<s>
Audiosurf	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
rhythm	B-Application
game	O
created	O
by	O
Invisible	O
Handlebar	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Dylan	B-Application
Fitterer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
over	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
winning	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
2008	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
Award	O
,	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Pedro	O
Macedo	O
Camacho	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
product	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
by	O
Ascaron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audiosurf	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steamworks	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	O
HD	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
:	O
Tilt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
was	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
levitating	O
vehicle	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Wipeout	B-Application
or	O
F-Zero	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
maneuvers	O
it	O
down	O
a	O
colorful	O
multi-lane	O
highway	O
,	O
collecting	O
blocks	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Klax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
Box	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
Radio	O
"	O
tab	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Song	O
Select	O
"	O
screen	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
Overture	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
shifting	O
selection	O
of	O
songs	O
by	O
featured	O
independent	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audiosurf	B-Application
synchronizes	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
traffic	O
patterns	O
,	O
and	O
scenery	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Dylan	B-Application
Fitterer	I-Application
who	O
worked	O
for	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
alone	O
,	O
only	O
bringing	O
in	O
outside	O
help	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flitterer	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
fuse	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
music	B-Application
visualizer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fitterer	O
has	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
Rez	B-Application
as	O
his	O
biggest	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flitterer	O
also	O
cited	O
a	O
music	B-Application
visualizer	I-Application
from	O
Wildtangent	O
,	O
which	O
got	O
him	O
thinking	O
about	O
music	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pedro	O
Camacho	O
created	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
supervisor	O
on	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
Overture	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
track	O
previously	O
done	O
by	O
Camacho	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
demo	O
track	O
for	O
a	O
virtual	O
synthesizer	O
called	O
Predator	O
from	O
Rob	O
Papen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IGF	O
awarded	O
composer	O
stated	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
award	O
would	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
possible	O
to	O
achieve	O
if	O
not	O
coupled	O
with	O
such	O
an	O
amazing	O
game	O
by	O
Dylan	B-Application
Fitterer	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
:	O
Tilt	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
Zune	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simply	O
put	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
full-screen	O
display	O
that	O
matches	O
up	O
to	O
music	O
in	O
many	O
popular	O
music	O
player	O
applications	O
(	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audiosurf	B-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
with	O
the	O
broad	O
majority	O
of	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
awarded	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
an	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
rating	O
citing	O
the	O
massive	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
an	O
8.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
Audiosurf	B-Application
is ]	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
offers	O
something	O
for	O
everyone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
