<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nicalis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2017	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Florian	O
Himsl	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
expansions	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
biblical	B-Application
story	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
McMillen	O
's	O
religious	O
upbringing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
improvements	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
graphic	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Rebirth	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
2D	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Isaac	O
,	O
alongside	O
sixteen	O
other	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
the	O
basement	O
and	O
other	O
places	O
,	O
fighting	O
off	O
monsters	O
and	O
collecting	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
roguelike	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
permadeath	B-Application
;	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
expanding	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
number	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
room	O
types	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
spanning	O
multiple	O
screens	O
)	O
,	O
Rebirth	O
provides	O
integrated	O
controller	B-Device
support	O
and	O
allows	O
a	O
second	O
local	O
player	O
to	O
join	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
drop-in-drop-out	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
plot	O
loosely	O
follows	O
the	O
biblical	B-Application
story	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Afterbirth	O
expansion	O
contains	O
two	O
new	O
endings	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
involve	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Afterbirth+	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
expansion	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
contains	O
two	O
new	O
endings	O
involving	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ending	O
20	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Final	O
Ending	O
"	O
prior	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Repentance	O
,	O
is	O
unlocked	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
boss	O
Delirium	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
Isaac	O
's	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
light	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
tunnel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Repentance	O
contains	O
two	O
new	O
endings	O
involving	O
the	O
content	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
completes	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
expansions	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Florian	O
Himsl	O
in	O
2011	O
during	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
McMillen	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
,	O
McMillen	O
was	O
not	O
concerned	O
about	O
making	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
;	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
craft	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
melded	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
's	I-Application
top-down	O
dungeon	O
approach	O
with	O
the	O
roguelike	O
genre	O
,	O
wrapping	O
it	O
in	O
religious	O
allegory	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
upbringing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
since	O
it	O
enabled	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
quietly	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
PC	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
unexpectedly	O
became	O
very	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
release	O
,	O
McMillen	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Tyrone	O
Rodriguez	O
of	O
Nicalis	O
(	O
a	O
development	O
and	O
publishing	O
studio	O
which	O
had	O
helped	O
bring	O
the	O
PC	O
games	O
Cave	B-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
VVVVVV	B-Application
to	O
consoles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rodriguez	O
offered	O
Nicalis	O
 '	O
services	O
to	O
help	O
port	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
asked	O
to	O
be	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
(	O
after	O
his	O
negative	O
experiences	O
dealing	O
with	O
business	O
matters	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Rodriguez	O
agreed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebirth	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
graphics	O
to	O
16-bit	O
colors	O
and	O
incorporate	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
material	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
and	O
Rodriguez	O
initially	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
authorize	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
for	O
content	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
they	O
had	O
spent	O
some	O
time	O
creating	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
McMillen	O
and	O
Rodriguez	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
instead	O
;	O
those	O
platforms	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
consoles	O
,	O
Nicalis	O
was	O
in	O
discussions	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
systems	O
and	O
McMillen	O
had	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
future	O
iOS	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
and	O
Nicalis	O
opted	O
to	O
move	O
development	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
announcing	O
its	O
release	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
Gamescom	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
versions	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
within	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
secured	O
approval	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
and	O
Nicalis	O
,	O
after	O
tailoring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
more	O
powerful	O
systems	O
,	O
worked	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
intact	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
spent	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
conversion	O
and	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
got	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
its	O
performance	O
was	O
sub-optimal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
developers	O
(	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
help	O
)	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
and	O
memory	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
speed	O
matching	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
versions	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
systems	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Nicalis	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicalis	O
has	O
worked	O
with	O
Apple	O
to	O
obtain	O
preapproval	O
and	O
will	O
release	O
a	O
universal	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Afterbirth+	O
expansion	O
)	O
with	O
improvements	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
iCloud	B-Application
for	O
ease	O
of	O
play	O
on	O
multiple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nicalis	O
wants	O
to	O
add	O
this	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	B-Device
