<s>
Watchmen	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
limited	O
series	O
Watchmen	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
downloadable	O
installments	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
theatrical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
episodes	O
were	O
released	O
together	O
on	O
disc	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
billed	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Complete	O
Experience	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
extended	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
in	O
Blu-ray	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutscenes	O
that	O
look	O
like	O
animated	O
comic	O
panels	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Watchmen	B-Application
motion	O
comics	O
released	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
bookend	O
each	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
and	O
puzzle	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
characters	O
having	O
different	O
strengths	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
1972	O
during	O
the	O
Crimebusters	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
The	O
Watchmen	B-Application
)	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
End	O
Is	O
Nigh	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Crimebusters	O
(	O
renamed	O
"	O
Watchmen	B-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
film	O
adaptation	O
)	O
era	O
,	O
when	O
Rorschach	O
and	O
Nite	O
Owl	O
II	O
were	O
crime-fighting	O
vigilantes	O
before	O
the	O
Keene	O
Act	O
passed	O
in	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
announced	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
Watchmen	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Nigh	I-Application
and	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
its	O
cover	O
story	O
for	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
1	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
Part	O
1	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
HD-generation	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
"	O
but	O
cautioned	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
gorgeous	O
as	O
everything	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
repetitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
co-op	O
was	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
disappointed	O
no	O
online	O
co-op	O
was	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
repetitive	O
action	B-Application
and	O
level	O
design	O
[	O
and	O
being ]	O
not	O
particularly	O
difficult	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variety	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
unfavorable	O
review	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
distressingly	O
shallow	O
videogame	O
in	O
which	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
do	O
but	O
beat	O
the	O
living	O
crap	O
out	O
of	O
everyone	O
they	O
see.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Teletext	O
GameCentral	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
certainly	O
looks	O
and	O
sounds	O
the	O
part	O
but	O
this	O
downloadable	O
game	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
shallow	O
as	O
most	O
retail	O
tie-ins.	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
of	O
Parts	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
