<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Keita	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
while	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Boy	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
meanings	O
of	O
"	O
nobi	O
"	O
is	O
"	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
"	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
moves	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
Boy	O
while	O
the	O
right	O
stick	O
controls	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
moving	O
both	O
ends	O
in	O
opposite	O
directions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
the	O
Boy	O
's	O
abdomen	O
to	O
colossal	O
lengths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
maneuver	O
the	O
Boy	O
around	O
its	O
environment	O
,	O
interacting	O
with	O
stationary	O
objects	O
like	O
houses	O
,	O
or	O
AI-controlled	B-Application
characters	O
such	O
as	O
barnyard	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
accumulates	O
points	O
by	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Points	O
submitted	O
online	O
by	O
players	O
to	O
Girl	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
cumulatively	O
,	O
causing	O
Girl	O
to	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
and	O
unlock	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
GIRL	O
has	O
stretched	O
to	O
the	O
Moon	O
,	O
Mars	O
,	O
Jupiter	O
,	O
Saturn	O
,	O
Neptune	O
,	O
Pluto	O
and	O
stretched	O
back	O
toward	O
the	O
Sun	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
to	O
Earth	O
again	O
,	O
each	O
unlocking	O
new	O
playable	O
environments	O
for	O
Boy	O
to	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
team	O
expected	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
between	O
one	O
and	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
cumulative	O
play	O
time	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Moon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
rumors	O
of	O
another	O
one	O
in	O
June	O
as	O
right	O
after	O
Lucky	O
Week	O
finished	O
Keita	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
About	O
Lucky	O
week	O
Thanks	O
to	O
everyones	O
effort	O
,	O
GIRL	O
has	O
managed	O
to	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
out	O
a	O
lot	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
held	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Premiere	O
2007	O
event	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
showed	O
a	O
silver	O
stretch	B-Algorithm
hose	O
with	O
two	O
pink	O
balls	O
at	O
the	O
ends	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
visual	O
aid	O
to	O
help	O
explain	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360	O
development	O
kit	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
behind	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
Takahashi	O
preferred	O
the	O
symmetrical	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
rather	O
than	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360	O
's	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unique	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PS1.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
"	O
about	O
100,000	O
"	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Noby	B-Application
Noby	I-Application
Boys	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
completely	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
