<s>
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mando	O
Productions	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Michel	O
Bams	O
and	O
Olivier	O
Fontenay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
3D	O
was	O
published	O
with	O
Xbox	O
achievements	O
for	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
legend	O
of	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
,	O
where	O
God	O
unleashes	O
his	O
wrath	O
and	O
powers	O
against	O
pagans	O
who	O
endeavor	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
tower	O
to	O
reach	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
humans	O
erect	O
a	O
tower	O
meant	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
skies	O
and	O
they	O
show	O
such	O
arrogance	O
as	O
to	O
supposedly	O
irritate	O
God-the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
imaginary	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
and	O
uses	O
various	O
monuments	O
and	O
places	O
associated	O
to	O
this	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Workers	O
can	O
thus	O
build	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ishtar	O
Gate	O
,	O
the	O
Hanging	O
Gardens	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
also	O
more	O
fanciful	O
buildings	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
giant	O
statue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
as	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
the	O
workers	O
do	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
notice	O
what	O
goes	O
on	O
around	O
them	O
and	O
strive	O
to	O
complete	O
their	O
mission	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
this	O
includes	O
crossing	O
a	O
wall	O
of	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
named	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
King	O
Nabu	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Nebuchadnezzar	O
II	O
,	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
building	O
of	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
mixes	O
action	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
resources	O
:	O
the	O
divine	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
combo	O
system	O
to	O
accrue	O
higher	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
is	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
a	O
co-production	O
of	O
White	O
Birds	O
Productions	O
studio	O
and	O
Exequo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
iPhone	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
using	O
tools	O
internal	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
White	O
Birds	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
3D	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
with	O
Shiva	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
in	O
eight	O
versions	O
in	O
parallel	O
:	O
XBLA	B-Device
,	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
IOS	O
(	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
and	O
Blackberry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
4	O
platforms	O
:	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
and	O
WiiWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
Xbox	O
360	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
reproach	O
was	O
the	O
repetitive	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
also	O
pointed	O
at	O
technical	O
inaccuracies	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
3D	O
(	O
Kinect	O
and	O
PS	O
Move	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
license	O
reached	O
2.5	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
space	O
of	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
3D	O
reaped	O
an	O
additional	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
transition	O
to	O
Free-to-play	O
on	O
Google	O
Play	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
to	O
over	O
3.5	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
Babel	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
number	O
one	O
(	O
free	O
or	O
paying	O
version	O
)	O
in	O
over	O
25	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
