<s>
Singularity	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	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>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
when	O
an	O
electromagnetic	O
surge	O
from	O
an	O
uninhabited	O
island	O
called	O
Katorga-12	B-Application
,	O
once	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
damages	O
an	O
American	O
spy	O
satellite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
surge	O
disables	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
helicopter	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
crashlands	O
on	O
Katorga-12	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
a	O
journal	O
the	O
group	O
found	O
on	O
Katorga-12	B-Application
,	O
Mir-12	O
believes	O
that	O
Renko	O
can	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Demichev	O
's	O
reign	O
using	O
the	O
Time	O
Manipulation	O
Device	O
(	O
TMD	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Victor	O
Barisov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decide	O
to	O
change	O
history	O
by	O
returning	O
to	O
1955	O
and	O
blowing	O
up	O
Katorga-12	B-Application
with	O
an	O
E-99	O
bomb	O
,	O
the	O
material	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
catastrophe	O
in	O
1955	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
soon	O
aborted	O
and	O
declared	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
false	B-Error_Name
alert	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
Demichev	O
begins	O
to	O
fear	O
Renko	O
's	O
growing	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
cold	B-Application
war	I-Application
develops	O
between	O
the	O
lands	O
ruled	O
by	O
Renko	O
and	O
those	O
ruled	O
by	O
Demichev	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singularity	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
horror	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singularitys	O
concept	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Brian	O
and	O
Steve	O
Raffel	O
's	O
memories	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
era	O
and	O
exploration	O
of	O
old	O
abandoned	O
buildings	O
including	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
military	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
vicinity	O
of	O
Madison	O
,	O
Wisconsin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
development	O
teams	O
at	O
Raven	O
was	O
reduced	O
to	O
one	O
after	O
more	O
layoffs	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
delays	O
with	O
Singularity	B-Application
;	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
40	O
staff	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
layoffs	O
,	O
Raven	O
has	O
been	O
focused	O
on	O
assisting	O
with	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
series	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singularity	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	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>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Singularity	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
manages	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
its	O
own	O
thing	O
despite	O
being	O
pieced	O
together	O
from	O
previous	O
FPS	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
a	O
great	O
Summer	O
shooter	O
full	O
of	O
violent	O
toys	O
and	O
silly	O
super	O
powers	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
get	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
similarities	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
29	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gave	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B+	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
to	O
little	O
fanfare	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
innovative	O
only	O
in	O
an	O
additive	O
sense	O
,	O
Singularity	B-Application
is	O
worth	O
playing	O
for	O
its	O
canny	O
incorporation	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
decade	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
providing	O
a	O
suitably	O
chilling	O
atmosphere	O
in	O
which	O
to	O
enjoy	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
to	O
overlook	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
enjoy	O
old	O
school	O
running-and-gunning	O
,	O
Singularity	B-Application
is	O
an	O
immensely	O
satisfying	O
romp.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
UK	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
A	O
little	O
undercooked	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
still	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
cerebral	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
Half-Life	O
2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
Popular	O
website	O
Screwattack	O
listed	O
Singularity	B-Application
as	O
their	O
number	O
1	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
hidden	O
gems	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
console	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
