<s>
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pieces	O
Interactive	O
AB	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
normal	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
"	O
Vibrant	O
Chords	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
rock	B-Application
band	I-Application
duo	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
traverse	O
side-scrolling	O
stages	O
while	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
and	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
way	O
different	O
actions	O
were	O
mapped	O
to	O
it	O
generally	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
difficult	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
most	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
mostly	O
standard	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
"	O
Vibrant	O
Chords	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
rock	B-Application
band	I-Application
duo	I-Application
,	O
either	O
in	O
single-player	O
or	O
in	O
co-op	O
,	O
and	O
moves	O
from	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
or	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
with	O
a	O
guitar	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
swing	O
the	O
neck	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
upwards	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
green	O
and	O
yellow	O
buttons	O
on	O
a	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
to	O
move	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
actions	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
inputs	O
on	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
:	O
strumming	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
on	O
the	O
ground	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
run	O
,	O
while	O
strumming	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
makes	O
the	O
player	O
freeze	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
strumming	O
controls	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
trigger	O
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Swedish	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Mårten	O
Brüggemann	O
as	O
his	O
college	O
thesis	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Skövde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brüggemann	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
used	O
a	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
to	O
control	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
;	O
Brüggemann	O
intentionally	O
made	O
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
play	O
differently	O
from	O
Jungle	O
Beat	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brüggemann	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
had	O
a	O
large	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
game	O
design	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brüggemann	O
used	O
Multimedia	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
2	I-Application
because	O
he	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
good	O
at	O
programming	O
"	O
and	O
thought	O
it	O
would	O
do	O
enough	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
wanted	O
out	O
of	O
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
roundly	O
criticized	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
in	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
swing	O
the	O
neck	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
up	O
to	O
jump	O
"	O
becomes	O
old	O
fast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
guitar	O
controller	B-Device
's	O
poor	O
responsiveness	O
"	O
made	O
me	O
really	O
appreciate	O
how	O
essential	O
a	O
control	O
system	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot'''s	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
worth	O
trying	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
guitar	O
controls	O
"	O
if	O
for	O
no	O
other	O
reason	O
than	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
new	O
appreciation	O
for	O
a	O
traditional	O
controller.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
also	O
highlighted	O
that	O
with	O
a	O
normal	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McShea	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
repetitive	O
mission	O
design	O
that	O
had	O
"	O
mushy	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
playing	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hatfield	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
a	O
normal	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
Fret	B-Application
Nice	I-Application
is	O
just	O
a	O
"	O
run-of-the-mill	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
n't	O
worth	O
a	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
disagreed	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
LocoRoco	B-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
Fret	O
Nice''	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
quirky	O
platformer	O
with	O
an	O
awesome	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
a	O
humorous	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
collectibles	O
"	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
standard	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
