<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
Vanpool	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
after	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
players	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
robot	O
that	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
roaming	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
defending	O
its	O
natural	O
resources	O
from	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
invading	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
cord	O
and	O
plug	O
with	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
attack	O
enemies	O
and	O
get	O
to	O
inaccessible	O
places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
distinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
chose	O
the	O
character	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
suited	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
be	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
snack	O
collectibles	O
were	O
included	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
give	O
scale	O
to	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
to	O
be	O
recognizable	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
charm	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
unoriginal	O
and	O
uninspired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
,	O
and	O
Skip	O
Ltd.	O
'	O
s	O
dormancy	O
has	O
prompted	O
speculation	O
of	O
its	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sidescrolling	O
platformer	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
adventure	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
robot	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
reaching	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
signified	O
by	O
an	O
unidentified	O
flying	O
object	O
(	O
UFO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
has	O
a	O
multi-functional	O
power	O
cord	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
whose	O
main	O
functions	O
is	O
the	O
Whip	O
Lash	O
;	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
cord	O
he	O
swings	O
the	O
plug	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
grab	O
surfaces	O
and	O
items	O
or	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cord	O
's	O
other	O
main	O
function	O
is	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
charges	O
up	O
and	O
releases	O
the	O
cord	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
and	O
ricochets	O
of	O
wall	O
;	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
and	O
reaching	O
high-up	O
,	O
inaccessible	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
every	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
collect	O
orbs	O
known	O
as	O
Boost-Balls	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
either	O
red	O
or	O
blue	O
and	O
extend	O
the	O
cord	O
;	O
the	O
red	O
orbs	O
extend	O
Whip	O
Lash	O
and	O
blue	O
orbs	O
extend	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
is	O
dependent	O
on	O
watts	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
power	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
plug	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
roll	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
narrow	O
passages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
playing	O
levels	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
battery	O
life	O
is	O
depleted	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
level	O
if	O
it	O
reaches	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
plug	O
sockets	O
,	O
some	O
levels	O
include	O
sockets	O
that	O
give	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
elemental	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
sockets	O
allow	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
to	O
melt	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
with	O
fire	O
and	O
blue	O
sockets	O
give	O
him	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
and	O
freeze	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
levels	O
grant	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
access	O
to	O
vehicles	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
automated	O
section	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
wakeboard	O
,	O
a	O
skateboard	O
and	O
a	O
submarine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
when	O
in	O
trouble	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
buy	O
a	O
spare	O
battery	O
that	O
refills	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
battery	O
and	O
an	O
emergency	O
rocket	O
that	O
can	O
save	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
a	O
bottomless	O
pit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
within	O
any	O
level	O
that	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
Super	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
powered-up	O
version	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
that	O
has	O
an	O
increased	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
maximum	O
power-cord	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
traverses	O
seven	O
worlds	O
that	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
Oceania	O
,	O
North	O
Africa	O
,	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
South	O
Pole	O
,	O
and	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
are	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
ring	O
on	O
a	O
2D	O
map	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
navigate	O
between	O
them	O
via	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
spaceship	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Chibi-House	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hub	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chibi-House	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
watts	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
amiibo	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-House	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
toy	O
capsule	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
contain	O
collectibles	O
:	O
Chibi-Tots	O
are	O
small	O
versions	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
that	O
try	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
Big	O
Coins	O
are	O
large	O
versions	O
of	O
Moolah	O
;	O
and	O
snacks	O
that	O
resemble	O
real-world	O
,	O
international	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Utz	O
Chips	O
,	O
Pocky	O
,	O
and	O
Mentos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
successful	O
,	O
the	O
alien	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
Miiverse	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
costume	O
for	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
to	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
is	O
cleaning	O
the	O
exterior	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
when	O
his	O
companion	O
Telly	O
reminds	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
break	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
watches	O
television	O
and	O
discovers	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
natural	O
resources	O
have	O
vanished	O
because	O
of	O
invading	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
Telly	O
set	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Chibi	O
House	O
"	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
alien	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
adventure	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
travels	O
to	O
locations	O
across	O
the	O
Earth	O
to	O
reclaim	O
the	O
stolen	O
natural	O
