<s>
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Halfbrick	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
slice	O
fruit	O
that	O
is	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
by	O
swiping	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
with	O
their	O
finger(s )	O
or	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
arms	O
and	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
not	O
slice	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
devices	O
before	O
being	O
expanded	O
to	O
other	O
devices	O
and	O
platforms	O
:	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
March	O
2011	O
for	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nokia	O
's	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2011	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
with	O
alternative	O
names	O
exist	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
HD	I-Application
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
THD	I-Application
for	O
Nvidia	O
Tegra	O
2	O
–	O
based	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
VR	I-Application
for	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
called	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
reached	O
300	O
million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
slices	O
fruit	O
with	O
a	O
blade	O
controlled	O
via	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
celebrated	O
its	O
second	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Halfbrick	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
Gutsu	O
's	O
Cart	O
,	O
which	O
comprises	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
pig	O
named	O
Truffles	O
and	O
a	O
merchant	O
named	O
Gutsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
item	O
is	O
Peachy	O
Times	O
:	O
slicing	O
a	O
peach	B-Algorithm
in	O
Zen	O
or	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
two	O
extra	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
update	O
to	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
,	O
Gutsu	O
's	O
Cart	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
instead	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
power-up	O
menu	O
that	O
used	O
starfruit	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
three	O
power-ups	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
also	O
supports	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
being	O
divided	O
in	O
half	O
and	O
each	O
player	O
controlling	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
share	O
high	O
scores	O
via	O
OpenFeint	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Phil	O
Larsen	O
,	O
Chief	O
Marketing	O
Officer	O
at	O
Halfbrick	O
discussed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
tried	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
different	O
channels	O
 [ ... ] 	O
indie	O
games	O
,	O
PSN	O
,	O
XBLA	O
,	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
we	O
basically	O
did	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
research	O
about	O
what	O
was	O
happening	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
made	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
worked	O
out	O
pretty	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
spoke	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
brainstorming	O
process	O
for	O
new	O
games	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
came	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
 [ that ] 	O
process	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
identified	O
it	O
as	O
something	O
special	O
 [ and ] 	O
decided	O
to	O
fast-track	O
it	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Muscat	O
,	O
Lead	O
Designer	O
for	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
platforms	O
and	O
the	O
short	O
development	O
cycle	O
further	O
motivated	O
Halfbrick	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
HD	I-Application
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
which	O
adjusted	O
gameplay	O
dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Lite	O
versions	O
of	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
and	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
HD	I-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
demo	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Larsen	O
stated	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
quick-release	O
nature	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
applications	O
that	O
a	O
different	O
marketing	O
strategy	O
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
added	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ice	O
blade	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
:	I-Application
Puss	I-Application
in	I-Application
Boots	I-Application
,	O
themed	O
to	O
the	O
DreamWorks	O
animated	O
film	O
,	O
Puss	O
in	O
Boots	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
various	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Halfbrick	O
announced	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
version	O
received	O
several	O
updates	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
until	O
the	O
game	O
underwent	O
sunset	O
closure	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2011	O
,	O
an	O
amusement	O
arcade	O
version	O
appeared	O
titled	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
FX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
(	O
XBLA	O
)	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
XBLA	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
fruit-slicing	O
concept	O
is	O
enhanced	O
by	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
include	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
entire	O
self	O
;	O
the	O
camera	O
places	O
a	O
shadowy	O
silhouette	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
body	O
upon	O
a	O
background	O
scene	O
,	O
and	O
arm	O
and	O
hand	O
movements	O
are	O
visualized	O
as	O
blade-slashing	O
arcs	O
to	O
slice	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
a	O
voucher	O
token	O
for	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
retail	O
box	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Gunstringer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
separate	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
received	O
its	O
first	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
'	O
Storm	O
Season	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
add-on	O
DLC	B-Protocol
provided	O
three	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
achievements	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
visual	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
popular	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
version	O
included	O
'	O
Space	O
Capsule	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Art	O
Box	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Christmas	O
Present	O
 '	O
(	O
free	O
)	O
,	O
'	O
8-bit	O
Cartridge	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Trick	O
or	O
Treat	O
Bag	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Flower	O
Power	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
High-Tech	O
Vault	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
won	O
"	O
Casual	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
15th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
ranked	O
in	O
the	O
Top	O
10	O
best-selling	O
XBLA	B-Device
games	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
HalfBrick	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
BlueStacks	B-Application
to	O
make	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
's	O
Android	B-Application
App	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
by	O
Halfbrick	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
retaining	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
game	O
,	O
the	O
FNK2	O
version	O
provides	O
new	O
game	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	O
Dodge	O
,	O
Strawberry	O
Strike	O
,	O
Bamboo	O
Strike	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
Range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
VR	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
on	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
Time	O
magazine	O
's	O
50	O
Best	O
iPhone	B-Device
Apps	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geoff	O
Gibson	O
of	O
DIYGamer	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
see	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
"	O
becoming	O
the	O
next	O
"	O
big	O
thing	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
App	O
Store.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Pikover	O
of	O
GameZone	O
,	O
Geoff	O
Gibson	O
of	O
DIYGamer	O
and	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
all	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
boast	O
scores	O
to	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
300	O
million	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
on	O
one	O
third	O
of	O
all	O
US	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
application	O
downloaded	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
version	O
moved	O
over	O
739,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
calendar	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
rehabilitate	B-General_Concept
stroke	O
patients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
YouTube	O
Premium	O
exclusive	O
series	O
titled	O
Fruit	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CGI	O
animated	O
series	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Halfbrick	O
Studios	O
,	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Seb	O
,	O
Niya	O
,	O
Peng	O
and	O
Ralph	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
trained	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
fruit	B-Application
ninja	I-Application
who	O
must	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
ancient	O
Durian	O
Grey	O
and	O
his	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
