<s>
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
science-fictional	O
futuristic	O
retelling	O
of	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
that	O
portrays	O
the	O
Æsir	O
,	O
the	O
Norse	O
gods	O
,	O
as	O
cybernetically	O
enhanced	O
humans	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
protecting	O
mankind	O
from	O
the	O
onslaught	O
of	O
Loki	B-Device
's	O
army	O
of	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Norse	O
god	O
Baldur	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
less	O
cybernetic	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
thus	O
being	O
"	O
too	B-Application
human	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
abandoned	O
and	O
development	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
after	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
an	O
exclusivity	O
partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
restarted	O
again	O
in	O
2005	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
class	O
system	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
many	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
long	O
respawn	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
2007	O
to	O
2012	O
between	O
developer	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
creators	O
Epic	O
Games	O
regarding	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
Epic	O
Games	O
being	O
awarded	O
$4.45	O
million	O
and	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
products	O
that	O
used	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
is	O
used	O
for	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
traditional	O
camera	O
control	O
,	O
with	O
certain	O
attacks	O
and	O
combos	O
being	O
executed	O
by	O
pushing	O
the	O
stick	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	O
target	O
with	O
follow-up	O
stick	O
movements	O
applying	O
further	O
attacks	O
with	O
projectile	O
attacks	O
only	O
using	O
an	O
auto	O
lock-on	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
items	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
bought	O
and	O
customized	O
by	O
color	O
and	O
effectiveness	O
—	O
using	O
collectable	O
runes	B-Application
—	O
in-between	O
levels	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
Æsir	O
's	O
base	O
of	O
Asgard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
features	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
reimagining	O
of	O
Norse	O
Mythology	O
,	O
wherein	O
the	O
Norse	O
gods	O
are	O
cybernetically	O
augmented	O
warriors	O
worshipped	O
by	O
so-called	O
mortals	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
non-augmented	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	O
's	O
population	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
million	O
sheltered	O
in	O
the	O
walled	O
enclave	O
of	O
Midgard	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
pray	O
to	O
the	O
Æsir	O
and	O
faithfully	O
worship	O
the	O
great	O
Organically	O
Distributed	O
Intelligence	O
Network	O
or	O
Odin	B-Application
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
in	O
1999	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
first	O
teaser	O
showing	O
during	O
E3	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
eventual	O
format	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
across	O
four	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
bundled	O
together	O
(	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
halted	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototyping	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
staff	O
at	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
soon	O
devoted	O
their	O
efforts	O
towards	O
two	O
other	O
releases	O
,	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
Snakes	I-Application
,	O
with	O
no	O
further	O
news	O
of	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
,	O
without	O
any	O
indication	O
of	O
future	O
development	O
being	O
announced	O
until	O
five	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
once	O
again	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
when	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
into	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
"	O
Bringing	O
it	O
Home	O
"	O
E3	O
Marketplace	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
demo	O
exceeded	O
900,000	O
downloads	O
according	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
said	O
the	O
demo	O
has	O
"	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
action	O
demo	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
availability	O
and	O
 [ had ] 	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
played	O
titles	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
overall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
would	O
be	O
using	O
Epic	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
for	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
next-gen	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
incarnation	O
of	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
began	O
on	O
various	O
incomplete	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
sued	O
Epic	O
Games	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
inadequacies	O
"	O
of	O
Epic	O
's	O
support	O
,	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
concerning	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
recall	O
and	O
destroy	O
all	O
unsold	O
copies	O
of	O
their	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
including	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
canceling	O
upcoming	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
set	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
base	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
served	O
a	O
recall	O
notice	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
remove	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Marketplace	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Store	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
re-released	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
title	O
and	O
made	O
backward	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mediocre	O
to	O
fair	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
68.59	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
65/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
"	O
sold	O
around	O
700,000	O
units	O
"	O
quoted	O
from	O
Denis	O
Dyack	O
in	O
a	O
Joystiq	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unconventional	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
for	O
combat	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
most	O
critics	O
dislike	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
configuration	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
removes	O
manual	O
camera	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
sheer	O
annoyance	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
critics	O
like	O
TeamXbox	O
jokingly	O
wondering	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
total	O
play	O
time	O
if	O
the	O
sequence	O
was	O
skippable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
critical	O
of	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
their	O
mediocrity	O
,	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
stood	O
out	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
just	O
all	O
bad	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
degree	O
where	O
it	O
starts	O
getting	O
rather	O
worrying	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
he	O
elaborated	O
that	O
even	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
it	O
remained	O
the	O
worst	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
reviewed	O
across	O
the	O
lifetime	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
UK	O
however	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
it	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
prevented	O
players	O
from	O
abusing	O
the	O
respawn	O
system	O
as	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
agreeing	O
,	O
Edge	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
irony	O
is	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
Too	B-Application
Humans	I-Application
problems	O
would	O
n't	O
exist	O
if	O
another	O
pair	O
of	O
human	O
players	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
fold	O
(	O
as	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
previous	O
feature	O
of	O
four	O
player	O
multiplayer	O
being	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
finished	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
declared	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
the	O
"	O
Underperformer	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
as	O
they	O
"	O
expected	O
the	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
time	O
to	O
turn	O
out	O
something	O
better	O
than	O
this	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
