<s>
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
Sproing	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
Vienna	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Europe-exclusive	O
port	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
saw	O
little	O
marketing	O
support	O
from	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
criticised	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
mountaineer	O
Eric	O
Simmons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
actions	O
are	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
basic	O
movement	O
and	O
interactive	O
actions	O
use	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
and	O
buttons	O
,	O
several	O
combat	O
and	O
environmental	O
triggers	O
rely	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
some	O
sections	O
,	O
Eric	O
must	O
climb	O
sheer	O
walls	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
movements	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
port	O
,	O
the	O
motion	B-Algorithm
control	I-Algorithm
mechanics	O
were	O
redesigned	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
players	O
used	O
the	O
mouse	O
to	O
draw	O
specific	O
patterns	O
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
llama	O
of	O
Derge	O
Gonchen	O
Monastery	O
reveals	O
that	O
Frank	O
used	O
the	O
Terma	O
to	O
attempt	O
physical	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
Bardo	O
,	O
a	O
transitional	O
realm	O
between	O
life	O
,	O
reincarnation	O
and	O
nirvana	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Sproing	O
Interactive	O
and	O
the	O
Vienna	O
branch	O
of	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
acted	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
basic	O
combat	O
mechanic	O
of	O
exorcising	O
ghosts	O
using	O
control	O
gestures	O
was	O
settled	O
upon	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
developing	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
Silver	O
staff	O
member	O
Martin	O
Fillip	O
described	O
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
rely	O
so	O
much	O
on	O
outsourcing	O
to	O
other	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
using	O
"	O
Athena	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Sproing	O
to	O
display	O
complex	O
and	O
higher-quality	O
graphic	O
and	O
environment	O
effects	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
the	O
entire	O
trek	O
up	O
the	O
mountain	O
to	O
be	O
visible	O
from	O
either	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
something	O
difficult	O
to	O
achieve	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
incorporated	O
level-specific	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
control	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
at	O
the	O
Leipzig	O
Games	O
Convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
notable	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
platform	O
choice	O
and	O
mature	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
better	O
known	O
for	O
family-oriented	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
Vienna	O
before	O
its	O
closure	O
by	O
parent	O
company	O
Koch	O
Media	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
due	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
current	O
overall	O
economic	O
situation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
's	O
second	O
in-development	O
title	O
Ride	B-Application
to	I-Application
Hell	I-Application
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
another	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
Cursed	B-Application
Mountain	I-Application
a	O
normalised	O
score	O
of	O
67	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
based	O
on	O
51	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Randy	O
Nelson	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
the	O
story	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Reports	O
Lukasz	O
Balicki	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
Himalayan	O
setting	O
and	O
folklore	O
while	O
noting	O
uneven	O
pacing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newton	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
traditional	O
button-based	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
following	O
the	O
pre-release	O
emphasis	O
on	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
from	O
all	O
reviewers	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
responsiveness	O
from	O
the	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
saying	O
they	O
were	O
unusable	O
at	O
some	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
echoing	O
praise	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
the	O
slight	O
graphical	O
upgrade	O
and	O
wider	O
colour	O
pallate	O
compared	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
original	O
.	O
</s>
