<s>
X-Blades	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
20	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
by	O
1C	O
Company	O
in	O
the	O
Russian	O
language	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Oniblade	O
( Ониблэйд	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot/sequel	O
,	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Blades	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
style	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
fight	O
monsters	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
gun	O
blades	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
through	O
indoor	O
and	O
outdoor	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
buys	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
then	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	O
"	O
Ending	O
is	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
spells	B-Application
were	O
unlocked	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
Ending	O
is	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Blades	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Oniblade	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
exclusive	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
2007	O
in	O
Russia	O
by	O
1C	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
SouthPeak	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
X-Blades	B-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
seventh-gen	O
consoles	O
late	O
'	O
08	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Blades	B-Application
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>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Nate	O
Ahearn	O
was	O
displeased	O
with	O
the	O
repetitive	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
mediocre	O
special	O
effects	O
,	O
annoying	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
weak	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
by	O
E	O
Frontier	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
former	O
two	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
sevens	O
and	O
two	O
sixes	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
26	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
,	O
when	O
Graham	O
Stark	O
of	O
LoadingReadyRun	O
(	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
Unskippable/Zero	O
Punctuation	O
crossover	O
)	O
made	O
a	O
brief	O
negative	O
review	O
noting	O
both	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
and	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
female	O
anatomy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
levels	O
,	O
already	O
packaged	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Sky	O
Levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
of	O
Topware	O
Interactive	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
X-Blades	B-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
information	O
about	O
what	O
the	O
pack	O
would	O
contain	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
