<s>
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
HEAVE	B-Application
HO	I-Application
!	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Le	B-Application
Cartel	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
navigate	O
their	O
characters	O
through	O
a	O
ravine	O
across	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
increasingly	O
complex	O
levels	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
end	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
exemplary	O
cooperative	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
colourful	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
presented	O
as	O
disembodied	O
heads	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
stretchable	O
arms	O
,	O
that	O
must	O
grapple	O
and	O
swing	O
across	O
each	O
level	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
only	O
control	O
their	O
respective	O
character	O
's	O
arms	O
;	O
on	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
this	O
is	O
accomplished	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
analogue	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Le	B-Application
Cartel	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
an	O
independent	O
development	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
behind	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
a	O
game	O
jam	O
organized	O
by	O
Est	O
Ensemble	O
,	O
MediaLab	O
93	O
and	O
The	O
Beautiful	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
the	O
overarching	O
theme	O
of	O
with	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
urban	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
were	O
by	O
artist	O
Alexandre	O
Muttoni	O
and	O
designer	O
Frédéric	O
Coispeau	O
,	O
who	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
street	O
workout	O
"	O
as	O
their	O
own	O
sub-theme	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
jam	O
:	O
it	O
involved	O
a	O
workout	O
using	O
only	O
both	O
arms	O
without	O
touching	O
the	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
demo	O
for	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
agreed	O
that	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
is	O
a	O
superior	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
ideally	O
for	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
people	O
that	O
have	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
holds	O
up	O
well	O
against	O
better	O
known	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Hancock	O
considered	O
Heave	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
excellent	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
and	O
good	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
with	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
,	O
but	O
agreed	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
much	O
harder	O
sale	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
looking	O
to	O
play	O
solo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ollie	O
Reynolds	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
couch	O
co-op	O
titles	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
it	O
encourages	O
communication	O
and	O
careful	O
planning	O
,	O
yet	O
retains	O
an	O
"	O
utterly	O
chaotic	O
and	O
achingly	O
hilarious	O
"	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
