<s>
Saw	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Saw	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zombie	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Saw	O
film	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
Saw	O
their	O
next	O
big	O
franchise	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
their	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	O
series	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saw	O
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
third-person	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
genre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
joined	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
that	O
help	O
Tapp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
searching	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
X-ray	B-Library
view	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
avoid	O
dangers	O
like	O
razors	O
or	O
syringes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
involves	O
grabbing	O
a	O
key	O
before	O
a	O
"	O
Pain	O
meter	O
"	O
fills	O
and	O
wounds	O
Tapp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
puzzle	O
minigames	O
include	O
powering	O
fuse	O
boxes	O
,	O
placing	O
rotating	O
gears	O
in	O
a	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
aligning	O
steam	B-Application
valves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
backstory	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Saw	O
IV	B-Application
,	O
John	O
encountered	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
his	O
unborn	O
child	O
,	O
his	O
diagnosis	O
of	O
an	O
inoperable	O
frontal	O
lobe	O
tumor	O
,	O
his	O
divorce	O
from	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
suicide	O
attempt	O
that	O
caused	O
him	O
to	O
begin	O
testing	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
will	O
to	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Ridenhour	O
is	O
the	O
second	B-Application
survivor	O
of	O
Jigsaw	O
's	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
become	O
suicidal	O
after	O
Tapp	O
interrogated	O
him	O
relentlessly	O
about	O
Jigsaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
in	O
the	O
trap	O
,	O
Tapp	O
finds	O
a	O
second	B-Application
victim	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
by	O
Jigsaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
contains	O
newspaper	O
clippings	O
documenting	O
Tapp	O
's	O
escape	O
and	O
subsequent	O
suicide	O
,	O
confirming	O
that	O
this	O
ending	O
is	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
release	O
was	O
confirmed	O
,	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
most	O
likely	O
release	O
alongside	O
Saw	O
IV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
trailer	O
,	O
Brash	O
Entertainment	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
utilize	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
and	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
poster	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
depicted	O
an	O
amorphous	O
gamepad	B-Device
in	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
blood	O
was	O
released	O
soon	O
after	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Comic	O
Con	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
control	O
of	O
Konami	O
,	O
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Konami	O
's	O
other	O
survival	O
horror	O
franchise	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
the	O
full	O
list	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
achievements	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
other	O
countries	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
later	O
times	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
through	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
corrected	O
when	O
Konami	O
announced	O
that	O
Saw	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
through	O
another	O
online	O
distributor	O
,	O
Direct2Drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
currently	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
59	O
percent	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
35	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
59	O
percent	O
from	O
36	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
another	O
aggregator	O
site	O
,	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
60.89	O
percent	O
score	O
based	O
on	O
27	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
has	O
58.57	O
percent	O
from	O
23	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Whether	O
you	O
're	O
swinging	O
a	O
pipe	O
or	O
a	O
scalpel	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
never	O
feel	O
responsive	O
,	O
and	O
rotten	O
collision	O
detection	O
will	O
drive	O
you	O
mad	O
before	O
Jigsaw	O
's	O
twisted	O
games	O
even	O
have	O
the	O
chance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Achievements	O
Alan	O
Pettit	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
an	O
outstanding	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akin	O
to	O
the	O
films	O
,	O
the	O
Saw	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
much	O
controversy	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
classified	O
as	O
"	O
torture	O
porn	O
"	O
by	O
its	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Manhunt	O
,	O
but	O
contrasted	O
for	O
the	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
games	O
 '	O
violence	O
served	O
a	O
somewhat	O
humorous	O
purpose	O
or	O
had	O
some	O
type	O
of	O
moral	O
reprieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	O
World	O
writer	O
Chris	O
Holt	O
showed	O
surprise	O
that	O
Konami	O
would	O
choose	O
to	O
release	O
Saw	O
but	O
refuse	O
to	O
publish	O
Six	B-Device
Days	I-Device
in	I-Device
Fallujah	I-Device
due	O
to	O
controversial	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
Saw	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flesh	I-Application
&	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
is	O
set	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
second	B-Application
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
is	O
David	O
Tapp	O
's	O
estranged	O
son	O
Michael	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
which	O
leads	O
him	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
Jigsaw	O
Killer	O
and	O
the	O
second	B-Application
Pighead	O
.	O
</s>
