<s>
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
New	O
Zealand-based	O
company	O
Lexaloffle	O
and	O
published	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Lexaloffle	O
's	O
owner	O
and	O
operator	O
Joseph	O
White	O
,	O
who	O
designed	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
as	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
further	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
for	O
its	O
depth	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
rooms	O
with	O
the	O
room	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
rooms	O
created	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
and	O
sliding	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
120	O
rooms	O
to	O
complete	O
in	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
difficulty	O
level	O
containing	O
40	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trial	B-License
version	I-License
features	O
12	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
rooms	O
created	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
from	O
Lexaloffle	O
's	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Joseph	O
White	O
began	O
creating	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
games	O
on	O
a	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
computer	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
reproduce	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
and	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
in	O
a	O
more	O
basic	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
White	O
released	O
his	O
first	O
title	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
called	O
Neko	O
Puzzle	O
during	O
1993	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
and	O
Jasper	O
's	O
Journeys	O
 '	O
development	O
were	O
overlapped	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
designing	O
mean	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
independent	O
gaming	O
critics	O
and	O
placed	O
third	O
at	O
indie	O
game	O
website	O
Game	O
Tunnel	O
's	O
2007	O
Casual	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
's	O
panel	O
of	O
reviewers	O
also	O
voted	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NZGamer	O
reviewer	O
Reuben	O
Ellett	O
said	O
"	O
With	O
over	O
a	O
hundred	O
levels	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
build	O
your	O
own	O
;	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
provide	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
and	O
challenge	O
to	O
anyone	O
of	O
any	O
age.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
received	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Tunnel	O
's	O
reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
;	O
Prince	O
said	O
"	O
In	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
we	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
slickly	O
presented	O
puzzle	O
game	O
polished	O
to	O
a	O
sparkling	O
shine	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
John	O
Bardinelli	O
disagreed	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
look	O
like	O
much	O
at	O
first	O
glance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yu	O
said	O
"	O
Joseph	O
White	O
’s	O
games	O
are	O
always	O
brimming	O
with	O
charm	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
is	O
no	O
exception	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolate	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
longevity	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
opinions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
