<s>
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
Chu	O
♥	O
lip	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure/simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Punchline	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	O
"	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
who	O
has	O
just	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
town	O
and	O
next	O
door	O
to	O
the	O
girl	O
of	O
his	O
dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Chulip	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
improving	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
reputation	O
with	O
the	O
citizens	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
all	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yoshirou	O
Kimura	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
of	O
Love-de-Lic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
suffered	O
dismal	O
sales	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
overall	O
critical	O
reception	O
has	O
been	O
negative	O
to	O
average	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
opens	O
with	O
a	O
dream	O
sequence	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
unnamed	O
,	O
male	O
protagonist	O
kisses	O
the	O
girl	O
he	O
loves	O
under	O
the	O
talking	O
"	O
Lover	O
's	O
Tree	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
green	O
hill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure/simulation	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
improve	O
the	O
hero	O
's	O
reputation	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
of	O
Long	O
Life	O
Town	O
by	O
kissing	O
its	O
various	O
citizens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
mission	O
ends	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
struck	O
by	O
lightning	O
,	O
removing	O
more	O
than	O
ten	O
hearts	O
and	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
if	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
sufficient	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
denizens	O
of	O
Chulip	B-Application
only	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
underground	O
,	O
living	O
apartments	O
through	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
ground	O
at	O
certain	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
12	O
to	O
14	O
people	O
at	O
Punchline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
took	O
two	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
planning	O
;	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
three	O
months	O
were	O
devoted	O
to	O
programming	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Lack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Love	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Chulip	B-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
earliest	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
who	O
only	O
had	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
idea	O
for	O
Chulip	B-Application
came	O
when	O
Kimura	O
visited	O
Western	O
countries	O
and	O
saw	O
couples	O
kissing	O
in	O
public	O
,	O
a	O
custom	O
not	O
often	O
performed	O
among	O
Japanese	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Chulip	B-Application
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
words	O
:	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
chu	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
onomatopoeia	O
for	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
a	O
kiss	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
word	O
lip	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
tulip	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimura	O
wanted	O
Chulip	B-Application
to	O
be	O
localized	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
world	O
certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
and	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
interesting	O
stuff	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
see	O
every	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
to	O
Chulip	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hirofumi	O
Taniguchi	O
,	O
another	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
Love-de-Lic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
delays	O
,	O
Chulip	B-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
,	O
exclusively	O
to	O
GameStop	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chulip	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
average	O
critical	O
scores	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ambitious	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Chulip	B-Application
has	O
been	O
almost	O
universally	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
your	O
inexperienced	O
,	O
young	O
avatar	O
can	O
die	O
from	O
heartbreak	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
 '	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
unsaved	O
progress	O
and	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
recipe	O
for	O
annoyance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
writer	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
poorly	O
designed	O
games	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
in-game	O
direction	O
and	O
frequency	O
of	O
game	B-Application
overs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
Chulip	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
praised	O
Chulip	B-Application
for	O
a	O
charming	O
presentation	O
,	O
quirky	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
absurd	O
,	O
Japanese	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Admitting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
some	O
blurry	O
or	O
pixelated	O
textures	O
and	O
cramped	O
environments	O
,	O
both	O
Seff	O
and	O
Davis	O
noted	O
the	O
peculiar	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
Chulip	B-Application
to	O
be	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seff	O
specifically	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
easy	O
on	O
the	O
eyes	O
"	O
and	O
to	O
feature	O
unique	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
"	O
wacky	O
"	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
comparable	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
the	O
Mother	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
information	O
,	O
Chulip	B-Application
sold	O
only	O
6,645	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
such	O
low	O
sales	O
,	O
Chulip	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
two	O
separate	O
times	O
,	O
first	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Victor	O
the	O
Best	O
"	O
selection	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
and	O
second	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Best	O
Collection	O
"	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Chulips	B-Application
key	O
development	O
members	O
and	O
their	O
design	O
philosophies	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Little	B-Application
King	I-Application
's	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
Kimura	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Chulip	B-Application
.	O
</s>
