<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
various	O
studios	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
in	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
series	O
are	O
based	O
upon	O
characters	O
and	O
stories	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
toy	O
line	O
's	O
fictional	O
universe	O
,	O
from	O
historical-era	O
characters	O
like	O
Kit	O
Kittredge	O
,	O
to	O
contemporary	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Girl	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
line	O
or	O
WellieWishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
marked	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
's	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Pleasant	O
Company	O
)	O
expansion	O
into	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
featured	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
's	O
historical	O
character	O
roster	O
,	O
which	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
consisted	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
representing	O
various	O
periods	O
of	O
American	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
for	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
personal	O
computer	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	B-Application
Girls	I-Application
:	O
Dress	O
Designer	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
essentially	O
an	O
interactive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
paper	O
doll	O
sets	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
sold	O
featuring	O
their	O
Historical	O
Characters	O
roster	O
,	O
from	O
colonial	O
era	O
Felicity	O
Merriman	O
to	O
World	O
War	O
II-era	O
Molly	O
McIntire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Premiere	O
and	O
Dress	O
Designer	O
,	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
also	O
published	O
Your	O
Notebook	O
(	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Amelia	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
interactive	O
journal	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Amelia	O
's	O
Notebooks	O
children	O
's	O
book	O
series	O
by	O
Marissa	O
Moss	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
banner	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
collaborated	O
with	O
THQ	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
2.5D	O
isometric	O
viewpoint	O
using	O
pre-rendered	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
,	O
namely	O
Julie	O
Finds	O
a	O
Way	O
and	O
Kit	O
Mystery	O
Challenge	O
,	O
are	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
:	O
Julie	O
Saves	O
The	O
Eagles	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
ImaginEngine	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Mia	O
Goes	O
for	O
Great	O
and	O
A	O
Treehouse	O
of	O
My	O
Own	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
open-source	O
FreeType	B-Application
font	O
rendering	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
:	O
Julie	O
Finds	O
a	O
Way	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Julie	O
's	O
stories	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Webfoot	O
Technologies	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
THQ	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
different	O
zones	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
continuous	O
map	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
:	O
Mia	O
Goes	O
for	O
Great	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2008	O
Girl	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Mia	O
St.	O
Clair	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kit	O
Mystery	O
Challenge	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Webfoot	O
Technologies	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
THQ	O
in	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
:	O
Kit	O
-	O
A	O
Tree	O
House	O
of	O
My	O
Own	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Kit	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
ImaginEngine	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Bon	O
Art	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
several	O
minigames	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
an	O
anagrams	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2011	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
released	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
download	O
on	O
major	O
smartphone	O
and	O
tablet	O
platforms	O
,	O
mostly	O
consisting	O
of	O
simple	O
games	O
and	O
software	B-Application
toys	I-Application
for	O
young	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
though	O
Isabelle	O
Dance	O
Studio	O
and	O
Grace	O
Sweet	O
Shop	O
were	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
newer	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
also	O
saw	O
simultaneous	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
has	O
since	O
de-listed	O
their	O
mobile	O
games	O
from	O
app	O
stores	O
,	O
instead	O
offering	O
simple	O
browser	O
games	O
through	O
their	O
Play	O
minisite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	O
Wardrobe	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
based	O
on	O
historical	O
characters	O
Cécile	O
Rey	O
and	O
Marie-Grace	O
Gardner	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Aug	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
characters	O
 '	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shave	O
Ice	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
based	O
on	O
2011	O
Girl	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Kanani	O
Akina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
Innerstar	O
University	O
online	O
community	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Aug	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gymtastic	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Girl	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
McKenna	O
Brooks	O
 '	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Port	B-Architecture
to	O
Port	B-Architecture
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
centering	O
on	O
Caroline	O
Abbott	O
as	O
she	O
picks	O
up	O
and	O
delivers	O
cargo	O
on	O
the	O
ports	O
of	O
Lake	O
Ontario	O
during	O
the	O
War	O
of	O
1812	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
guiding	O
Caroline	O
's	O
ship	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
port	B-Architecture
and	O
picking	O
up	O
supplies	O
to	O
be	O
delivered	O
back	O
to	O
Sackets	O
Harbor	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
avoid	O
British	O
warships	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playful	O
Pet	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
pet	O
app	O
released	O
by	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
their	O
Coconut	O
line	O
of	O
plush	O
toys	O
for	O
the	O
Truly	O
Me	O
doll	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tropical	O
Toss	O
is	O
a	O
memory	O
based	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Truly	O
Me	O
doll	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friendship	O
Ties	O
is	O
a	O
crafts-based	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isabelle	O
Dance	O
Studio	O
is	O
an	O
app	O
based	O
on	O
Isabelle	O
Palmer	O
's	O
stories	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
line	O
with	O
her	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	B-Architecture
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
star	O
hits	O
the	O
floor	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
accidentally	O
taps	O
on	O
the	O
black	O
pearl	O
,	O
the	B-Application
game	I-Application
ends	I-Application
and	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scene	O
Sounds	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Truly	O
Me	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	B-Architecture
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Nabi	O
SE	O
tablet	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	O
FreeTime	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maryellen	O
TV	O
Console	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
toy	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Maryellen	O
Larkin	O
's	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
certain	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
third-generation	I-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Device
fourth-generation	I-Device
iPad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
run	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Maryellen	O
TV	O
Console	O
toy	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
specially-designed	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grace	O
's	O
Sweet	O
Shop	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maryellen	O
Rocket	O
Rally	O
is	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	B-Architecture
for	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Nabi	O
SE	O
tablet	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	O
FreeTime	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lea	O
Born	O
for	O
Adventure	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WellieWishers	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
WellieWishers	O
line	O
for	O
younger	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
a	O
basic	O
digital	O
pet	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
feed	O
and	O
pet	O
a	O
rabbit	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
music-based	O
minigame	O
where	O
the	O
WellieWishers	O
characters	O
can	O
stage	O
a	O
musical	O
performance	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
minigame	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
mud	B-Application
pie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
freemium	O
sequel	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Garden	O
Fun	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
[x]cube	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
American	B-Application
Girl	I-Application
character	O
,	O
typically	O
a	O
Historical/BeForever	O
character	O
like	O
Kit	O
Kittredge	O
or	O
a	O
contemporary	O
one	O
such	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Girl	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
characters	O
like	O
Grace	O
Thomas	O
,	O
Isabelle	O
Palmer	O
or	O
Lea	O
Clark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
 '	O
presentation	O
may	O
vary	O
from	O
one	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
from	O
an	O
edutainment	O
game	O
typical	O
of	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
and	O
Dress	O
Designer	O
,	O
a	O
Nancy	O
Drew-esque	O
mystery	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Kit	O
Mystery	O
Challenge	O
,	O
to	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Lea	O
Born	O
for	O
Adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Pleasant	O
Company	O
into	O
the	O
digital	O
software	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
American	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
Premiere	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
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,	O
and	O
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;	O
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the	O
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to	O
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gaming	O
publications	O
-	O
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:	O
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