<s>
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Reality	O
and	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
via	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
unveiled	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
(	O
Latin	O
meaning	O
,	O
"	O
without	O
delay	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
traditional	O
player	O
health	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
features	O
two	O
plots	O
running	O
at	O
different	O
points	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
narrative	O
,	O
which	O
encompasses	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
first	O
playthrough	O
,	O
Ronotra	O
Koss	O
is	O
mourning	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Argus	O
Pytel	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
his	O
crewmates	O
as	O
he	O
refused	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
flight	O
of	O
the	O
bomber	O
Cobalt	O
King	O
,	O
to	O
drop	O
a	O
nuclear	O
bomb	O
upon	O
the	O
Enkie	O
capital	O
city	O
;	O
embittered	O
and	O
vengeful	O
,	O
Koss	O
mans	O
a	O
stolen	O
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
school	O
"	O
Merenstein	O
"	O
plane	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
smuggled	O
combat	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
GARAI	O
74/22876	O
,	O
starts	O
to	O
systematically	O
infiltrate	O
Layil	O
Empire	O
structures	O
and	O
eliminate	O
officers	O
involved	O
with	O
his	O
son	O
's	O
demise	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
exacting	O
a	O
bloody	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
Empire	O
which	O
abandoned	O
him	O
after	O
an	O
incident	O
left	O
him	O
an	O
amputee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
ends	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
,	O
revealing	O
Argus	O
as	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
Cobalt	O
:	O
however	O
,	O
Akyta	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
pregnant	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
given	O
birth	O
to	O
none	O
other	O
than	O
Enki	O
himself	O
,	O
thus	O
bringing	O
the	O
entire	O
story	O
full	O
circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
their	O
respective	O
downloadable	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boss	O
battles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
initially	O
designed	O
in	O
large	O
part	O
by	O
Mahiro	O
Maeda	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
artist	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
The	O
Animatrix	O
,	O
Kill	O
Bill	O
,	O
and	O
Neon	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Evangelion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reiker	O
cited	O
several	O
bullet	O
hell	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Garegga	I-Application
,	O
Einhänder	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Under	B-Application
Defeat	I-Application
as	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
is	O
our	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
amazing	O
games	O
that	O
we	O
played	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
30	O
years	O
"	O
said	O
Reiker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
of	O
Grasshoper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
and	O
Penny	O
Arcade	O
Expo	O
(	O
PAX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contests	O
for	O
the	O
merchandise	O
were	O
also	O
conducted	O
via	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
E3	O
2012	O
convention	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
via	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
by	O
developer	O
Pocket	O
Scientists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Fire	I-General_Concept
versions	O
will	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Mora	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
Sine	B-Application
Moras	I-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sine	B-Application
Moras	I-Application
visuals	O
received	O
generally	O
high	O
marks	O
.	O
</s>
