<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Chicken	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nitrome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
console	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
download	O
service	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2019	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Chicken	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Chicken	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
puzzle-platformer	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
chicken	O
who	O
can	O
lay	O
bombs	O
instead	O
of	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chicken	O
dies	O
after	O
taking	O
one	O
hit	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
it	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
replenishes	O
after	O
clearing	O
a	O
level	O
or	O
getting	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
which	O
happens	O
when	O
the	O
chicken	O
loses	O
all	O
its	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Chicken	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
studio	O
Nitrome	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
exclusively	O
made	O
browser	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
and	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
teaser	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
was	O
posted	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nitrome	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
launch	O
first	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
marking	O
their	O
first	O
console	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitrome	O
has	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
open	O
to	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
should	O
the	O
game	O
sell	O
well	O
enough	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
release	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
alongside	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomb	B-Application
Chicken	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
