<s>
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grimm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
23-part	O
episodic	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
based	O
upon	O
Grimm	B-Application
's	O
Fairy	O
Tales	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
American	O
McGee	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Spicy	O
Horse	O
and	O
distributed	O
online	O
initially	O
by	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
starting	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grimm	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
thought	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
warped	O
fairy	O
tale	O
style	O
of	O
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alice	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
much	O
more	O
child-friendly	O
and	O
simplistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grimm	B-Application
is	O
written	O
and	O
executive-produced	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
as	O
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alice	I-Application
,	O
R	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Berg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spicy	O
Horse	O
Games	O
is	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
technology	O
for	O
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grimm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
highly	O
accessible	O
"	O
and	O
American	O
McGee	O
has	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
experience	O
shares	O
a	O
similarity	O
with	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
American	B-Application
McGee	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grimm	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Grimm	B-Application
,	O
a	O
dwarf	O
who	O
creates	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
darkness	O
wherever	O
he	O
goes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
is	O
that	O
Grimm	B-Application
has	O
become	O
sick	O
of	O
how	O
"	O
saccharine	O
sweet	O
"	O
fairy	O
tales	O
have	O
become	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
made	O
it	O
his	O
goal	O
to	O
revert	O
lighthearted	O
fairy	O
tales	O
to	O
their	O
darker	O
,	O
original	O
versions	O
by	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
through	O
fantasy	O
worlds	O
,	O
making	O
things	O
darker	O
as	O
he	O
passes	O
by	O
them	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
downward	O
move	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
butt-stomp	O
"	O
)	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
distance	O
his	O
dark	O
powers	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
converting	O
enough	O
objects	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
can	O
increase	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
his	O
Dark-O-Meter	O
(	O
a	O
bar	O
that	O
shows	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
Grimm	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
)	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
radius	O
of	O
his	O
dark	O
aura	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
running	O
and	O
jumping	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
characters	O
complicate	O
this	O
process	O
by	O
attempting	O
to	O
clean	O
the	O
areas	O
Grimm	B-Application
has	O
converted	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
stopped	O
once	O
Grimm	B-Application
's	O
Dark-O-Meter	O
reaches	O
a	O
high	O
enough	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
course	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
does	O
more	O
than	O
simply	O
"	O
restore	O
"	O
classic	O
tales	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
unedited	O
versions	O
:	O
he	O
practically	O
reduces	O
many	O
to	O
dark	O
parodies	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
message	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
obliterated	O
,	O
ironically	O
making	O
Grimm	B-Application
little	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
who	O
"	O
gutted	O
"	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
their	O
darker	O
tones	O
to	O
begin	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
traditional	O
television	O
distribution	O
model	O
,	O
every	O
episode	O
of	O
Grimm	B-Application
is	O
available	O
free	O
for	O
24	O
hours	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
episodes	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
multiple	O
distribution	O
channels	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
Gold	O
(	O
paid	O
)	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
three	O
volumes	O
of	O
Grimm	B-Application
slated	O
for	O
release	O
with	O
Volume	O
1	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
Volume	O
2	O
fall	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
Volume	O
3	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
recent	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
McGee	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
put	O
this	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
may	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
retail	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
A	O
Boy	O
Learns	O
What	O
Fear	O
Is	O
"	O
(	O
Released	O
July	O
31	O
)	O
When	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
goes	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
true	O
meaning	O
of	O
fear	O
,	O
his	O
trek	O
takes	O
a	O
turn	O
for	O
the	O
darker	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
muck	O
things	O
up	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
is	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
mix	O
,	O
someone	O
's	O
not	O
coming	O
out	O
alive	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Things	O
can	O
only	O
get	O
worse	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
comes	O
for	O
a	O
visit	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Hope	O
you	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
swim	O
...	O
because	O
Grimm	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
enters	O
,	O
one	O
question	O
is	O
left	O
uncertain	O
:	O
is	O
the	O
cat	O
helping	O
others	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
he	O
just	O
helping	O
himself	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Grimm	B-Application
shows	O
up	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
pappy	O
's	O
gonna	O
pay	O
,	O
big	O
time	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Grimm	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
dark	O
fate	O
in	O
store	O
for	O
this	O
boy	O
...	O
one	O
that	O
ends	O
pretty	O
badly	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
