<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
were	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2012	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canvas	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
because	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
directly	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
versions	O
offer	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
being	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
points	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
draw	O
vines	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
Ivy	B-Device
The	I-Device
Kiwi	I-Device
?	I-Device
</s>
<s>
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
have	O
100	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
mini	O
version	O
available	O
for	O
DSiWare	O
only	O
has	O
50	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
Trend	O
's	O
Mike	O
Repella	O
praised	O
the	O
innovative	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
controller	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
I	O
suspect	O
that	O
when	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
make	O
Ivy	B-Device
the	I-Device
Kiwi	I-Device
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
actually	O
used	O
the	O
Wiimote	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
classic	O
style	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70%	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
fun	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
twist	O
,	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
ambition	O
and	O
some	O
frustrating	O
later	O
levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
diversion	O
for	O
people	O
needing	O
a	O
short	O
break	O
from	O
bigger	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
owners	O
wanting	O
something	O
short	O
to	O
tide	O
them	O
over	O
,	O
you	O
may	O
want	O
to	O
check	O
this	O
game	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
website	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
what	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
missing	O
was	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
break	O
out	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
Ivy	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
author	O
criticized	O
the	O
stylus	O
controls	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
feel	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
looks	O
"	O
perfectly	O
acceptable	O
and	O
suitable	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
as	O
a	O
gateway	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
B	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
's	O
brevity	O
betrays	O
Ivy	O
's	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
50	O
extra	O
challenge	O
stages	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
package	O
nicely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
above-average	O
casual	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
likely	O
to	O
have	O
platformer	O
fans	O
hooked	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
at	O
least.	O
"	O
</s>
