<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
when	O
Insomniac	O
completed	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
celebration	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
different	O
sources	O
,	O
including	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
,	O
though	O
at	O
its	O
early	O
stage	O
of	O
development	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
inspirations	O
from	O
DayZ	B-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
uses	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
internal	O
engine	O
,	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
numerous	O
nominations	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
multiple	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
the	O
story-based	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Mooil	O
Rig	O
and	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Fallen	O
Machine	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shown	O
in	O
the	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
(	O
HUD	B-Application
)	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Meter	O
increases	O
as	O
players	O
perform	O
stylish	O
moves	O
like	O
killing	O
enemies	O
and	O
grinding	O
on-rails	O
without	O
touching	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
players	O
are	O
killed	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
load	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
defend	O
vats	O
of	O
Overcharge	O
Delirium	O
XT	O
from	O
waves	O
of	O
OD	O
'd	O
at	O
night	O
and	O
stop	O
their	O
progression	O
by	O
setting	O
up	O
fortifications	O
and	O
barriers	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
visits	O
the	O
troop	O
's	O
hideout	O
in	O
a	O
Japanese	O
samurai	B-Application
museum	O
,	O
where	O
their	O
interim	O
scout	O
leader	O
Norton	O
claims	O
he	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
Bryllcream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
mainly	O
developed	O
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drew	O
Murray	O
and	O
Marcus	O
Smith	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
directors	O
,	O
began	O
brainstorming	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
presented	O
their	O
ideas	O
to	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
owners	O
and	O
CEO	O
Ted	O
Price	O
,	O
outlining	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
would	O
borrow	O
influences	O
from	O
the	O
documentary	O
Hyena	O
Men	O
of	O
Kenya	O
,	O
Tank	O
Girl	O
comics	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
I	O
Am	O
Legend	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
television	O
series	O
The	O
Young	O
Ones	O
,	O
Halloween	O
masks	O
from	O
the	O
1960s	O
,	O
and	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Smith	O
,	O
this	O
confused	O
some	O
team	O
members	O
who	O
thought	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
making	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
was	O
green-lit	O
internally	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
had	O
to	O
pitch	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
originally	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
console	O
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
philosophy	O
toward	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
features	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
initiation	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
two-way	O
dialogue	O
"	O
with	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
because	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
unique	O
,	O
and	O
captured	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
grindhouse	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
DayZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
employed	O
the	O
animation	O
model	O
from	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
changed	O
after	O
the	O
team	O
watched	O
the	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
"	O
On	O
Melancholy	O
Hill	O
"	O
by	O
Gorillaz	O
,	O
and	O
Murray	O
gave	O
up	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
realistic	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
progressed	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
to	O
draw	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
,	O
and	O
put	O
the	O
emphasis	O
on	O
momentum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
released	O
Fuse	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
now	O
reflected	O
on	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
reception	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
roots	O
—	O
developing	O
unusual	O
titles	O
with	O
vibrant	O
visuals	O
—	O
instead	O
of	O
another	O
dark	O
shooter	O
like	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
thought	O
that	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
's	O
stylization	O
should	O
reflect	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
building	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
irreverence	O
was	O
something	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
eager	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
last	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
shooters	O
had	O
established	O
a	O
formula	O
of	O
staying	O
behind	O
cover	O
for	O
defense	O
,	O
and	O
leaning	O
out	O
from	O
it	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
to	O
change	O
that	O
pattern	O
with	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
by	O
encouraging	O
players	O
to	O
attack	O
in	O
an	O
aggressive	O
manner	O
and	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
momentum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
hoped	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
they	O
could	O
establish	O
a	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
which	O
would	O
"	O
retrain	O
"	O
shooter	O
fans	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
compared	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrives	I-Application
gameplay	O
to	O
pinball	O
games	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
every	O
movement	O
has	O
consequences	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
on-screen	O
chaos	O
created	O
by	O
players	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
drawing	O
influences	O
from	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
traversal	O
system	O
,	O
they	O
drew	O
influences	O
from	O
Bill	B-Application
&	I-Application
Ted	I-Application
's	I-Application
Excellent	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
for	O
their	O
"	O
Next-Gen	O
Respawn	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
Scott	B-Application
Pilgrim	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Omega	O
Man	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
Peggle	B-Application
when	O
they	O
were	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
own	O
game	O
series	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	O
the	O
Dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
references	O
to	O
other	O
pop	O
culture	O
icons	O
such	O
as	O
Breaking	O
Bad	O
and	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
Smith	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
character	O
creator	O
function	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
different	O
kinds	O
of	O
combinations	O
in	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
the	O
character	O
creator	O
to	O
feature	O
diversity	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
build	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
try	O
something	O
different	O
,	O
unwilling	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
setting	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
players	O
feel	O
that	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
in	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
and	O
limitless	O
,	O
delighting	O
and	O
lively	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
place	O
that	O
is	O
dreadful	O
and	O
worrying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
intentionally	O
avoided	O
creating	O
a	O
very	O
serious	O
tone	O
because	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
entertaining	O
and	O
comparable	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Grind	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
of	O
something	O
too	O
serious	O
that	O
looked	O
like	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Price	O
called	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
the	O
biggest	O
game	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
enemies	O
must	O
force	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
traversal	O
system	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
internal	O
engine	O
developed	O
previously	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
Fuse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reworked	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Boris	O
Salchow	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
composed	O
scores	O
for	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Crack	I-Application
In	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Resistance	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusives	O
revealed	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
had	O
worked	O
solely	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
family	O
for	O
about	O
twenty	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
being	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
exclusive	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Sony	O
and	O
Insomniac	O
had	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insomniac	O
denied	O
such	O
rumors	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
working	O
with	O
other	O
publishers	O
to	O
produce	O
titles	O
and	O
that	O
petitions	O
would	O
not	O
change	O
Sunset	O
Overdrive'''s	O
status	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2018	O
without	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Day	O
One	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
three	O
different	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
items	O
:	O
"	O
Nothin	O
 '	O
but	O
the	O
Hits	O
"	O
gun	O
,	O
the	O
Hardcore	O
Hammer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Fizzie	B-Application
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
also	O
got	O
two	O
additional	O
weapons	O
:	O
the	O
Accordes	O
de	O
la	O
Muerte	O
and	O
the	O
Hangover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
white	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
called	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
:	O
Walter	O
's	O
Workshop	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
browser	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
footage	O
captured	O
in	O
real-life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Mooil	O
Rig	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
story	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Dawn	O
of	O
the	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Fallen	O
Machine	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
receptionSunset	O
Overdrive	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prell	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Jet	B-Application
Grind	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
,	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
thought	O
would	O
lead	O
"	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
's	O
personality	O
this	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reiner	O
compared	O
the	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
bright	O
colors	O
"[electrified]	O
the	O
screen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
outsold	O
by	O
FIFA	B-Application
15	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
earning	O
several	O
nominations	O
at	O
major	O
events	O
and	O
ceremonies	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
2014	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
by	O
IGN	O
AU	O
Black	O
Beta	O
Select	O
Awards	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
sequel	O
after	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
SIE	O
Chairman	O
Shawn	O
Layden	O
stated	O
that	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
2	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
priority	O
for	O
Sony	O
and	O
Insomniac	O
.	O
</s>
