<s>
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Earthblood	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Cyanide	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Earthblood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
eco-terrorist	O
werewolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
werewolf	O
is	O
a	O
shapeshifter	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
forms	O
of	O
a	O
wolf	O
and	O
a	O
human	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
his	O
werewolf	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthblood	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
Northwest	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
where	O
supernatural	O
beings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
vampires	O
and	O
werewolves	O
,	O
secretly	O
struggle	O
for	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
discovered	O
that	O
Endron	O
has	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
substance	O
called	O
Earthblood	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
enhance	O
and	O
mutate	O
their	O
soldiers	O
to	O
the	O
Wyrm	O
's	O
twisted	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Cahal	O
infiltrates	O
their	O
facility	O
,	O
Watkins	O
sets	O
up	O
a	O
trap	O
where	O
he	O
sets	O
loose	O
Earthblood	B-Application
gas	O
across	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
causing	O
environmental	O
damage	O
,	O
killing	O
and	O
infecting	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracking	O
Aedana	O
down	O
to	O
an	O
Endron	O
oil	O
rig	O
,	O
Cahal	O
regroups	O
with	O
Ava	O
and	O
learns	O
of	O
Endron	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
spread	O
the	O
Wyrm	O
by	O
releasing	O
Earthblood	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
oil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Cahal	O
chooses	O
to	O
confront	O
Watkins	O
,	O
he	O
corners	O
the	O
CEO	O
,	O
who	O
mutates	O
himself	O
with	O
Earthblood	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cahal	O
manages	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
facility	O
with	O
explosives	O
,	O
with	O
Earthblood	B-Application
's	O
release	O
being	O
postponed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
activist	O
group	O
Cahal	O
and	O
Ava	O
work	O
for	O
being	O
denounced	O
as	O
terrorists	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Earthblood	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyanide	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
with	O
cooperation	O
from	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
to	O
help	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
White	O
Wolf	O
's	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
Earthblood	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
level	O
design	O
team	O
from	O
Cyanide	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Styx	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shards	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Earthblood	B-Application
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
according	O
to	O
Desourteaux	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
things	O
carrying	O
over	O
from	O
Shards	O
of	O
Darkness	O
into	O
Earthblood	B-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
develop	O
combat	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
considered	O
various	O
genres	O
for	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
brawler	O
or	O
an	O
isometric	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
before	O
deciding	O
on	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
launch	O
it	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Werewolf	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
–	I-Application
Earthblood	I-Application
has	O
decent	O
stealth	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
weak	O
story	O
forces	O
you	O
into	O
painfully	O
mediocre	O
combat	O
too	O
often	O
to	O
be	O
worthwhile.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
fine	O
,	O
but	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Earthblood	B-Application
had	O
"	O
A	O
lacklustre	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
that	O
are	O
so	O
superficial	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
forge	O
any	O
emotional	O
connections	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
werewolf	O
form	O
,	O
liking	O
the	O
intensity	O
it	O
brought	O
to	O
fights	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Combat	O
is	O
rather	O
simple	O
—	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
exactly	O
Deep	O
Blue	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
bit	O
button-bashy	O
—	O
but	O
dammit	O
it	O
's	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
