<s>
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
2.5D	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
Episode	O
2	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
March	O
2015	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
platforming	O
action	B-Application
adventure	O
game	O
set	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
on	O
an	O
artificial	O
alien	O
planetoid	O
known	O
as	O
Hollow	O
Wish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
mascot	O
,	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
unlockable	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
via	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
official	O
websites	O
blog	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
Creative	O
Director	O
,	O
Steve	O
Stamatiadis	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
creator	O
and	O
writer	O
of	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
comics	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
he	O
had	O
finished	O
working	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
,	O
he	O
returned	O
to	O
working	O
on	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
project	O
he	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
is	O
a	O
brain	O
child	O
of	O
mine	O
that	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
said	O
Stamatiadis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
back	O
from	O
Atari	O
and	O
were	O
re-publishing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Episode	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1Up.com	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
more	O
favorable	O
review	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Kit	O
Ballard	O
's	O
first	O
outing	O
may	O
be	O
flawed	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
never	O
really	O
terrible	O
either.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
clumsy	O
action	B-Application
platformer	O
is	O
often	O
far	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
action	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
generate	O
much	O
excitement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
favourable	O
review	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
is	O
a	O
signal	O
of	O
intent	O
for	O
Atari	O
's	O
on	O
going	O
digital	O
reinvention	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
future	O
looks	O
bright	O
for	O
all	O
concerned.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gaming	O
site	O
NowGamer	O
said	O
that	O
Blade	B-Application
Kitten	I-Application
"	O
somehow	O
manages	O
to	O
hold	O
onto	O
just	O
enough	O
quality	O
and	O
semi-inspired	O
design	O
to	O
offer	O
it	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
credibility	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shortcomings	O
causing	O
"	O
minor	O
motion	O
sickness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
