<s>
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SouthPeak	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
25	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
wear	O
powered	O
armor	O
suits	O
which	O
provide	O
damage	O
absorption	O
and	O
augmented	O
mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
use	O
"	O
overdrive	O
"	O
to	O
move	O
horizontally	O
at	O
superhuman	O
speeds	O
,	O
or	O
activate	O
vertical	O
thrusters	O
(	O
jetpack	B-Application
)	O
to	O
achieve	O
new	O
heights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
player	O
class	O
through	O
various	O
stackable	O
modules	O
that	O
determine	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
speed	O
,	O
stealth	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
regeneration	O
of	O
the	O
limited-use	O
jetpack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Corde	O
's	O
Story	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
proceed	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Alex	O
Corde	O
of	O
the	O
8th	O
Armored	O
Infantry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
supports	O
X-Server	O
functionality	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
run	O
their	O
own	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
using	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
TGNServer	O
technology	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
host	O
dedicated	O
servers	O
using	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
PC	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer-controlled	O
characters	O
(	O
bots	O
)	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
fill	O
remaining	O
slots	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
"	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
United	O
States	O
military	O
discharge	O
regulation	O
for	O
reason	O
of	O
being	O
mentally	O
unfit	O
for	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
8th	O
Armored	O
Infantry	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
participation	O
in	O
near-suicidal	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
after	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
has	O
discovered	O
interstellar	O
travel	O
and	O
has	O
colonized	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
cited	O
Aliens	O
and	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
as	O
major	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
FilePlanet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multiplayer-only	O
demo	O
allowed	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
offline	O
play	O
with	O
AI-controlled	O
bots	O
on	O
one	O
map	O
for	O
indefinite	O
playtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
originally	O
speculation	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
during	O
this	O
time-frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2009	O
,	O
SouthPeak	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
existed	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
dates	O
yet	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
exclusive	O
downloadable	O
title	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
TimeGate	O
Studios	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
version	O
included	O
the	O
three	O
bonus	O
maps	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
reported	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
TimeGate	O
,	O
titled	O
Section	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Prejudice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Arcade	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
PC	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
Summer	O
2011	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
