<s>
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	B-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
combines	O
driving	O
,	O
shooting	O
,	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
drew	O
many	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Velvet	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
for	O
their	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
before	O
their	O
closure	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
downloadable	O
patch	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Midnight	O
Show	O
"	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
new	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
either	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
content	O
is	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
)	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
gets	O
involved	O
with	O
other	O
resistance	O
leaders	O
and	O
members	O
including	O
Le	O
Crochet	O
,	O
a	O
hook-handed	O
veteran	O
Legionnaire	B-Application
;	O
Father	O
Denis	O
,	O
a	O
defrocked	O
Catholic	O
priest	O
;	O
Duval	O
Mingo	O
,	O
whose	O
lover	O
betrayed	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
high-ranking	O
Nazi	O
;	O
Felix	O
Kwong	O
,	O
a	O
clinical	O
psychiatrist	O
;	O
and	O
Margot	O
Bonnaire	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
preserve	O
French	O
culture	O
that	O
the	O
Nazis	O
aim	O
to	O
destroy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
customers	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unplayable	O
with	O
an	O
ATI	O
graphics	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
workaround	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
disable	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
processing	O
entirely	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
significantly	O
decrease	O
their	O
computer	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
stated	O
that	O
users	O
with	O
quad	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
CPUs	B-Device
would	O
possibly	O
have	O
severe	O
streaming	O
issues	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
restricting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
core	O
as	O
a	O
workaround	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
recommended	O
specifications	O
listing	O
a	O
quad	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
for	O
their	O
sound	O
,	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
cheap	O
thrills	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
their	O
unpolished	O
gameplay	O
and	O
somewhat	O
silly	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
yet	O
another	O
open-world	O
destruction	O
game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
technique	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
that	O
has	O
traditionally	O
had	O
difficulty	O
with	O
AA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
Synergistic	O
Processing	O
Units	O
to	O
perform	O
after-image	O
edge	O
detection	O
and	O
blurring	O
,	O
under	O
optimal	O
conditions	O
it	O
manages	O
equivalent	O
to	O
16xAA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
Velvet	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
featuring	O
similar	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
A−	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
nicest	O
touch	O
is	O
that	O
your	O
free-roaming	O
sabotage	O
has	O
a	O
direct	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
quests	O
that	O
advance	O
the	O
main	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’re	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
GTA	O
or	O
Mercs	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
you	O
’ll	O
probably	O
get	O
some	O
enjoyment	O
out	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Saboteur	I-Application
,	O
but	O
for	O
everyone	O
else	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
rental	O
at	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
awesome	O
display	O
of	O
clichés	O
,	O
stereotypes	O
,	O
shortcuts	O
and	O
failures	O
in	O
logic.	O
"	O
</s>
