<s>
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Terahard	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
anthropomorphic	O
ninja	B-Application
cat	O
warriors	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
rescue	O
their	O
sensei	O
from	O
their	O
arch	O
nemesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
following	O
several	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
fused	O
with	O
traditional	O
action	B-Application
platforming	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Im-paw-ssible	O
"	O
mode	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
roguelike	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
mechanic	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
gameplay	O
involves	O
short	O
levels	O
featuring	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
defeat	O
to	O
eventually	O
progress	O
to	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
controls	O
feature	O
both	O
light	O
and	O
heavy	O
attacks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
dodge	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
special	O
ability	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
whenever	O
their	O
power	O
metre	O
is	O
filled	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
unlockable	O
costumes	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
ninja	B-Application
suits	O
to	O
ones	O
based	O
on	O
popular	O
superheroes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Deadpool	B-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
unique	O
features	O
or	O
powers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
or	O
allow	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
regenerate	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
supports	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
either	O
locally	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
started	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
rating	O
of	O
52%	O
based	O
on	O
4	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dom	O
Reseigh-Lincoln	O
of	O
NintendoLife	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
rating	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
not	O
a	O
perfect	O
arcade	O
brawler	B-Application
by	O
any	O
means	O
,	O
but	O
whether	O
played	O
solo	O
or	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
locally	O
,	O
there	O
’s	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
to	O
master	O
and	O
enjoy	O
once	O
you	O
’ve	O
borne	O
the	O
brunt	O
of	O
its	O
demanding	O
mechanics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grant	O
Huff	O
of	O
DualShockers	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
Mediocre	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
I	O
found	O
was	O
an	O
extremely	O
unbalanced	O
and	O
wonky	O
beat	B-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
where	O
even	O
the	O
adorable	O
premise	O
could	O
n't	O
redeem	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
similar	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simply	O
Xbox	B-Device
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.7	O
score	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
"	O
offers	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ultimately	O
"	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
frustrating	O
difficulty	O
spike	O
and	O
generic	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Collyer	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Tavern	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
attempt	O
at	O
following	O
a	O
trend	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
a	O
"	O
Lousy	O
"	O
score	O
of	O
3.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Burton	O
of	O
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Hub	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
slow	O
dialogue	O
,	O
repetitive	O
and	O
stressful	O
combat	O
encounters	O
in	O
which	O
enemies	O
glitch	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
push	O
you	O
into	O
lava	O
far	O
more	O
than	O
you	O
deserve	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
length	O
which	O
is	O
rather	O
insulting	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
I	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
honest	O
and	O
tell	O
you	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
Claws	B-Application
of	I-Application
Furry	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