port	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
low	O
priority	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Vita	B-Device
's	O
limited	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
many	O
weapon	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
,	O
without	O
expansions	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
hinting	O
at	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
,	O
Nicalis	O
confirmed	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
that	O
Rebirth	O
(	O
with	O
both	O
expansions	B-Protocol
)	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
as	O
retail	O
and	O
digital	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
relationship	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
Rodriguez	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
obtain	O
developer-prototype	O
hardware	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
that	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
drop-in/drop	O
-out	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
players	O
using	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
to	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
Isaac	O
's	O
"	O
buddies	O
"	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
for	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
manual	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
manual	O
which	O
shipped	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
announced	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Afterbirth	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
for	O
Rebirth	O
,	O
in	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterbirth	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
had	O
programmed	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hidden	O
secrets	O
into	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
(	O
which	O
fans	O
were	O
discovering	O
and	O
discussing	O
on	O
a	O
Reddit	B-Application
subforum	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
additional	O
care	O
to	O
hide	O
them	O
in	O
patches	O
and	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Reddit	B-Application
subforum	O
went	O
to	O
its	O
executable	O
files	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
clues	O
to	O
secrets	O
and	O
discovered	O
the	O
Lost	O
(	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
unlock	O
it	O
)	O
within	O
109	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
adding	O
monsters	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
items	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
called	O
Apollyon	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
includes	O
a	O
bestiary	O
which	O
tracks	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
each	O
type	O
of	O
creature	O
(	O
and	O
boss	O
)	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
defeated	O
and	O
modding	O
support	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
craft	O
room	O
types	O
,	O
import	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
script	O
events	O
with	O
Lua	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Afterbirth+	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Antibirth	O
(	O
a	O
fan-made	O
mod	O
of	O
Rebirth	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
expansions	B-Protocol
,	O
Antibirth	O
adds	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
bosses	O
,	O
power-ups	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
returns	O
some	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
Afterbirth	O
expansion	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Rebirth	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alice	O
O'Connor	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
called	O
the	O
mod	O
"	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
[	O
The	O
Binding	O
of	O
Isaac ]	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
challenge	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
game	O
expansions	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
McMillen	O
said	O
at	O
PAX	O
West	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
that	O
Antibirth	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
into	O
Repentance	O
(	O
official	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Rebirth	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
creators	O
on	O
balance	O
tweaking	O
and	O
ensuring	O
that	O
its	O
narrative	O
was	O
consistent	O
with	O
Isaac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Repentance	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
extremely	O
well-regarded	O
Antibirth	O
mod	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
(	O
it	O
's	O
being	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Antibirth	O
's	O
original	O
creator	O
Vinh	O
)	O
,	O
albeit	O
tweaked	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
it	O
canon	O
"	O
and	O
expanded	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
ton	O
more	O
content	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Repentance	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
McMillen	O
wanted	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
modding	O
community	O
and	O
its	O
expansions	B-Protocol
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
several	O
ideas	O
began	O
overlapping	O
with	O
his	O
own	O
thoughts	O
about	O
what	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
should	O
be	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
further	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
require	O
him	O
to	O
rework	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
last	O
booster	O
packs	O
(	O
containing	O
Antibirth	O
content	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
considered	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
franchise	O
;	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nic	O
Rowen	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
said	O
that	O
Rebirth	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
improvement	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
,	O
"	O
an	O
incredible	O
experience	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
missed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Peter	O
Glagowksi	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
gave	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
impressive	O
effort	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
base	O
content	O
has	O
little	O
to	O
offer	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
thought	O
was	O
largely	O
derived	O
from	O
random	O
,	O
untelegraphed	O
enemy	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
Afterbirth+	O
design	O
cohesion	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Adam	O
Smith	O
characterized	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
mashing	O
together	O
existing	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
producing	O
either	O
a	O
weak	O
cover	O
version	O
or	O
a	O
clumsy	O
remix	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
's	O
modding	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
was	O
called	O
"	O
a	O
disappointment	O
"	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Team	O
Alpha	O
modding	O
group	O
,	O
who	O
expressed	O
frustration	O
with	O
the	O
API	B-Application
's	O
"	O
massive	O
shortcomings	O
"	O
and	O
Nicalis	O
 '	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
