<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Woolies	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Back	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
UFO	O
Interactive	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
Accolade	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
31	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Bubsy	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
21	O
years	O
since	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubsy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Woolies	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Back	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Bubsy	O
games	O
:	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Claws	I-Application
Encounters	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furred	I-Application
Kind	I-Application
,	O
Bubsy	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Bubsy	B-Application
in	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
;	O
albeit	O
now	O
with	O
3D	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
Bubsy	O
going	O
against	O
the	O
Woolies	O
,	O
the	O
antagonistic	O
race	O
of	O
creatures	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Bubsy	O
game	O
and	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
stolen	O
Bubsy	O
's	O
prized	O
Golden	O
Fleece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entry	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
21	O
years	O
,	O
following	O
1996	O
's	O
Bubsy	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
many	O
game	O
franchise	O
revivals	O
of	O
Accolade	O
games	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
brand	O
name	O
now	O
operated	O
by	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
company	O
Billionsoft	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
potential	O
revivals	O
of	O
HardBall	O
!,	O
Slave	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
Deadlock	B-Application
:	I-Application
Planetary	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
,	O
Eradicator	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Redline	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Tommo	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
UFO	O
Interactive	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
reviving	O
the	O
dormant	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
series	O
with	O
Giana	B-Application
Sisters	I-Application
:	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Twisted	O
Dreams	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
Bubsy	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Woolies	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Back	I-Application
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Black	O
Forest	O
Games	O
reduced	O
Bubsy	O
's	O
acceleration	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
applied	O
better	O
traction	O
,	O
thus	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
better	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
seemed	O
to	O
expect	O
this	O
,	O
taking	O
an	O
approach	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
with	O
promoting	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
on	O
social	O
media	O
;	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
for	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
makes	O
self-deprecating	O
and	O
aware	O
comments	O
about	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
negative	O
reception	O
of	O
some	O
past	O
titles	O
was	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
negative	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
giving	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
44	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
100	O
and	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
45	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
Bubsy	O
title	O
,	O
Bubsy	O
:	O
Paws	O
on	O
Fire	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Choice	O
Provisions	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Bit.Trip	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
