<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Egosoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
followed	O
X	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
was	O
released	O
originally	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
incorporates	O
open-ended	O
"	O
sandbox	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
faster	O
,	O
more	O
user	O
friendly	O
,	O
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
console	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Egosoft	O
presents	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
scripting	B-Language
tools	I-Language
encouraging	O
computer	O
literate	O
players	O
to	O
write	O
their	O
own	O
functions	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
improved	O
,	O
and	O
enemy	O
behavior	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
reprises	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Julian	O
Gardna	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Julian	O
Brennan	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
picks	O
up	O
where	O
X2	O
left	O
off	O
—	O
the	O
Kha'ak	O
are	O
assaulting	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
X	O
Universe	O
,	O
and	O
Julian	O
's	O
father	O
,	O
Kyle	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
after	O
being	O
rescued	O
from	O
the	O
Kha'ak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Egosoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
began	O
as	O
project	O
X2	O
:	O
The	O
Return	O
,	O
Egosoft	O
's	O
planned	O
extension	O
for	O
X2	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Threat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2005	O
,	O
Egosoft	O
announced	O
that	O
X2	O
:	O
The	O
Return	O
was	O
cancelled	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
X3	O
Engine	O
,	O
would	O
become	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
was	O
released	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
E3	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
;	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
for	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2007	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
followed	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
Egosoft	O
's	O
first	O
multiplatform	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
release	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
retail	O
release	O
version	O
of	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
was	O
plagued	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
issues	O
-	O
including	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
which	O
prevented	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patches	O
1.2	O
to	O
1.4	O
were	O
primarily	O
aimed	O
at	O
eliminating	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
improving	O
performance	O
and	O
resolving	O
compatibility	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
manual	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
PDF	B-Application
file	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
X3	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
X2	O
became	O
available	O
via	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
online	O
content	O
delivery	O
system	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
StarForce	O
copy	O
protection	O
system	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Egosoft	O
released	O
version	O
2.0.01	O
of	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
including	O
the	O
Bala	O
Gi	O
Expansion	O
in	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contained	O
many	O
new	O
ships	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
new	O
sectors	O
and	O
further	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
PC	O
DVD-ROM	O
titled	O
X3	B-Device
Reunion	I-Device
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
used	O
the	O
Cider	O
"	O
wrapper	O
"	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Transgaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Programming	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Hinton	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
were	O
n't	O
happy	O
with	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
's	O
performance	O
when	O
using	O
Cider	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
many	O
of	O
our	O
customers	O
were	O
n't	O
either	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
today	O
,	O
new	O
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
customers	O
will	O
receive	O
the	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sources	O
praised	O
its	O
vision	O
,	O
freedom	O
and	O
scope	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
complained	O
of	O
a	O
buggy	O
implementation	O
,	O
under-performance	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
steep	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
complained	O
of	O
low	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
frequent	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
simply	O
unplayable	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
post-release	O
reviews	O
consistently	O
criticised	O
X3s	O
numerous	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
poor	O
performance	O
,	O
Egosoft	O
's	O
released	O
series	O
of	O
patches	O
and	O
an	O
improved	O
manual	O
addressed	O
these	O
issues	O
mostly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
's	O
Matt	O
Peckham	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Three	O
patches	O
on	O
,	O
something	O
nigh-miraculous	O
occurred	O
:	O
With	O
doubled	O
performance	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
mission-busting	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
fixed	O
,	O
X3	O
evolved	O
from	O
a	O
Byzantine	O
hodgepodge	O
to	O
an	O
actually	O
accessible	O
,	O
massively	O
multiform	O
space	O
sim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X3	B-Device
:	I-Device
Reunion	I-Device
was	O
named	O
around	O
2013	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
1001	O
Video	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
Before	O
You	O
Die	O
.	O
</s>
