<s>
TimeShift	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Australia	O
;	O
and	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
two	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Suit	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
jumpsuit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Beta	O
Suit	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
,	O
military-grade	O
model	O
with	O
features	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Suit	O
lacks	O
such	O
as	O
combat-related	O
timeshifting	O
abilities	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
Strategic	O
Systems	O
for	O
Adaptable	O
Metacognition	O
(	O
or	O
S.S.A.M.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
TimeShift	B-Application
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
time	O
:	O
slowing	O
,	O
stopping	O
or	O
even	O
rewinding	O
time	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
TimeShift	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
giving	O
TimeShift	B-Application
a	O
complete	O
overhaul	O
and	O
were	O
fixing	O
many	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
TimeShift	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
SCEA	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Day	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2006	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
demo	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
announced	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
demo	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeShift	B-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
scored	O
70/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
grades	O
of	O
70.63	O
%	O
and	O
70.19	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
derivative	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
released	O
before	O
and	O
close	O
to	O
Timeshift	B-Application
and	O
found	O
the	O
plot	O
underwhelming	O
.	O
</s>
