<s>
Awesomenauts	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dutch	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
Ronimo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
systems	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Awesomenauts	O
Assemble	O
!,	O
incorporating	O
all	O
the	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2014	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
is	O
still	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
maintains	O
a	O
consistent	O
player	O
base	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesomenauts	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
incorporating	O
elements	O
from	O
2D	O
platformer	O
and	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
match	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
selects	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
characters	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
both	O
teams	O
at	O
level	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
experience	O
is	O
collectively	O
earned	O
through	O
killing	O
enemy	O
drones	O
or	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
or	O
taking	O
out	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesomenauts	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Arcade	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
on	O
19	O
May	O
2011	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
from	O
publisher	O
DTP	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
1	O
August	O
2012	O
with	O
an	O
OSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
arriving	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
2012	O
and	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronimo	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
,	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
with	O
improvements	O
and	O
updates	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
DLC	O
,	O
on	O
14	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
entitled	O
Awesomenauts	O
Assemble	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2014	O
following	O
a	O
delay	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Ronimo	O
Games	O
announced	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
Summer	O
2015	O
but	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
Fall	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
in-house	O
2D	O
engine	O
Ronitech	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
,	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
was	O
described	O
by	O
Ronimo	O
Games	O
 '	O
Joost	O
van	O
Dongen	O
as	O
a	O
MOBA	O
combined	O
with	O
platforming	O
elements	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
but	O
significantly	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Defense	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Ancients	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Ronimo	O
games	O
started	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
for	O
additional	O
content	O
entitled	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
:	O
Starstorm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronimo	O
Games	O
 '	O
studio	O
head	O
Jasper	O
Koning	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
opted	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
further	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
bad	O
experiences	O
with	O
their	O
console	O
publisher	O
DTP	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
gone	O
bankrupt	O
after	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
released	O
on	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
whom	O
they	O
still	O
must	O
pay	O
from	O
every	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
paid	O
DLC	O
for	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
,	O
named	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
:	O
Overdrive	O
and	O
featuring	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
(	O
Professor	O
Milton	O
Yoolip	O
,	O
Chucho	O
Krokk	O
,	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
and	O
the	O
LUX5000	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
received	O
fairly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
earning	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
of	O
75/100	O
and	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Awesomenauts	O
Assemble	O
!,	O
earned	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
74/100	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Austin	O
Light	O
noted	O
that	O
Awesomenauts	B-Application
"	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
excellent	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
for	O
the	O
uninitiated	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
fun	O
spin	O
on	O
familiar	O
tropes	O
for	O
MOBA	O
veterans.	O
"	O
</s>
