<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action-adventure	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
A2M	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
before	O
Foundation	O
9	O
Entertainment	O
merged	O
them	O
with	O
The	O
Collective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure/puzzle	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyra	O
's	O
levels	O
primarily	O
involve	O
platforming	O
,	O
stealth	O
and	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
whilst	O
Iorek	O
's	O
are	O
mainly	O
melee	B-Application
combat	I-Application
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
include	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
matching	O
symbols	O
,	O
collecting	O
falling	O
icons	O
,	O
avoiding	O
falling	O
icons	O
,	O
a	O
Whac-A-Mole	O
type	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
snooker	B-Application
type	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
Sega	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
by	O
A2M	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
also	O
shot	O
footage	O
of	O
numerous	O
animals	O
in	O
Wildlife	O
WayStation	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
many	O
dæmons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
footage	O
of	O
polar	B-Algorithm
bears	I-Algorithm
in	O
Churchill	O
,	O
Manitoba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
two	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
G.A.N.G	O
(	O
Game	O
Audio	O
Network	O
Guild	O
)	O
Awards	O
;	O
"	O
Music	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
won	O
by	O
BioShock	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Main	O
Menu	O
Theme	O
"	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Instrumental	O
Song	O
"	O
(	O
won	O
by	O
"	O
Welcome	O
To	O
Rapture	O
"	O
from	O
BioShock	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
every	O
platform	O
;	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
43	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
46	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
ten	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
40	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seventeen	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
41	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-five	O
reviews	O
;	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twelve	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
"	O
a	O
muddled	O
mishmash	O
of	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
that	O
lacks	O
focus	O
and	O
certainly	O
lacks	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
;	O
"	O
Shiny	O
wasted	O
a	O
good	O
number	O
of	O
opportunities	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion-sensing	O
capabilities	O
 [ ... ] 	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
minigames	O
are	O
performed	O
using	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
unique	O
potential	O
woefully	O
unused.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
"	O
it	O
suffers	O
from	O
incomprehensibly	O
awful	O
glitches	O
that	O
essentially	O
break	O
the	O
game	O
 [ ... ] 	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
-	O
or	O
five-second	O
loading	O
times	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
nowhere	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
furious	O
whir	O
of	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Martin	O
Robinson	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Besides	O
lousy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
has	O
little	O
else	O
worth	O
mentioning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Simon	O
Parkin	O
scored	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
feels	O
like	O
an	O
unfinished	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Geoff	O
Hunt	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
an	O
F	O
,	O
arguing	O
the	O
mixing	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
did	O
not	O
work	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
essential	O
problem	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
is	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
tons	O
of	O
little	O
gameplay	O
mechanisms	O
involved	O
and	O
none	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
ever	O
completed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Worse	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
some	O
distinct	O
visual	O
errors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
geometry	B-Algorithm
edges	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
occasional	O
chunk	O
of	O
flashing	O
polygon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Elisa	O
Di	O
Fiore	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
1.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
licensed	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
few	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Compass	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
number	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
all	O
formats	O
games	O
sales	O
chart	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
