<s>
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
rail	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
into	O
a	O
full	O
retail	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
title	O
which	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
body	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
is	O
set	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Old	O
West	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
modern	O
and	O
fantasy	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
character	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
,	O
an	O
undead	O
marionette	B-Application
sheriff	O
betrayed	O
by	O
his	O
posse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
broken	O
up	O
into	O
four	O
different	O
areas	O
or	O
acts	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
's	O
former	O
gang	O
:	O
the	O
desert	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
Oil	O
Baron	O
,	O
the	O
bayou	O
being	O
cleared	O
up	O
and	O
settled	O
by	O
the	O
Brothel	O
Madame	O
,	O
the	O
valley	O
being	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Beard	O
Master	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
wasteland	O
and	O
underworld	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
Lady	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
's	O
original	O
idea	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
capabilities	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
then	O
had	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
pitch	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
was	O
distributed	O
with	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Kinect	B-Algorithm
title	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
addon	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
entitled	O
Wavy	O
Tube	O
Man	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
the	O
hybrid	O
computer	O
generated/live	O
action	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
add	O
on	O
is	O
a	O
live	O
action	O
FMV	B-Application
rail	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
like	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troma	O
Entertainment	O
co-founder	O
Lloyd	O
Kaufman	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
actor	O
in	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
while	O
Famitsu	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
eights	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Teen	O
and	O
adult	O
gamers	O
starving	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
satisfying	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
experience	O
should	O
be	O
well	O
served	O
by	O
this	O
unique	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
most	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
games	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
enormously	O
entertaining	O
in	O
the	O
short	O
bursts	O
of	O
play	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perhaps	O
most	O
refreshingly	O
of	O
all	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
while	O
seated	O
;	O
couch	O
potatoes	O
discouraged	O
by	O
the	O
activity	O
demanded	O
by	O
most	O
motion-based	O
titles	O
may	O
have	O
just	O
found	O
their	O
ideal	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
strong	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
title	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
longevity	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certainly	O
,	O
the	O
short	O
play	O
time	O
is	O
offset	O
by	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	I-Application
and	O
the	O
budget	O
price	O
,	O
while	O
occasional	O
control	O
issues	O
are	O
easily	O
overlooked	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
patience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
:	O
Dead	O
Man	O
Running	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