resources	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
alien	O
robots	O
that	O
guard	O
their	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
and	O
Telly	O
travel	O
to	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
aliens	O
 '	O
mothership	O
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
destroys	O
the	O
mothership	O
but	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
glowing	O
ball	O
escapes	O
from	O
the	O
wreckage	O
and	O
heads	O
toward	O
a	O
metropolitan	O
city	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
the	O
monster	O
,	O
Telly	O
and	O
Chibi	O
construct	O
a	O
giant	O
named	O
"	O
Giga	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
;	O
the	O
two	O
giants	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
until	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
deactivates	O
the	O
monster	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
,	O
prompting	O
both	O
Chibi	O
and	O
Telly	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Vanpool	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Series	O
producers	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
and	O
Hiroshi	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
and	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Taro	O
Kudo	O
produced	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Risa	O
Tabata	O
was	O
an	O
assistant	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuda	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Tanabe	O
on	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Dillon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Rolling	I-Application
Western	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
with	O
earlier	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
revolve	O
around	O
jumping	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
opted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
cord-and-plug	O
aspect	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
Tanabe	O
stated	O
they	O
used	O
other	O
platforming	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
as	O
reference	O
for	O
judging	O
terrain	O
and	O
level	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabata	O
also	O
said	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
Tropical	B-Application
Freeze	I-Application
were	O
used	O
to	O
influence	O
camera	O
movement	O
in	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Tanabe	O
and	O
Tabata	O
have	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
making	O
new	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
chose	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
character	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
as	O
attractively	O
as	O
possible	O
rather	O
than	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
from	O
a	O
"	O
different	O
perspective	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
Chibi	O
's	O
role	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
much-larger	O
scale	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
earlier	O
games	O
;	O
Chibi	O
is	O
now	O
saving	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characteristics	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
garbage	O
cleaner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
include	O
real-world	O
snack	O
brands	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
stemmed	O
from	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
compare	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
with	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
that	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
an	O
accompanying	O
amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Digital	O
Event	O
"	O
presentation	O
for	O
E3	O
2015	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
booth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabata	O
stated	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
that	O
would	O
match	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
amiibo	B-Device
could	O
only	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
bundling	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
amiibo	B-Device
was	O
sold	O
separately	O
and	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifty-six	O
other	O
Nintendo-released	O
amiibo	B-Device
are	O
compatible	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
"	O
;	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
it	O
59/100	O
based	O
on	O
50	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
said	O
the	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
mechanic	O
is	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
and	O
worked	O
well	O
with	O
most	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Brown	O
of	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
whip	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
,	O
feel	O
uncooperative	O
and	O
sluggish	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
lacked	O
the	O
finesse	O
of	O
other	O
grappling	O
hook	O
games	O
like	O
Umihara	B-Device
Kawase	I-Device
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
underused	O
the	O
levels	O
 '	O
surroundings	O
and	O
has	O
"	O
no	O
real	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
'	O
s	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
positive	O
aspect	O
of	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
was	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
amiibo	B-Device
figure	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
describing	O
the	O
figure	O
as	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
14,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
ninth	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
video-game	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
top-40-selling	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
being	O
outsold	O
by	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
assessed	O
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Zip	B-Application
Lash	I-Application
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
,	O
Skip	O
Ltd	O
.	O
has	O
not	O
made	O
any	O
games	O
since	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
speculated	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
closed	O
down	O
,	O
citing	O
evidence	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
403	I-Protocol
error	O
when	O
opening	O
the	O
company	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
's	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
from	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
profile	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
occupation	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
tweeted	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
"	O
Fiery	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
;	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
being	O
depicted	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
a	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
"	O
would	O
follow	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
game	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
Mini	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
mention	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
''	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	O
of	O
"	O
Fiery	O
Chibi-Robo	B-Application
"	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
meme	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
community	O
as	O
representation	O
of	O
excitement	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
