<s>
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
:	O
Can	O
You	O
Catch	O
the	O
Killer	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Mobile	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
being	O
almost	O
identical	O
in	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
mature	O
audience	O
than	O
its	O
companion	O
game	O
,	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
crime	O
and	O
serial	O
killers	O
and	O
their	O
pursuit	O
by	O
law	O
enforcement	O
(	O
and	O
its	O
text	O
depicts	O
some	O
rather	O
graphic	O
and	O
suggestive	O
things	O
at	O
times	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suggested	O
age	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
was	O
12+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
that	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
volumes	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
eight	O
chapters	O
(	O
excluding	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
fourteenth	O
and	O
sixteenth	O
volumes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
game	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
free	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
came	O
with	O
the	O
entire	O
first	O
Volume	O
—	O
future	O
content	O
needed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
either	O
by	O
"	O
Episodes	O
on	O
Demand	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Now	O
Airing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
6-episode	O
volume	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
its	O
final	O
episode	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unlisted	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
become	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
,	O
launched	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
followed	O
this	O
up	O
with	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
High	O
School	O
Story	O
,	O
Hollywood	O
U	O
,	O
and	O
Choices	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
Centerscore	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
,	O
EA	O
,	O
and	O
Pixelberry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
usually	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
week	O
to	O
write	O
each	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
chapter	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
grueling	O
release	O
schedule	O
the	O
writing	O
staff	O
often	O
had	O
to	O
work	O
late	O
(	O
sometimes	O
through	O
the	O
night	O
)	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
disappoint	O
their	O
fans	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
"	O
get	O
restless	O
when	O
an	O
episode	O
is	O
late	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
hours	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
crime-based	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
CoD	O
writers	O
also	O
work	O
on	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
and	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
projects	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
major	O
contrast	O
between	O
the	O
lighthearted	O
and	O
dark	O
tones	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
years	O
of	O
SHS	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
nice	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
and	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
originally	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
and	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
were	O
constructed	O
in	O
two	O
very	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
over	O
time	O
SHS	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
reflect	O
CoD	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
more	O
plot	O
and	O
character	O
driven	O
story	O
rather	O
and	O
being	O
directed	O
at	O
a	O
more	O
adult	O
target	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
engine	O
was	O
repurposed	O
toward	O
the	O
gritty	O
crime	O
drama	O
in	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
both	O
a	O
frequently-updated	O
Facebook	O
account	O
and	O
a	O
Twitter	O
account	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
information	O
about	O
upcoming	O
episode	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
related	O
to	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
or	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
High	O
School	O
Story	O
(	O
Pixelberry	O
)	O
set	O
a	O
rare	O
track	O
record	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
team	O
entering	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
grossing	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
over	O
3	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
and	O
170+	O
pieces	O
of	O
content	O
(	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
now	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
pack	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
ended	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
finale	O
announced	O
the	O
app	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
sometime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
game	O
's	O
finale	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
completely	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
in	O
second-person	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
characters	O
)	O
,	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
very	O
passive	O
and	O
laid-back	O
gameplay-wise	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
purely	O
a	O
Visual	O
Novel	O
with	O
major	O
elements	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Fiction	O
and	O
classic	O
Choose	O
Your	O
Own	O
Adventure	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
distinguished	O
EA	O
's	O
visual	O
novels	O
(	O
this	O
and	O
Surviving	B-Application
High	I-Application
School	I-Application
)	O
from	O
others	O
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
their	O
games	O
released	O
new	O
content	O
periodically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
has	O
a	O
plot	O
inspired	O
by	O
crime	B-Application
scene	I-Application
investigation	O
television	O
shows	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
solving	O
murder	O
mysteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
prominent	O
themes	O
include	O
friendship	O
,	O
love	O
,	O
trust	O
,	O
morality	O
and	O
criminology	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
,	O
across	O
its	O
many	O
volumes	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
vast	O
and	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
main	O
,	O
recurring	O
and	O
minor	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
has	O
received	O
almost	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
,	O
albeit	O
in	O
most	O
cases	O
while	O
only	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
reviewed	O
so	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Gallaway	O
of	O
GameCritics.com	O
said	O
"	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
:	O
Volume	O
1	O
—	O
The	O
Maskmaker	O
is	O
n't	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
that	O
I	O
'd	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
or	O
for	O
long	O
stretches	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
little	O
morsel	O
of	O
romance-flavored	O
cotton	O
candy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TapScape	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8/10	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
app	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
love	O
pulp	O
fiction	O
and	O
crime	O
dramas	O
like	O
CSI	O
and	O
Criminal	O
Minds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Hall	O
of	O
148	O
Apps	O
gave	O
the	O
series	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
probably	O
wo	O
n’t	O
be	O
of	O
much	O
interest	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
n’t	O
interested	O
in	O
reading	O
,	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
is	O
definitely	O
the	O
best	O
interactive	O
novel	O
that	O
I	O
’ve	O
come	O
across	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
of	O
Gamezebo	O
said	O
"	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
:	O
Can	O
You	O
Catch	O
the	O
Killer	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
great	O
episodic	O
structure	O
that	O
hopefully	O
means	O
we	O
’ll	O
still	O
be	O
playing	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
for	O
some	O
time	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
character	O
development	O
by	O
writing	O
"	O
The	O
characters	O
in	O
Cause	B-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
have	O
been	O
created	O
very	O
carefully	O
.	O
</s>
