<s>
Kick-Ass	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Frozen	O
Codebase	O
(	O
published	O
by	O
WHA	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2010	O
film	O
and	O
the	O
comic	O
book	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arena-style	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
1	O
of	O
3	O
characters	O
(	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
,	O
Hit-Girl	O
or	O
Big	O
Daddy	O
)	O
in	O
either	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
both	O
joysticks	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Twin-stick	O
shooter	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
first	O
tries	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
superhero	O
,	O
the	O
thugs	O
beat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
after	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
is	O
freed	O
from	O
the	O
thugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Frank	O
Amico	O
's	O
men	O
kidnap	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
and	O
Big	O
Daddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Geisler	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Frozen	O
Codebase	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
GameSpot	O
interview	O
that	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fictional	O
social	O
networking	O
website	O
called	O
"	O
Facespace	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
real	O
Myspace	B-Application
that	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
film	O
because	O
of	O
"	O
licensing	O
issues.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
since	O
been	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
Apple	O
App	O
Market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kick-Ass	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mostly	O
negative	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Freedom	O
Factory	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
movie	O
Kick-Ass	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
