<s>
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
physics-based	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
ZeptoLab	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Chillingo	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
candy	O
to	O
a	O
green	O
monster	O
named	O
Om	B-Application
Nom	I-Application
by	O
cutting	O
the	O
ropes	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
order	O
while	O
utilizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
candy	O
to	O
Om	B-Application
Nom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
elements	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
utilize	O
them	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
fashion	O
that	O
the	O
candy	O
can	O
reach	O
Om	B-Application
Nom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Semyon	O
Voinov	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
development	O
Denis	O
Morozov	O
of	O
ZeptoLab	O
are	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
was	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
debut	O
game	O
,	O
Parachute	B-Operating_System
Ninja	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parachute	B-Operating_System
Ninja	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
rope	O
mechanic	O
that	O
the	O
ninja	O
would	O
use	O
to	O
swing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeptoLab	O
eventually	O
fine-tuned	O
the	O
rope	O
physics	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Om	B-Application
Nom	I-Application
's	O
features	O
were	O
designed	O
after	O
a	O
two-year-old	O
baby	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
cute	O
,	O
and	O
ZeptoLab	O
worked	O
on	O
its	O
animations	O
and	O
sounds	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
charm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeptoLab	O
chose	O
Chillingo	O
as	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Parachute	B-Operating_System
Ninja	I-Operating_System
,	O
Freeverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeptoLab	O
chose	O
Chillingo	O
over	O
Freeverse	O
because	O
they	O
felt	O
Chillingo	O
's	O
player	O
base	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
fit	O
"	O
for	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
target	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
premiered	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
with	O
fewer	O
levels	O
for	O
each	O
device	O
,	O
called	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
Free	O
and	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
HD	O
Free	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSiWare	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
November	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
DSi	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
as	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
for	O
HTML5	B-Application
browsers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	O
version	O
of	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
World	I-Application
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
was	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
has	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
the	O
addictive	O
qualities	O
of	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
–	O
great	O
puzzles	O
,	O
near-perfect	O
use	O
of	O
touch	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
cute	O
personality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
11th	O
Annual	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
beating	O
such	O
prominent	O
contesters	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
Walker	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
WWDC	O
2011	O
,	O
Cut	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rope	I-Application
won	O
an	O
Apple	O
Design	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
7th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Handheld	O
"	O
category	O
and	O
a	O
BaFTA	O
Award	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chillingo	O
,	O
this	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
iOS	B-Application
game	O
to	O
reach	O
that	O
number	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
