<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Landon	B-Application
Podbielski	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
primarily	O
shooting	O
and	O
platforming	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
has	O
a	O
simple	O
premise	O
:	O
players	O
die	O
in	O
one	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
last	O
player	O
standing	O
wins	O
the	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
has	O
several	O
unique	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
multiple	O
hats	O
,	O
a	O
quack	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
ragdoll	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Vancouver-based	O
developer	O
Landon	B-Application
Podbielski	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podbielski	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
inspired	O
by	O
James	B-Application
Pond	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podbielski	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Super	O
Puzzle	O
Platformer	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Morrish	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
offered	O
to	O
publish	O
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
if	O
Podbielski	O
implemented	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
struggling	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
client-server	B-Operating_System
based	I-Operating_System
networking	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
,	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
extended	O
their	O
deadline	O
and	O
allowed	O
Podbielski	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
system	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2015	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Game	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
successful	O
2D	O
brawlers	O
,	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
,	O
TowerFall	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Samurai	B-Device
Gunn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
were	O
mixed	O
;	O
Chris	O
Compendio	O
found	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
helpful	O
tutorials	O
to	O
be	O
disorienting	O
.	O
</s>
