<s>
Thor	B-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Studios	O
film	O
Thor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
marks	O
Thor	B-Application
's	O
first	O
standalone	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Chris	O
Hemsworth	O
,	O
Tom	O
Hiddleston	O
and	O
Jaimie	O
Alexander	O
,	O
who	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
on	O
3DTVs	B-Algorithm
and	O
on	O
2DTVs	O
via	O
TriOviz	O
Inificolor	O
3D	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
existing	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
canonicity	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
,	O
some	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
eventually	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2017	O
film	O
Thor	B-Application
:	O
Ragnarok	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Surtur	O
and	O
Hela	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
is	O
training	O
with	O
Sif	O
and	O
his	O
brother	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Loki	O
leaves	O
to	O
inform	O
Odin	O
about	O
the	O
invasion	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
is	O
left	O
to	O
fight	O
alone	O
after	O
Sif	O
is	O
frozen	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
arriving	O
jötun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
quickly	O
fending	O
his	O
enemies	O
off	O
and	O
setting	O
Sif	O
free	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
goes	O
to	O
Odin	O
's	O
castle	O
to	O
defend	O
Asgard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Thor	B-Application
is	O
denied	O
retribution	O
for	O
the	O
invasion	O
,	O
and	O
Sif	O
's	O
condition	O
,	O
by	O
Odin	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
disobeys	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
orders	O
and	O
travels	O
to	O
Niflheim	O
aided	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Loki	O
's	O
projected	O
clones	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
mastermind	O
behind	O
the	O
invasion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Thor	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
Nilfheim	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
shown	O
that	O
Odin	O
manages	O
to	O
save	O
Sif	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
and	O
then	O
he	O
proceeds	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Odinsleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Thor	B-Application
arrives	O
to	O
Nilfheim	O
Loki	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
Ymir	O
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Jötun	O
and	O
Ruler	O
of	O
Niflheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
finds	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
battle	O
,	O
defeats	O
Ymir	O
inside	O
the	O
Cave	O
of	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
finds	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
a	O
power	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
Loki	O
says	O
,	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
entire	O
realm	O
of	O
Niflheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ignoring	O
Ymir	O
's	O
warnings	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
activates	O
the	O
source	O
which	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
golden	O
,	O
metallic	O
,	O
minotaur-like	O
creature	O
known	O
as	O
Mangog	O
that	O
instantly	O
vaporizes	O
Ymir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	O
then	O
sends	O
an	O
unaware	O
(	O
and	O
guilt-ridden	O
)	O
Thor	B-Application
to	O
Vanaheim	O
rather	O
than	O
Asgard	O
,	O
as	O
Thor	B-Application
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	O
(	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
to	O
Odin	O
as	O
a	O
rightful	O
heir	O
to	O
Asgard	O
's	O
throne	O
)	O
had	O
previously	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Ulik	O
(	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Vanir-trolls-and	O
ruler	O
of	O
Vanaheim	O
)	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
"	O
delay	O
"	O
Thor	B-Application
's	O
return	O
to	O
Asgard	O
,	O
whilst	O
Loki	O
stops	O
Mangog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Thor	B-Application
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Vanaheim	O
,	O
back	O
in	O
Asgard	O
,	O
Mangog	O
wreaks	O
havoc	O
throughout	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mangog	O
summons	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
Jötun	O
and	O
Infernir	O
,	O
forcing	O
Loki	O
to	O
change	O
his	O
plans	O
and	O
ask	O
Ulik	O
to	O
allow	O
Thor	B-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
Frostgrinder	O
but	O
Ulik	O
(	O
having	O
waited	O
to	O
leave	O
Vanaheim	O
for	O
decades	O
)	O
betrays	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
reaches	O
the	O
doors	O
of	O
the	O
Frostgrinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
eventually	O
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Ulik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Loki	O
tells	O
Thor	B-Application
about	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Asgard	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
reveals	O
Mangog	O
's	O
only	O
possible	O
weakness	O
to	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	O
informs	O
Thor	B-Application
that	O
Scabrite	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
one	O
realm	O
:	O
Muspelheim	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Infernir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
then	O
travels	O
to	O
Muspelheim	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
faces	O
Surtur	O
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Infernir	O
and	O
ruler	O
of	O
Muspelheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
Surtur	O
,	O
and	O
claims	O
the	O
Twilight	O
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
then	O
destroys	O
the	O
Twilight	O
,	O
which	O
releases	O
its	O
Scabrite-filled	O
energy	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
absorbed	O
by	O
Mjolnir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
then	O
returns	O
to	O
Asgard	O
,	O
where	O
Loki	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
before	O
he	O
faces	O
Mangog	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
help	O
Heimdall	O
and	O
a	O
fully	O
recovered	O
Sif	O
retake	O
the	O
Bifrost	O
's	O
observatory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Thor	B-Application
successfully	O
helps	O
Heimdall	O
and	O
Sif	O
,	O
he	O
goes	O
to	O
