<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Gastronaut	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
at	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
platform	O
,	O
fighting	O
and	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
and	O
super-deformed	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
can	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
Super	O
Smash	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Geometry	O
Wars	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
characters	O
 '	O
movement	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
and	O
aims	O
weapons	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
360-degree	O
aiming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
features	O
four	O
different	O
single-player	O
modes	O
:	O
Mission	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
pits	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
players	O
in	O
sequence	O
;	O
Training	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
teaches	O
the	O
player	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
faces	O
an	O
endless	O
stream	O
of	O
opponents	O
;	O
and	O
Shooting	O
Range	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
moving	O
targets	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
also	O
features	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
or	O
bots	O
,	O
either	O
offline	O
or	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
launched	O
with	O
eight	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
maps	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Ivar	O
and	O
Gullarp	O
character	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
has	O
12	O
default	O
characters	O
,	O
eight	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
initially	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
:	O
Ivar	O
,	O
and	O
Gullarp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
