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
paid	O
endorsement	O
deal	O
between	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
and	O
Machinima	O
Inc	O
.	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
paid	O
for	O
fake	O
organic	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
bound	O
Machinima	O
Inc	O
.	O
to	O
"	O
not	O
portray	O
[Microsoft],	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
or	O
the	O
Launch	O
Titles	O
in	O
a	O
negative	O
manner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
was	O
specifically	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
FTC	O
document	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
to	O
receive	O
fake	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
price	O
quotes	O
for	O
these	O
reviews	O
range	O
between	O
$	O
15,000	O
and	O
$	O
30,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Yerli	O
,	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
was	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
one-off	O
"	O
title	O
and	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
