<s>
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
20	O
March	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
8	O
May	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
physics-based	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
has	O
a	O
minimal	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
early	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
history	O
,	O
with	O
Sony	O
using	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
at	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
manager	O
at	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
for	O
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
,	O
Andrew	O
McKerrow	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
attempted	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
publisher	O
by	O
pitching	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
separate	O
interview	O
with	O
Daniel	O
Parente	O
,	O
conducted	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Enigma	O
Software	O
's	O
CEO	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
platforms	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
gamepad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Parente	O
cited	O
Limbo	B-Application
,	O
Braid	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Patapon	O
as	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
legs	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
from	O
eight	O
to	O
six	O
,	O
which	O
Andrew	O
McKerrow	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
avoid	O
triggering	O
the	O
fears	O
of	O
people	O
with	O
arachnophobia	B-Device
and	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
friendly	O
looking	O
and	O
little	O
less	O
creepy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
XBLA	B-Device
Fans	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
into	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
on	O
20	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
8	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
55	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
19	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
Lorenzo	O
Veloria	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
Adorable	O
characters	O
,	O
beautiful	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
upbeat	O
music	O
stand	O
out	O
as	O
the	O
high	O
points	O
of	O
Alien	B-Application
Spidy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
's	O
Taylor	O
Cocke	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
checkpoints	O
save	O
players	O
 '	O
point	O
progress	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
start	O
the	O
level	O
over	O
if	O
their	O
performance	O
was	O
n't	O
good	O
enough	O
before	O
they	O
reached	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
