<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Fanafzar	O
Sharif	O
Studios	O
and	O
Dead	O
Mage	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
mythological	O
Persian	O
monster-slayer	O
Garshasp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
:	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
independently	O
online	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GamersGate	O
services	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
mythological	O
ancient	O
Persia	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
occupied	O
by	O
monsters	O
and	O
Deevs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
double	O
jump	O
,	O
and	O
dodge	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
perform	O
light	O
and	O
heavy	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
Garshasp	B-Application
can	O
also	O
accumulate	O
further	O
levels	O
of	O
experience	O
which	O
can	O
further	O
unlock	O
new	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
attacks	O
the	O
player	O
engages	O
in	O
also	O
subsequently	O
raises	O
Garshasp	B-Application
's	O
Rage	O
meter	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
execute	O
stronger	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
can	O
also	O
dispatch	O
weaker	O
enemies	O
through	O
an	O
action	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
instant	O
kill	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
for	O
dispatching	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
red	O
orbs	O
that	O
can	O
grant	O
the	O
player	O
experience	O
boosts	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
element	O
mostly	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
opening	O
new	O
areas	O
by	O
hitting	O
switches	O
or	O
levers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
environmental	O
challenges	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
scenes	O
where	O
Garshasp	B-Application
must	O
use	O
his	O
sword	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
a	O
controlled	O
descent	O
down	O
a	O
vertical	O
surface	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
traditional	O
platformer	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siavoshgard	O
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
village	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
many	O
Pahlavan	O
,	O
was	O
raided	O
by	O
Hitasp	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
Garshasp	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
,	O
Oroxia	O
,	O
was	O
killed	O
while	O
defending	O
his	O
ancestral	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
,	O
the	O
monster	O
slayer	O
and	O
a	O
grand	O
son	O
of	O
Jamshid	O
,	O
starts	O
out	O
pursuing	O
revenge	O
for	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
blood	O
by	O
a	O
journey	O
towards	O
the	O
Hitasp	O
's	O
stronghold	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
that	O
something	O
much	O
more	O
important	O
has	O
been	O
taken	O
in	O
the	O
raid	O
of	O
Siavoshgard	O
and	O
Garshasp	B-Application
's	O
bravery	O
is	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
big	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
destiny	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Fanafzar	O
used	O
mainly	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
tools	O
to	O
develop	O
Garshasp	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Language
engine	I-Language
,	O
OpenAL	B-Application
library	O
,	O
Boost	B-Language
C++	I-Language
Libraries	I-Language
,	O
and	O
WxWidgets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
Garshasp	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GamersGate	O
services	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
stated	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garshasp	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
received	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
5.0/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
Media	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
score	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
worth	O
waiting	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
before	O
picking	O
up	O
this	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
its	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
Garshasp	B-Application
is	O
a	O
boon	O
to	O
the	O
independent	O
gaming	O
scene.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digitally	O
Downloaded	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
stressed	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
or	O
similar	O
console	B-Device
styled	O
controller	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
really	O
deserves	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
format	O
that	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
was	O
custom	O
built	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
