<s>
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2004	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Ops	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
The	O
X-Files	O
(	O
1993	O
–	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
after	O
The	O
X-Files	O
:	O
Unrestricted	O
Access	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
X-Files	I-Application
Game	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2004	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
had	O
initially	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
series	O
for	O
using	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mulder	O
is	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
evidence	O
to	O
present	O
for	O
the	O
investigation	O
,	O
but	O
Scully	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
obtained	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
from	O
Briar	O
Lake	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
hopes	O
will	O
provide	O
further	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
that	O
is	O
viewed	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
that	O
change	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
enters	O
each	O
new	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Black	O
Ops	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
developing	O
an	O
X-Files	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
using	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
was	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
The	B-Device
X-Files	I-Device
:	I-Device
Resist	I-Device
or	I-Device
Serve	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
series	O
for	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGN	O
review	O
was	O
similarly	O
mixed	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
writing	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
it	O
for	O
adhering	O
too	O
closely	O
to	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
zombies	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonists	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
new	O
or	O
interesting	O
in	O
the	O
survival-horror	O
genre	O
,	O
do	O
n't	O
look	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
,	O
also	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
decent	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
's	O
heavy	O
hitters	O
–	O
primarily	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	O
Hill.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
look	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
using	O
a	O
DDK	O
(	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Development	O
Kit	O
)	O
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
PS2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
toned-down	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
with	O
X-Files	O
pasted	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
but	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
has	O
n't	O
been	O
this	O
interesting	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