face	O
Mangog	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
Loki	O
and	O
a	O
weakened	O
Odin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
fight	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
defeats	O
Mangog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
battles	O
through	O
the	O
numerous	O
worlds	O
of	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
to	O
save	O
Asgard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
wield	O
the	O
iconic	O
Mjölnir	O
,	O
Thor	B-Application
's	O
legendary	O
hammer	O
,	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
of	O
an	O
immense	O
scale	O
while	O
controlling	O
the	O
elemental	O
storm	O
powers	O
of	O
lightning	O
,	O
thunder	O
and	O
wind	O
to	O
vanquish	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
must	O
overcome	O
monstrous	O
foes	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
comics	O
,	O
including	O
Ulik	O
,	O
Ymir	O
and	O
Surtur	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
daunting	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
collectibles	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
and	O
collected	O
,	O
including	O
Runes	O
,	O
Concept	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
alternate	O
Thor	B-Application
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
that	O
Sega	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
Thor	B-Application
video	O
game	O
first	O
leaked	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
Sega	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2010	O
New	O
York	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
Matt	O
Powers	O
the	O
senior	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stated	O
that	O
Thor	B-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
would	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
universe	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Thor	B-Application
film	O
and	O
include	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Surtur	O
and	O
Ulik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actors	O
Chris	O
Hemsworth	O
and	O
Tom	O
Hiddleston	O
who	O
played	O
Thor	B-Application
and	O
Loki	O
respectively	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
lent	O
their	O
voices	O
and	O
likenesses	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Knight	O
,	O
Senior	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Marketing	O
at	O
SEGA	O
Europe	O
and	O
SEGA	O
of	O
America	O
described	O
the	O
decision	O
:	O
"	O
Bringing	O
in	O
Chris	O
and	O
Tom	O
to	O
star	O
in	O
Thor	B-Application
:	I-Application
God	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
gives	O
us	O
AAA	O
talent	O
that	O
will	O
create	O
a	O
truly	O
cinematic	O
interactive	O
experience	O
...	O
 [ the ] 	O
Mighty	O
Thor	B-Application
and	O
the	O
trickster	O
Loki	O
will	O
face	O
off	O
with	O
real	O
emotion	O
while	O
giving	O
fans	O
visual	O
and	O
vocal	O
continuity	O
between	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
film	O
adaptations	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	O
franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
cancelled	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
explanation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Fly	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
studio	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
quality	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
licensed	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
accepted	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
God	O
of	O
Thunder	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
utilizing	O
and	O
expanding	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
developing	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
highly	O
evident	O
due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
using	O
a	O
heads-up	O
display	O
and	O
quick-time	O
event	O
prompts	O
that	O
appear	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
in	O
Unleashed	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
non-Nintendo	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
negative	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brett	O
Day	O
of	O
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
quite	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
movie	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WayForward	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fantastic	O
,	O
classic	O
2D	O
,	O
side	O
scrolling	O
game	O
which	O
really	O
shows	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
still	O
has	O
some	O
tricks	O
left	O
up	O
its	O
sleeves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Application
is	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
must	O
have	O
for	O
any	O
fans	O
of	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jeffrey	O
Harris	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
3.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
love	O
Thor	B-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
videogame	O
worthy	O
of	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Thunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
's	O
energetic	O
fun	O
in	O
parts	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
near-vertical	O
blips	O
where	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
2D	O
art	O
still	O
ca	O
n't	O
forgive	O
the	O
needless	O
repetition	O
,	O
but	O
while	O
the	O
novelty	O
lasts	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
little	O
brain	O
dead	O
brawler	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Roger	O
Hargreaves	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
newspaper	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
almost	O
blasphemous	O
waste	O
of	O
the	O
thunder	O
god	O
's	O
potential	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
predictably	O
cheap	O
and	O
cheerless	O
movie	O
tie-in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
a	O
C+	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
inspired	O
moments	O
here	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
boss	O
fights	O
—	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
involve	O
multi-jointed	O
sprites	O
spanning	O
both	O
screens	O
—	O
but	O
they	O
're	O
few	O
and	O
far	O
between	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
great	O
promise	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
just	O
disappointing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
