<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-strategy	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
roguelike	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
All	B-Application
Yes	I-Application
Good	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2018	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
octopus	B-Application
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
vengeance	O
against	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
George	O
Fan	O
who	O
previously	O
designed	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
laid	O
off	O
from	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
,	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
for	O
a	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
contest	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
formed	O
a	O
company	O
along	O
with	O
Rich	O
Werner	O
and	O
Kurt	O
Pfeffer	O
called	O
All	B-Application
Yes	I-Application
Good	I-Application
to	O
further	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
for	O
its	O
humorous	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
its	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
action-strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
roguelike	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
titular	O
octopus	B-Application
,	O
named	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
,	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
seek	O
vengeance	O
against	O
humanity	O
after	O
watching	O
a	O
video	O
of	O
a	O
chef	O
cooking	O
sushi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
goes	O
through	O
five	O
stages	O
,	O
each	O
divided	O
up	O
into	O
six	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
octopus	B-Application
has	O
limbs	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
attack	O
enemies	O
as	O
the	O
octopus	B-Application
progresses	O
through	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
has	O
to	O
be	O
rotated	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
aim	O
the	O
limbs	O
and	O
deal	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
has	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
hit	O
points	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
if	O
the	O
octopus	B-Application
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
the	O
hit	O
points	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
aspect	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
:	O
if	O
all	O
the	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
buy	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
more	O
powerful	O
limbs	O
or	O
abilities	O
using	O
coins	O
picked	O
up	O
during	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limbs	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
give	O
the	O
octopus	B-Application
is	O
selected	O
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
developing	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
,	O
George	O
Fan	O
designed	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tower-defense	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
PopCap	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
laid	O
off	O
,	O
George	O
Fan	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
for	O
the	O
2012	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
in	O
the	O
contest	O
,	O
inspiring	O
George	O
Fan	O
to	O
continue	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
several	O
more	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
,	O
Fan	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Rich	O
Werner	O
and	O
Kurt	O
Pfeifer	O
,	O
founded	O
the	O
company	O
All	B-Application
Yes	I-Application
Good	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Werner	O
was	O
the	O
artist	O
for	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
while	O
Kurt	O
Pfeffer	O
was	O
the	O
programmer	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360	O
port	O
of	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
prototype	O
was	O
created	O
,	O
All	B-Application
Yes	I-Application
Good	I-Application
started	O
officially	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Fan	O
as	O
the	O
designer	O
,	O
Werner	O
as	O
the	O
artist	O
,	O
and	O
Pfeifer	O
as	O
the	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Fan	O
started	O
a	O
closed-beta	O
of	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
consisting	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
"pester[ed]	O
George	O
on	O
Twitter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
PCGamesN	O
,	O
a	O
news	O
site	O
dedicated	O
to	O
PC	O
gaming	O
,	O
offered	O
to	O
give	O
away	O
eight	O
beta	O
Steam	B-Application
codes	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
before	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Walker	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
and	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
both	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Fan	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noticed	O
similarities	O
in	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
of	O
starting	O
small	O
and	O
slowly	O
adding	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
that	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walker	O
said	O
that	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
sure-fire	O
hit	O
that	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
once	O
was.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
said	O
that	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
that	O
Plants	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dean	O
Takahashi	O
from	O
VentureBeat	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
titular	O
octopus	B-Application
destroying	O
everything	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
satisfying	O
"	O
and	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angharad	O
Yeo	O
from	O
the	O
Australian	O
Broadcasting	O
Corporation	O
criticised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
aspect	O
of	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
again	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
grindy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
dissatisfying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Yeo	O
's	O
co-reviewer	O
,	O
Gemma	O
Discroll	O
,	O
did	O
n't	O
mind	O
the	O
permadeath	B-Application
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
about	O
"	O
replayability	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octogeddon	B-Application
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
by	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
Walker	O
for	O
its	O
occasional	O
crashes	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Carter	O
for	O
its	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
silly	O
and	O
humorous	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
in	O
the	O
Octogeddon	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Walker	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
enemy	O
design	O
offered	O
"	O
no	O
delights	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
octopus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
