<s>
Unearthed	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ibn	I-Application
Battuta	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saudi	O
Arabian	O
game	O
developer	O
Semaphore	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
parent	O
company	O
Semanoor	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
1	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2014	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
via	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
both	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
via	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
including	O
Ouya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
overwhelmingly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
of	O
Episode	O
1	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Semaphore	O
announced	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Al	O
Rekaz	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unearthed	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ibn	I-Application
Battuta	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PAL	O
version	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
also	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
failed	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
respective	O
platforms	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
case	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
mainly	O
due	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
approved	O
by	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Greenlight	O
community	O
before	O
the	O
suggested	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
releases	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newer	O
version	O
later	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
by	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
no	O
further	O
information	O
regarding	O
Episode	O
2	O
ever	O
since	O
,	O
as	O
Semaphore	O
focused	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Badiya	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
but	O
Semaphore	O
had	O
since	O
silently	O
delisted	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Semaphore	O
announced	O
Episode	O
1	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
however	O
neither	O
of	O
these	O
versions	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Unearthed	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ibn	I-Application
Battuta	I-Application
has	O
been	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
criticisms	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
directed	O
at	O
broken	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
clunky	O
animations	O
and	O
its	O
unoriginality	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
unfavourably	O
to	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
get	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
negative	O
attention	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
blatant	O
Uncharted	B-Application
ripoff	O
,	O
however	O
somewhere	O
deep	O
down	O
I	O
had	O
hoped	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
force	O
us	O
to	O
reject	O
those	O
prejudices	O
,	O
and	O
stand	O
high	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
