<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
RUNNER	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
rhythm	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gaijin	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Void	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Fate	I-Application
and	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Flux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Commander	O
Video	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
who	O
had	O
appeared	O
only	O
during	O
cut-scenes	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
these	O
multipliers	O
are	O
gained	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
music	B-Application
becomes	O
more	O
advanced	O
accordingly	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
melodies	O
being	O
added	O
and	O
modern	O
instrumentation	O
layered	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commander	O
Video	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
collect	O
gold	O
bars	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
-	O
if	O
all	O
the	O
gold	O
bars	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
are	O
acquired	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
short	O
bonus	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Pitfall	B-Application
,	O
the	O
famous	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
programmed	O
by	O
David	O
Crane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
fourth	O
of	O
six	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Runner	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
"	O
fleshing	O
out	O
the	O
BIT.TRIP	B-Application
universe	O
into	O
a	O
fuller	O
,	O
richer	O
place	O
by	O
showing	O
players	O
what	O
exactly	O
the	O
world	O
looked	O
like	O
:	O
an	O
optimistic	O
and	O
colorful	O
place	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
dreary	O
and	O
hostile.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
notable	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
conventions	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
playable	O
character	O
and	O
a	O
structure	O
consisting	O
of	O
many	O
smaller	O
levels	O
rather	O
than	O
three	O
long	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
combines	O
8-bit	O
music	B-Application
with	O
contemporary	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
techno	O
and	O
electronica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
five	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
games	O
as	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Complete	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
...	I-Application
Runner2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
February	O
–	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
simply	O
named	O
Runner3	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
planned	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
