<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Captain	I-Application
Smiley	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Marketplace	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
original	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
following	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
and	O
'	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
players	O
control	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
,	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
hero	O
whose	O
comics	O
are	O
poorly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
40,000	O
copies	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
103,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
console	I-Application
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
superhero	O
protagonist	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
his	O
biologically	O
attached	O
abrasive	O
sidekick	O
,	O
Star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
distinct	O
comic	O
styles	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Modern	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
bold	O
colors	O
,	O
Fantasy	B-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
subdued	O
colors	O
and	O
watercolor	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
Silver	O
Age	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
presented	O
with	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Manga	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
a	O
respective	O
comic	O
style	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
's	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
weaponry	O
adapt	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
issue	O
involving	O
a	O
showdown	O
with	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
Brad	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
's	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
,	O
is	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
own	O
series	O
back	O
up	O
and	O
running	O
again	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
,	O
with	O
endorsement	O
from	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
,	O
must	O
raise	O
the	O
funds	O
necessary	O
by	O
making	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
comic	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
comic	O
,	O
Nanoc	O
the	O
Obliviator	O
,	O
the	O
duo	O
help	O
the	O
mighty	O
warrior	O
,	O
Nanoc	O
,	O
defeat	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
's	O
enemy	O
,	O
Puttmaster	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
turned	O
the	O
land	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
mini-golf	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
silver-age	O
comic	O
Improbable	O
Paper	O
Pals	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
must	O
assist	O
Paper	O
Lad	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
sidekick	O
Origami	O
Kid	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
feminist	O
Mistress	O
Ropes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
various	O
censors	O
constantly	O
trying	O
to	O
fine	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
shōjo	O
manga	O
,	O
Cutie	O
Cutie	O
Kid	O
Cupids	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
must	O
battle	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
hearts	O
and	O
rainbows	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Brad	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
heartthrob	O
gym	O
teacher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
these	O
jobs	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
relaunch	O
his	O
comic	O
which	O
becomes	O
a	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
gameplay	O
revolves	O
around	O
using	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
's	O
dual	O
pistols	O
and	O
platforming	O
across	O
levels	O
broken	O
up	O
by	O
various	O
segments	O
which	O
include	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
on-rails	O
shooting	O
and	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
abstract	O
humor	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
can	O
call	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
special	O
attack	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
live	O
action	O
footage	O
of	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
employees	O
is	O
shown	O
over	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
destroying	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Money	O
earned	O
from	O
the	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
's	O
abilities	O
or	O
to	O
unlock	O
various	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
interviews	O
,	O
gamerpics	O
and	O
two	O
additional	O
levels	O
for	O
'	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchased	O
items	O
and	O
abilities	O
also	O
increase	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
earns	O
from	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
at	O
PAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
interviewed	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
's	O
Mike	O
Wilford	O
who	O
cited	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
Contra	B-Application
and	O
Gunstar	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
served	O
as	O
inspirations	O
for	O
gun	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
humor	O
as	O
akin	O
to	O
Earthworm	O
Jim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
is	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Josh	O
Bear	O
,	O
co-founder	O
and	O
director	O
at	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Marketplace	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	O
Feast	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
was	O
formed	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
desired	O
scale	O
they	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
realize	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Splosion	B-Application
Man	I-Application
in	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technologies	O
implemented	O
those	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
with	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
angles	O
in	O
Splosion	B-Application
Man	I-Application
were	O
all	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
engine	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
's	O
BEARD	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
implement	O
RAD	B-Algorithm
Game	I-Algorithm
Tools	I-Algorithm
 '	O
Granny	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
wanted	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
to	O
be	O
unique	O
in	O
each	O
different	O
comic	O
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
the	O
developers	O
created	O
four	O
unique	O
sets	O
of	O
models	O
for	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
and	O
Star	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
created	O
unique	O
animations	O
and	O
weaponry	O
for	O
each	O
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Comix	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
Whitford	O
responded	O
that	O
inspiration	O
was	O
drawn	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
transitions	O
between	O
comic	O
panels	O
and	O
turning	O
of	O
pages	O
were	O
to	O
"	O
savor	O
the	O
moment	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
transitions	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cinematic	O
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
promoting	O
the	O
game	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
released	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
T-shirts	O
and	O
posters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
maquette	B-Application
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
Whitford	O
responded	O
"	O
we	O
've	O
thought	O
about	O
that	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
a	O
cool	O
idea	O
,	O
and	O
something	O
we	O
might	O
do	O
later	O
 [ ... ] 	O
but	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
see	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
given	O
during	O
an	O
Evil	O
Avatar	O
podcast	O
,	O
Josh	O
Bear	O
revealed	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
any	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
UK	O
(	O
OXMUK	O
)	O
staff	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
bloody	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
constant	O
change	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
kept	O
the	O
game	O
feeling	O
fresh	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
lauded	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumpers	I-Application
visuals	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
striking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
difficult	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
difficulty	O
level	O
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
which	O
OXMUK	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotakus	O
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
said	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
was	O
"	O
what	O
happens	O
when	O
a	O
developer	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
funny	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
forgets	O
all	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
part	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Vote	O
of	O
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
nine	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
plenty	O
of	O
unlockables	O
,	O
good	O
fast	O
paced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
hilarious	O
jokes	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
delivers	O
in	O
a	O
big	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
Captain	B-Application
Smiley	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
engaging	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
great	O
story	O
behind	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
John	O
de	O
Large	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
it	O
9.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
XBLA	B-Device
game	O
available	O
,	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
Comic	B-Application
Jumper	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
40,000	O
copies	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
over	O
58,000	O
sold	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
