<s>
Crush	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
element	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
one	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
team	O
had	O
envisioned	O
the	O
concept	O
five	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
this	O
dimension-shifting	O
component	O
alongside	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Crush	B-Application
won	O
several	O
gaming	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
sales	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
called	O
CRUSH3D	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
in	O
Europe	O
;	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
in	O
Australia	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crush	B-Application
and	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
CRUSH3D	B-Application
retain	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
premise	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
feature	O
different	O
plots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
'	O
Doc	O
 '	O
Doccerson	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
Reubens	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
infuriated	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
inventions	O
failed	O
,	O
but	O
today	O
he	O
'	O
shall	O
surpass	O
them	O
all	O
 '	O
with	O
his	O
latest	O
invention	O
,	O
C.R.U.S.H.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
being	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Danny	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
she	O
knows	O
 [ he's ] 	O
not	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
contains	O
ten	O
levels	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
locations	O
,	O
all	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
event	O
in	O
Danny	O
's	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
of	O
Crush	B-Application
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transpose	O
the	O
layout	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
between	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
representations	O
to	O
reach	O
seemingly	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
and	O
solve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
these	O
views	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
Danny	O
"	O
crush	B-Application
"	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
collapsing	O
all	O
3D	O
elements	O
into	O
2D	O
;	O
crushing	O
from	O
side	O
views	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer-like	O
view	O
,	O
while	O
crushing	O
from	O
the	O
top-down	O
view	O
provides	O
a	O
2D	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempts	O
to	O
crush	B-Application
a	O
level	O
in	O
any	O
manner	O
that	O
would	O
harm	O
Danny	O
are	O
thwarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
monsters	O
inhabit	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
crush	B-Application
them	O
by	O
flattening	O
impassable	O
blocks	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jigsaw	B-Application
pieces	I-Application
can	O
be	O
collected	O
to	O
reveal	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
extras	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thought	O
trophy	O
,	O
once	O
completed	O
by	O
crushing	O
,	O
unlocks	O
a	O
level	O
's	O
special	O
challenge	O
mode	O
for	O
later	O
play	O
which	O
requires	O
time-limited	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
with	O
an	O
allotted	O
number	O
of	O
crushes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mottram	O
noted	O
that	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Crush	B-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
revealed	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
surprised	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
it	O
shared	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
levels	O
were	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
were	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
editor	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mottram	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
would	O
be	O
great	O
to	O
see	O
user	O
generated	O
content	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
something	O
we	O
have	O
been	O
seriously	O
thinking	O
about	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
downloadable	O
content	O
"	O
would	O
work	O
perfectly	O
with	O
the	O
Crush	B-Application
level	O
structure	O
and	O
I	O
am	O
sure	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
eager	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
levels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mottram	O
has	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
market	O
a	O
sequel	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
highly	O
positive	O
feedback	O
they	O
had	O
received	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
SingStar	B-Device
and	O
Play	O
taking	O
precedence	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
when	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
CRUSH3D	B-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
innovative	O
approach	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Davis	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
appreciated	O
Crush	B-Application
for	O
owing	O
"	O
very	O
little	O
of	O
its	O
novel	O
concept	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
preceded	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
were	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
puzzles	O
were	O
awkward	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
included	O
Crush	B-Application
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
100	O
most	O
overlooked	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	O
Fixs	O
Ryan	O
Poxon	O
gave	O
CRUSH3D	B-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
puzzle	O
game	O
that	O
genuinely	O
surprised	O
me	O
at	O
how	O
brain	O
teasing	O
the	O
game	O
actually	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
's	O
Adam	O
Larck	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
Crush	B-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
choice	O
for	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
never	O
saw	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
or	O
have	O
n’t	O
played	O
games	O
like	O
Fez	B-Application
or	O
Echochrome	B-Application
,	O
I	O
’d	O
recommend	O
checking	O
this	O
out	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
crushing	O
is	O
all	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Digital	O
Spys	O
Liam	O
Martin	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Despite	O
the	O
five-year	O
gap	O
between	O
releases	O
,	O
Crush	B-Application
3D	I-Application
takes	O
a	O
few	O
steps	O
backwards	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
a	O
rather	O
limited	O
and	O
lacklustre	O
selection	O
of	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
StreetPass	O
features	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
offers	O
very	O
little	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
brand	O
new	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
recommend	O
to	O
anybody	O
familiar	O
with	O
its	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Crush	B-Application
3D	I-Application
gets	O
it	O
right	O
where	O
it	O
counts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
CRUSH3D	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
)	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
sevens	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
Crush	B-Application
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
called	O
Crush	B-Application
the	O
third	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Puzzle	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2007	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
Crush	B-Application
the	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
awards	O
in	O
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2007	O
selections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crush	B-Application
won	O
the	O
2007	O
Develop	O
Conference	O
Industry	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Handheld	O
IP	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
made	O
Crush	B-Application
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
