<s>
is	O
a	O
2012	O
action-adventure	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Juliet	B-Application
Starling	I-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tara	O
Strong	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
by	O
both	O
Eri	O
Kitamura	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Yoko	O
Hikasa	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
Japanese	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cheerleader	O
zombie	O
hunter	O
fighting	O
zombies	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
California	O
high	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
successor	O
Dragami	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
set	O
to	O
launch	O
sometime	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
play	O
as	O
Juliet	O
as	O
she	O
fights	O
through	O
hordes	O
of	O
zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Juliet	B-Application
Starling	I-Application
's	O
18th	O
birthday	O
,	O
she	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
park	O
of	O
San	O
Romero	O
High	O
School	O
to	O
meet	O
her	O
boyfriend	O
Nick	O
Carlyle	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
meet	O
her	O
family	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
was	O
first	O
mentioned	O
as	O
an	O
unnamed	O
game	O
featuring	O
"	O
stylish	O
action	O
"	O
in	O
an	O
October	O
2010	O
article	O
on	O
1UP.com	O
detailing	O
Kadokawa	O
Shoten	O
's	O
partnership	O
with	O
Grasshopper	O
and	O
Prope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunn	O
said	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
that	O
worked	O
with	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
films	O
and	O
other	O
projects	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
illustrator	O
"	O
NekoshowguN	O
"	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
previous	O
works	O
on	O
music	O
games	O
GuitarFreaks	B-Application
and	I-Application
DrumMania	I-Application
)	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
for	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
and	O
the	O
chainsaw	O
that	O
Juliet	B-Application
Starling	I-Application
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
Valentine	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Western	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	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>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	O
combat	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
intuitive	O
,	O
solid	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
smile	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Erratic	O
,	O
smart	O
,	O
puerile	O
,	O
limited	O
but	O
never	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
is	O
something	O
of	O
an	O
endearing	O
mess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaws	I-Application
quirky	O
edge	O
and	O
strong	O
writing	O
carries	O
it	O
through	O
those	O
shakier	O
moments	O
,	O
leaving	O
a	O
candy-coated	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
sharp	O
bite.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
411Mania	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
n’t	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
steak	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
tremendous	O
sizzle	O
of	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
cutscene	O
is	O
fantastic	O
,	O
doing	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
introducing	O
you	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
and	O
making	O
you	O
laugh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
were	O
to	O
rate	O
this	O
game	O
based	O
off	O
the	O
combat	O
alone	O
this	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
rather	O
terrible	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
everything	O
else	O
in	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
that	O
makes	O
it	O
a	O
passable	O
experience	O
and	O
worth	O
checking	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
silly	O
,	O
short-lived	O
fun	O
that	O
wo	O
n't	O
appeal	O
to	O
everybody	O
,	O
but	O
should	O
n't	O
fail	O
to	O
leave	O
a	O
lasting	O
impression	O
on	O
players	O
who	O
stick	O
with	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
end.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
also	O
gave	O
said	O
console	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
ignore	O
the	O
surface	O
appeal	O
of	O
an	O
oddball	O
title	O
like	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
,	O
what	O
are	O
merely	O
workable	O
mechanics	O
and	O
some	O
overused	O
humor	O
ca	O
n't	O
keep	O
the	O
experience	O
afloat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Digital	O
Fix	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
commentary	O
on	O
American	O
hedonism	O
,	O
it	O
arguably	O
goes	O
well	O
past	O
parody	O
into	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
uncomfortable	O
skin-fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
is	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Gunn	O
later	O
drew	O
influence	O
from	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
when	O
he	O
directed	O
The	O
Suicide	O
Squad	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
 '	O
successor	O
Dragami	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Lollipop	B-Application
Chainsaw	I-Application
set	O
to	O
launch	O
sometime	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
