<s>
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vogster	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
one-shot	O
comic	O
book	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Rick	O
Ajax	O
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
aware	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
moderate	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
averaging	O
52.60	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
56/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
lauded	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
likening	O
it	O
to	O
classic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
panel	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
jumps	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Comix	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
players	O
can	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
each	O
taking	O
a	O
respective	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Vogster	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
at	O
New	O
York	O
Comic	O
Con	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Vogster	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
have	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Mike	O
Kennedy	O
from	O
Vogster	O
Entertainment	O
Kennedy	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
52.60	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
56/100	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
report	O
similar	O
numbers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
55.86	O
%	O
and	O
52/100	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
moved	O
over	O
3,900	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
had	O
mixed	O
views	O
on	O
Unbound	B-Application
Sagas	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Spazio	O
Games	O
,	O
an	O
Italian	O
gaming	O
site	O
,	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
noted	O
"	O
While	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
complex	O
combos	O
to	O
unlock	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
meat	O
and	O
potatoes	O
of	O
Unbound	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
the	O
endless	O
hammering	O
buttons	O
to	O
punch	O
,	O
kick	O
and	O
throw	O
enemies	O
around	O
each	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
giving	O
the	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
high	O
marks	O
,	O
Chester	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
have	O
received	O
cooperative	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Jackson	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
appreciated	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
wished	O
players	O
could	O
join	O
or	O
leave	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
