<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Hole	O
In	O
The	O
Wall	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
and	I-Device
Nunchuck	I-Device
to	O
perform	O
specific	O
bodybuilder	O
poses	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
corresponding	O
holes	O
in	O
walls	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
thief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
unreleased	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
used	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
dual	O
joysticks	B-Device
to	O
make	O
a	O
character	O
perform	O
various	O
poses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
veteran	O
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
suggested	O
porting	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
he	O
believed	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
worked	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
highlighted	O
its	O
bizarre	O
nature	O
and	O
camp	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
though	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
simplistic	O
and	O
suffering	O
from	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
bodybuilder	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
thief	O
that	O
has	O
stolen	O
their	O
bodybuilding	O
friends	O
 '	O
tub	O
of	O
protein	O
powder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
flamboyant	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
Russian	O
Radimov	O
;	O
the	O
top	O
hat-wearing	O
Spaniard	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Pedroso	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
Norwegian	O
polar	B-Algorithm
bear	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Hole	O
In	O
The	O
Wall	O
;	O
the	O
thief	O
will	O
crash	O
through	O
walls	O
,	O
leaving	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
bodybuilding	O
poses	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
Wiimote	B-Device
and	I-Device
Nunchuck	I-Device
to	O
match	O
the	O
pose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
formed	O
through	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
Namco	O
and	O
Bandai	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
used	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
dual	O
joysticks	B-Device
for	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
joysticks	B-Device
to	O
make	O
the	O
character	O
perform	O
different	O
poses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
was	O
canceled	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
utilized	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Yoshizawa	O
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
veteran	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
and	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
its	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
,	O
suggested	O
releasing	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
belief	O
the	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
would	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
newcomer	O
Shinya	O
Satake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	O
Marchs	O
characters	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
plot	O
rarely	O
attempt	O
any	O
semblance	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
released	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
through	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
62/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reviewer	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
considered	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
"	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Meristation	O
,	O
Ramon	O
Mendez	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
and	O
lacked	O
a	O
proper	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
was	O
"	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
curiosity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
lack	O
of	O
attempt	O
at	O
realism	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Cho	B-Device
Aniki	I-Device
and	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
similarly	O
used	O
abstract	O
characters	O
and	O
outlandish	O
premises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foster	O
complained	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
on-par	O
with	O
budget-priced	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
while	O
Hatfield	O
felt	O
it	O
added	O
to	O
its	O
charm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Ellie	O
Gibson	O
said	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
strangeness	O
were	O
its	O
biggest	O
strengths	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
made	O
it	O
worth	O
the	O
purchase	O
:	O
"	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
is	O
shallow	O
,	O
stupid	O
,	O
short	O
,	O
repetitive	O
and	O
crude	O
.	O
</s>
