<s>
Mad	B-Application
Rat	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
NIS	O
America	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Rat	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm-based	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Mad	O
Rat	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
making	O
it	O
safely	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mad	B-Application
Rat	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Yu	O
Mizokami	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
Yomawari	B-Application
:	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
conceived	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yomawari	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
shelved	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Mad	B-Application
Rat	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
