<s>
Kunai	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TurtleBlaze	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Arcade	O
Crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
The	O
Arcade	O
Crew	O
partnered	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
to	O
release	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kunai	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Tabby	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
awakened	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
resistance	O
robots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tabby	O
finds	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
kunai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
katana	B-Operating_System
can	O
strike	O
downwards	O
,	O
allowing	O
Tabby	O
to	O
bounce	O
off	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
blacksmith	O
will	O
upgrade	O
the	O
katana	B-Operating_System
if	O
Tabby	O
has	O
enough	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coins	O
are	O
collected	O
when	O
Tabby	O
destroys	O
enemies	O
or	O
objects	O
with	O
the	O
katana	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kunai	B-Application
are	O
used	O
as	O
grappling	B-Application
hooks	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
Tabby	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
world	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TurtleBlaze	O
,	O
a	O
three-man	O
indie	O
studio	O
based	O
in	O
The	O
Hague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
pivot	O
the	O
prototype	O
towards	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
four	O
weeks	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
turned	O
the	O
mobile	O
prototype	O
into	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Kunai	B-Application
used	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PC	O
was	O
easier	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
producer	O
Bram	O
Stege	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
and	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Arcade	O
Crew	O
announced	O
Kunai	B-Application
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
launch	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
and	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
release	O
window	O
of	O
early	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
minutes	O
of	O
Kunai	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
's	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
The	O
Arcade	O
Crew	O
partnered	O
with	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
to	O
release	O
physical	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
Twitch	O
Prime	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
20	O
games	O
available	O
during	O
Fanatical	O
's	O
Build	O
Your	O
Own	O
Easter	O
Bundle	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
's	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Juba	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
that	O
Kunai	B-Application
had	O
the	O
right	O
components	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
assembled	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
cohesive	O
whole	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Bloodworth	O
from	O
Easy	O
Allies	O
gave	O
Kunai	B-Application
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
"	O
stands	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
reminiscent	O
"	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Palmer	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Central	O
wrote	O
that	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
"	O
polished	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sledge	O
did	O
believe	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
fit	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
's	O
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
Spider-Man-esque	O
"	O
movement	O
,	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
minimalist	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
's	O
Mike	O
Williams	O
wrote	O
that	O
Kunai	B-Application
"	O
stands	O
out	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
exceptionally	O
fluid	O
"	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
aesthetic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
backtracking	O
in	O
Kunai	B-Application
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
many	O
branching	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
believed	O
that	O
Kunai	B-Application
had	O
a	O
great	O
foundation	O
for	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunai	B-Application
won	O
third	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
2020	O
Big	O
Indie	O
Pitch	O
PC/Console	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Kunai	B-Application
was	O
review	O
bombed	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
decreasing	O
its	O
user	O
rating	O
from	O
8.1	O
to	O
1.7	O
in	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
