<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
arrived	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
(	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
harder	O
levels	O
containing	O
more	O
enemies	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
compilation	O
,	O
titled	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
and	O
Mudd	O
Blocks	O
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
from	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
generally	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
is	O
mainly	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
four-minute	O
time	O
limit	O
(	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
only	O
)	O
that	O
will	O
instantly	O
end	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
if	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
not	O
completed	O
within	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
20	O
bonus	O
levels	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
sees	O
players	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
Max	O
's	O
grandmother	O
,	O
Granny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scene	O
fades	O
to	O
black	O
,	O
then	O
shows	O
a	O
news	O
station	O
on	O
TV	O
reporting	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Muddy	O
"	O
invasion	O
,	O
and	O
equipped	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
water	O
gun	O
and	O
a	O
jetpack	O
,	O
Max	O
goes	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
not	O
long	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	O
has	O
it	O
that	O
the	O
Water	O
Sprites	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
erase	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
dirt	O
or	O
mud	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
collecting	O
them	O
all	O
will	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
Moon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Dementium	B-Application
series	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
co-founder	O
Jools	O
Watsham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
"	O
Maximillian	O
and	O
the	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
"	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Watsham	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
designers	O
at	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
spent	O
two	O
weeks	O
modifying	O
the	O
3D	O
graphical	O
engine	O
from	O
Moon	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
early	O
,	O
polygonal	O
incarnation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
Renegade	O
posted	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
1,000	O
fans	O
to	O
justify	O
distributing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
DSiWare	B-Device
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watsham	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
at	O
one	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
reintroduced	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2011	O
in	O
a	O
reworked	O
,	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
format	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
resemble	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
eras	I-Application
,	O
promoted	O
by	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
12-bit	O
"	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
specifically	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
earlier	O
platfomers	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
of	O
these	O
three	O
games	O
utilizes	O
a	O
3D	O
mechanic	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
jumps	O
between	O
three	O
different	O
planes	O
in	O
the	O
foreground	O
and	O
background	O
,	O
an	O
effect	O
Watsham	O
attempted	O
to	O
build-upon	O
for	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
only	O
three	O
people	O
:	O
Watsham	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Gambrell	O
and	O
Troupe	O
Gammage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
approval	O
process	O
and	O
the	O
holidays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watsham	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
opted	O
out	O
of	O
including	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
delayed	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
was	O
important	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
have	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
released	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
while	O
maintaining	O
the	O
same	O
quality	O
and	O
scope	O
we	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Watsham	O
explained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
see	O
the	O
value	O
in	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
so	O
I	O
hope	O
we	O
can	O
support	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
somehow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
containing	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
eShop	B-Application
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
additional	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
82%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
80%	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
in	O
2016	O
as	O
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
for	O
non-Microsoft	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
83/100	O
and	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
both	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
cameo	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
game	O
Hex	B-Operating_System
Heroes	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	B-Application
Mudds	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
compilation	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
's	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
titled	O
Atooi	O
Collection	O
and	O
named	O
after	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
successor	O
splinter	O
companies	O
formed	O
after	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
's	O
dissolution	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
such	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
physically	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
physical	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
before	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
