<s>
Blade	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
studio	O
Puny	O
Human	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
sword-based	O
duelling	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sword	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Blade	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2006	O
when	O
lead	O
designer	O
Michael	O
Chang	O
and	O
a	O
friend	O
needed	O
"	O
to	O
scratch	O
the	O
sword	O
fighting	O
itch	O
"	O
they	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chang	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
,	O
but	O
by	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
player	O
community	O
had	O
dispersed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chang	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
behind	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
modification	O
Dystopia	B-Application
took	O
notice	O
and	O
joined	O
Chang	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
Puny	O
Human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Puny	O
Human	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
$	O
15,000	O
for	O
a	O
commercial	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
license	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
raising	O
$	O
19,058	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	B-Application
Symphony	I-Application
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
generating	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72	O
on	O
reviews	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Uhl	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
at	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
instead	O
found	O
the	O
depth	O
shining	O
through	O
in	O
the	O
gaps	O
between	O
the	O
action	B-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
stand	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
tense	O
"	O
psychological	O
war	O
of	O
baiting	O
,	O
reacting	O
,	O
and	O
examining	O
the	O
opponent	O
"	O
before	O
the	O
engagement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uhl	O
too	O
believed	O
this	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
characters	O
and	O
weapons	O
is	O
a	O
weak	O
point	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
found	O
it	O
mitigated	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
support	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
through	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
could	O
even	O
download	O
an	O
enhanced	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
