<s>
Dustforce	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hitbox	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dustforce	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Meat	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
N+	B-Application
,	O
where	O
fast-response	O
timed	O
actions	O
are	O
considered	O
necessary	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
filth	O
has	O
corrupted	O
the	O
creatures	O
that	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
;	O
the	O
four-member	O
Dustforce	B-Application
team	O
of	O
janitors	O
aims	O
to	O
clean	O
up	O
the	O
mess	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
selects	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
they	O
pick	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
Dustforce	B-Application
members	O
,	O
who	O
all	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
moves	O
but	O
have	O
slightly	O
different	O
statistics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
share	O
level	O
replays	O
to	O
YouTube	O
,	O
while	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
replays	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dustforce	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
four-player	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
including	O
variants	O
such	O
as	O
Survival	O
and	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill	O
modes	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
scale	O
the	O
level	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
towards	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
editor	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
includes	O
150	O
user-generated	O
level	O
as	O
voted	O
on	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
but	O
switched	O
to	O
Dustforce	B-Application
when	O
they	O
heard	O
about	O
the	O
Indiepub	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
credits	O
the	O
games	O
N	B-Application
and	O
Nikujin	O
as	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitbox	O
has	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
was	O
an	O
influence	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
citing	O
its	O
easy	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
approach	O
while	O
still	O
maintaining	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
depth	O
for	O
experienced	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
cited	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
design	O
aesthetic	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
have	O
great	O
poses	O
and	O
also	O
good	O
shapes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dustforce	B-Application
won	O
the	O
$	O
100,000	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
at	O
indiePub	O
Games	O
 '	O
Third	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Competition	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
its	O
successful	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
talked	O
to	O
Hitbox	O
about	O
porting	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Hitbox	O
announced	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
that	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
Dustforce	B-Application
,	O
Dustforce	B-Application
DX	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DX	O
update	O
added	O
109	O
community	O
maps	O
accessible	O
through	O
an	O
in-game	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
music	O
track	O
by	O
Lifeformed	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
trading	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dustforce	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
demanding	O
gameplay	O
,	O
online	O
leaderboard	O
features	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Orland	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
after	O
facing	O
levels	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
Dustforce	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
content	O
to	O
let	O
you	O
be	O
content	O
with	O
yourself	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
worth	O
playing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
noted	O
that	O
Dustforce	B-Application
is	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
get	O
frustrated	O
with	O
quickly	O
after	O
replaying	O
levels	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
"	O
S	O
"	O
grades	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
emotion	O
is	O
calmed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
considered	O
that	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
soothing	O
,	O
ethereal	O
background	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fluid	O
animations	O
and	O
beautifully	O
stylized	O
character	O
designs	O
"	O
provided	O
a	O
zen-like	O
meditative	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
practice	O
within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
defaults	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
keyboard	O
controls	O
,	O
several	O
found	O
these	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hindrance	O
and	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
configured	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
boosted	O
by	O
both	O
being	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
mid-week	O
Steam	B-Application
promotion	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
discounts	O
during	O
2012	O
holiday	O
season	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
