<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
Instinct	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Terminal	O
Reality	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
canon	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
television	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
and	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
Instinct	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Georgia	O
countryside	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Daryl	O
and	O
Merle	O
Dixon	O
as	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Atlanta	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	O
apocalypse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
Instinct	I-Application
was	O
received	O
poorly	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
criticisms	O
mainly	O
directed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
Instinct	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
citing	O
broken	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
bland	O
"	O
environments	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
meaningful	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
meeting	O
the	O
high	O
expectations	O
associated	O
with	O
its	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
30	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
feeling	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
no	O
thrills	O
approach	O
to	O
zombie	O
[	O
first-person	O
shooter ]	O
games	O
and	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
stealth	O
and	O
non-firearm	O
weaponry	O
(	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
)	O
"[wasn't]	O
necessarily	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O
"	O
,	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
criticized	O
Survival	O
Instinct	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
shoddy	O
squandering	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
entertainment	O
's	O
hottest	O
licenses	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
"	O
archaic	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
broken	O
,	O
slow-paced	O
gameplay	O
with	O
inconsistent	O
level	O
behaviors	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
atrocious	O
"	O
graphical	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
Alex	O
Navarro	O
was	O
even	O
more	O
harsh	O
,	O
believing	O
that	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
"	O
nothing	O
about	O
Survival	O
Instinct	O
feels	O
properly	O
executed	O
,	O
let	O
alone	O
coherent	O
or	O
thoughtful.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
Reddit	B-Application
AMA	O
session	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
creator	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
distanced	O
himself	O
from	O
Survival	O
Instinct	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
negative	O
reception	O
,	O
citing	O
his	O
more	O
direct	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
Telltale	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
pretty	O
sure	O
there	O
's	O
an	O
AMC	O
logo	O
before	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
my	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
