<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
virtual	O
pets	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Bear	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
's	O
involvement	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
Java	B-Language
game	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
maintain	O
a	O
tank	O
full	O
of	O
fish	O
while	O
protecting	O
it	O
from	O
alien	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
was	O
mainly	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
George	O
Fan	O
through	O
his	O
company	O
Flying	O
Bear	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pets	O
simulator	O
with	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
action	B-Application
,	O
strategy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
four	O
modes	O
:	O
Adventure	O
,	O
Time	O
Trial	O
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
or	O
Virtual	O
Tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
advances	O
through	O
four	O
tanks	B-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
five	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Trial	O
mode	O
restricts	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
completing	O
the	O
first	O
tank	O
in	O
five	O
minutes	O
and	O
in	O
ten	O
minutes	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
subsequent	O
tanks	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	O
Tank	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
personal	O
aquarium	B-Application
where	O
their	O
fish	O
is	O
maintained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
online	O
gaming	O
portal	O
Prizegames.com,	O
George	O
Fan	O
was	O
researching	O
Java	B-Language
games	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
came	O
across	O
the	O
website	O
for	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
and	O
found	O
their	O
games	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
Java	B-Language
games	I-Language
he	O
was	O
researching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
started	O
developing	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
,	O
back	O
then	O
codenamed	O
FishTank	O
,	O
using	O
Java	B-Language
in	O
July	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
's	O
main	O
purpose	O
with	O
creating	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
enter	O
into	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
having	O
decided	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
along	O
with	O
Henderson	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
independent	O
games	O
in	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
2001	O
(	O
GDC	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
decided	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
depth	O
to	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
due	O
to	O
his	O
inspiration	O
from	O
an	O
unknown	O
Java	B-Language
game	O
,	O
which	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
buy	O
upgrades	O
with	O
accumulated	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
entered	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
into	O
the	O
festival	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
was	O
in	O
a	O
cyber	O
cafe	O
in	O
Hawaii	O
when	O
he	O
heard	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
festival	O
as	O
a	O
finalist	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
openly	O
screamed	O
with	O
joy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
later	O
won	O
the	O
festival	O
's	O
category	O
"	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PopCap	O
offered	O
Fan	O
aid	O
in	O
publishing	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
did	O
n't	O
hire	O
him	O
as	O
Fan	O
was	O
already	O
offered	O
a	O
job	O
at	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
allowed	O
Fan	O
to	O
develop	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
before	O
working	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
aided	O
Fan	O
on	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
's	O
aid	O
,	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
used	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
Framework	O
as	O
its	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flying	O
Bear	O
Entertainment	O
first	O
released	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
as	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
Java-based	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
their	O
website	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
GDC	O
2002	O
,	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
became	O
the	O
publisher	O
for	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paid	O
downloadable	O
version	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
in	O
2004	O
around	O
April	O
,	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
(	O
PDAs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glu	O
Mobile	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	B-Device
phones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
released	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astraware	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
smartphones	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
phones	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
reached	O
over	O
18	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insaniquarium	B-Application
also	O
received	O
positive	O
appraisal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jay	O
Bibby	O
of	O
Jay	O
is	O
Games	O
called	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
"	O
cute	O
,	O
strange	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
Carol	O
Mangnis	O
stated	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
"	O
takes	O
the	O
joy	O
and	O
anxiety	O
of	O
maintaining	O
an	O
aquarium	B-Application
and	O
turns	O
 [ it ] 	O
into	O
a	O
supercharged	O
Tamagotchi-like	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Devore	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
had	O
aged	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jody	O
Macgregor	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
on	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
underwater	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
"	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
takes	O
the	O
inane	O
pleasantness	O
of	O
owning	O
a	O
fish	O
tank	O
and	O
video	O
gamifies	O
the	O
hell	O
out	O
of	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Palley	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
fast-clicking	O
experience	O
that	O
's	O
several	O
orders	O
of	O
magnitude	O
crazier	O
than	O
your	O
typical	O
real-life	O
aquarium.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
Samantha	O
Rupert	O
recommended	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
,	O
having	O
written	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
gets	O
boring	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
it	O
changes	O
every	O
five	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Dredge	O
from	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
how	O
Insaniquarium	B-Application
constantly	O
introduced	O
new	O
resources	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
interesting	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Rupert	O
,	O
Dredge	O
said	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
tire	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
faster	O
than	O
they	O
would	O
hope	O
.	O
</s>
