<s>
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
is	O
a	O
comedic	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
from	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
following	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
and	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
temporarily	O
made	O
free	O
via	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
prisoner	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
deadly	O
puzzle	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
additional	O
content	O
unlocked	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
also	O
own	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
HD	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
narrator	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Will	B-Application
Stamper	I-Application
)	O
telling	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
hundreds	O
of	O
friends	O
aboard	O
the	O
S.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Friendship	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Hatty	B-Application
Hattington	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
best	O
friend	O
to	O
one	O
and	O
all	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrator	O
also	O
instructs	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
The	O
Vault	O
,	O
which	O
houses	O
Hatty	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
gems	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
spent	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
cats	O
kill	O
Hatty	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
,	O
starting	O
the	O
madness	B-Operating_System
over	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hat	O
lands	O
on	O
his	O
head	O
and	O
begins	O
glowing	O
green	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
its	O
usual	O
red	O
,	O
and	O
shoots	O
a	O
beam	O
skyward	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
sends	O
the	O
boat	O
flying	O
and	O
continues	O
into	O
space	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
vaporizes	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
a	O
bear	O
that	O
appeared	O
during	O
the	O
narrator	O
's	O
upbeat	O
song	O
,	O
foreshadowing	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Pit	B-Application
People	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Baez	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Alien	B-Operating_System
Hominid	I-Operating_System
's	O
PDA	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
user-generated	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
community	O
and	O
narration	O
by	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
contributor	O
Will	B-Application
Stamper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
praised	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
's	O
varied	O
stages	O
and	O
extensive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
verson	O
's	O
inventive	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
Braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
gave	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
Behemoth	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
yet	O
and	O
a	O
hilarious	O
mix	O
of	O
co-op	O
platforming	O
and	O
absurdly	O
entertaining	O
multiplayer	O
madness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
some	O
mindless	O
fun	O
while	O
an	O
eccentric	O
voice	O
does	O
its	O
best	O
to	O
criticize	O
you	O
for	O
your	O
failures	O
,	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
is	O
ready	O
to	O
fulfill	O
those	O
needs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Playing	O
an	O
$18	O
game	O
like	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
leaves	O
a	O
fellow	O
feeling	O
like	O
he	O
's	O
been	O
hosed	O
on	O
nearly	O
every	O
$60	O
game	O
he	O
's	O
ever	O
bought.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
it	O
8.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’ve	O
liked	O
previous	O
Behemoth	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Battleblock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
 [ sic ] 	O
will	O
be	O
right	O
up	O
your	O
alley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
it	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Games	O
have	O
been	O
around	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
poke	O
fun	O
at	O
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
cinematic	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Saints	B-Application
Row	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
have	O
both	O
got	O
their	O
fair	O
share	O
of	O
jollies	O
from	O
doing	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
arguable	O
that	O
no	O
game	O
until	O
now	O
as	O
done	O
so	O
with	O
such	O
vigour	O
as	O
BattleBlock	O
Theater.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
some	O
good	O
fun	O
to	O
be	O
had	O
with	O
BattleBlock	B-Application
Theater	I-Application
and	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
mostly	O
charming	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
