<s>
X-Scape	B-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
as	O
3D	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Tank	I-Device
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
combat	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Q-Games	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1992	O
Japan	O
only	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
title	O
X	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Scape	B-Device
is	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
with	O
virtual	O
reality	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
top	O
screen	O
to	O
show	O
players	O
 '	O
surroundings	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
radar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Scape	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Q-Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
's	O
DSiWare	B-Device
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
lead	O
designer	O
,	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
X	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
because	O
of	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
designer	O
Kazuyuki	O
Gofuku	O
explained	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
sell	O
as	O
some	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
receptive	O
towards	O
the	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
why	O
this	O
and	O
fellow	O
Q-Games	O
video	O
game	O
Starship	O
Defense	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
series	O
,	O
Gofoku	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Art	B-Device
Style	I-Device
games	O
were	O
about	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
right	O
to	O
force	O
a	O
visual	O
or	O
sound	O
gimmick	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
done	O
to	O
help	O
English	O
players	O
understand	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
plots	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
X	B-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
clues	O
comes	O
from	O
retro	O
vector	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
like	O
Starglider	B-Application
and	O
Starglider	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Scape	B-Device
is	O
Cuthbert	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
obvious	O
references	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Tron	B-Language
for	O
its	O
visual	O
style	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
"	O
more	O
obscure	O
references	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
X	B-Application
,	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Q-Games	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
X-Scape	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
X-Scape	B-Device
an	O
82	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
5	O
critics	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
techno	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
stars	O
,	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
Loaded	O
with	O
content	O
,	O
ambitious	O
and	O
borderline	O
experimental	O
in	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
got	O
enough	O
meat	O
on	O
its	O
bones	O
to	O
rival	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
retail	O
releases	O
and	O
certainly	O
stands	O
tall	O
on	O
DSiWare.	O
"	O
</s>
