<s>
Impossible	B-Application
Road	I-Application
is	O
a	O
minimalist	B-Device
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
developer	O
Kevin	O
Ng	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impossible	B-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
entirely	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Ng	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
at	O
two	O
video	O
game	O
companies	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
drew	O
his	O
inspiration	O
mainly	O
from	O
Stunt	B-Application
Car	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
his	O
childhood	O
that	O
featured	O
tracks	O
similar	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
"	O
-like	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
influenced	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Hexagon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
,	O
courses	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Wipeout	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ng	O
appreciated	O
the	O
minimalist	B-Device
aspect	O
found	O
in	O
some	O
games	O
and	O
chose	O
that	O
for	O
his	O
because	O
it	O
"	O
strips	O
everything	O
down	O
and	O
lets	O
you	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
important	O
stuff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impossible	B-Application
Road	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
4.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
and	O
minimalism	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Hexagon	I-Application
and	O
Rainbow	O
Road	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impossible	B-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
Scotland	O
Award	O
of	O
2013	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
won	O
by	O
Frogmind	O
's	O
Badland	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Impossible	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