shows	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
ends	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
explosive	O
situation	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Beauty	B-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Beast	I-Device
"	O
(	O
Released	O
September	O
18	O
)	O
If	O
you	O
thought	O
this	O
story	O
was	O
all	O
songs	O
and	O
dance	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
in	O
the	O
wrong	O
place	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ah	O
,	O
well	O
;	O
what	O
can	O
you	O
do	O
when	O
Grimm	B-Application
's	O
in	O
town	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Things	O
can	O
only	O
go	O
downhill	O
as	O
this	O
story	O
is	O
rewritten	O
into	O
a	O
monster	O
movie	O
by	O
"	O
Director	O
Grimm	B-Application
"	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Singing	O
Bone	O
"	O
(	O
Released	O
November	O
6	O
)	O
When	O
two	O
brothers	O
are	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
king	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
town	O
from	O
a	O
monster	O
boar	O
and	O
the	O
older	O
brother	O
takes	O
the	O
credit	O
for	O
the	O
kill	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
little	O
brother	O
's	O
life	O
)	O
away	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
walk	O
away	O
Scot	O
free	O
(	O
until	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
remains	O
sing	O
the	O
secret	O
that	O
was	O
so	O
long	O
hidden	O
)	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
decides	O
some	O
serious	O
revisions	O
are	O
in	O
order	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
King	B-Application
Midas	I-Application
"	O
(	O
Released	O
November	O
13	O
)	O
In	O
this	O
story	O
,	O
a	O
king	O
of	O
Greece	O
wishes	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
touch	O
of	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
when	O
he	O
gets	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
renew	O
his	O
greed	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
with	O
no	O
punishment	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
time	O
for	O
an	O
extreme	O
makeover	O
:	O
Grimm	B-Application
edition	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Follow	O
King	B-Application
Midas	I-Application
throughout	O
the	O
Greek	O
plains	O
,	O
the	O
Muses	O
 '	O
music	O
court	O
,	O
Midas	B-Application
 '	O
kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
local	O
barber	O
's	O
place	O
,	O
Midas	B-Application
 '	O
backyard	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
river	O
Patoclames	O
,	O
Hades	O
and	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Cinderella	B-Application
"	O
(	O
Released	O
November	O
20	O
)	O
This	O
timeless	O
story	O
tells	O
of	O
the	O
struggles	O
of	O
the	O
young	O
girl	O
,	O
Cinderella	B-Application
,	O
as	O
she	O
strives	O
for	O
her	O
"	O
happily	O
ever	O
after	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
feels	O
that	O
something	O
needs	O
to	O
change	O
when	O
Mrs.	O
</s>
<s>
Dance	O
the	O
night	O
away	O
with	O
Cinderella	B-Application
through	O
her	O
old	O
village	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
graveyard	O
,	O
Cinderella	B-Application
's	O
new	O
home	O
,	O
her	O
new	O
town	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
town	O
graveyard	O
,	O
the	O
prince	O
's	O
castle	O
and	O
Cinderella	B-Application
's	O
wedding	O
(	O
complete	O
with	O
explosive	O
cake	O
!	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yet	O
another	O
disturbing	O
work	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
a	O
la	O
Grimm	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
for	O
Doctor	O
Grimm	B-Application
to	O
"	O
cure	O
"	O
this	O
epidemic	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
your	O
voyage	O
be	O
merry	O
aboard	O
the	O
S.S.	O
Grimm	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Iron	O
John	O
"	O
(	O
Released	O
December	O
4	O
)	O
When	O
a	O
young	O
,	O
disobedient	O
prince	O
recklessly	O
puts	O
several	O
lives	O
in	O
danger	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
sadistic	O
,	O
metal	O
monster	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Iron	O
John	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
a	O
toy	O
)	O
and	O
gets	O
rewarded	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
decides	O
it	O
's	O
time	O
this	O
story	O
got	O
set	O
to	O
"	O
Terminator	O
"	O
mode	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Follow	O
Iron	O
John	O
and	O
Prince	O
Connor	O
as	O
they	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
local	O
town	O
,	O
Iron	O
John	O
's	O
pond	O
hideout	O
,	O
Prince	O
Connor	O
's	O
massive	O
castle	O
abode	O
,	O
Iron	O
John	O
's	O
"	O
Midas	B-Application
pool	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
kingdom	O
that	O
neighbors	O
Prince	O
Connor	O
's	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
king	O
's	O
tournament	O
,	O
and	O
Prince	O
Connor	O
's	O
wedding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Pied	O
Piper	O
"	O
(	O
Released	O
December	O
11	O
)	O
When	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Hamelin	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
Piper	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
townspeople	O
do	O
n't	O
thank	O
him	O
and	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
much	O
as	O
revenge	O
towards	O
them	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
crank	O
the	O
plague	O
up	O
a	O
notch	O
or	O
two	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
thought	O
Ebenezer	O
Scrooge	O
was	O
bad	O
,	O
wait	O
till	O
you	O
see	O
what	O
Grimm	B-Application
does	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Snow	O
White	O
"	O
(	O
Released	O
April	O
23	O
)	O
Mirror	O
,	O
mirror	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
wall	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Grimm-est	O
of	O
them	O
all	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
finale	O
of	O
season	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
Grimm	B-Application
overall	O
,	O
brings	O
us	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beloved	O
fairy	O
tales	O
...	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
vile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
royal	O
wedding	O
a	O
smash	O
,	O
Grimm	B-Application
will	O
rally	O
his	O
friends	O
from	O
other	O
tales	O
to	O
have	O
fun	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
Grimm	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mild	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
is	O
6.77	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
season	O
had	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
6.7	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
