<s>
Off-Road	B-Application
Velociraptor	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
vehicle	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
by	O
Flashbang	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
to	O
run	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
wearing	O
a	O
pith	O
helmet	O
and	O
monocle	O
,	O
driving	O
a	O
jeep	O
with	O
a	O
spiked	O
flail	O
attached	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
accrue	O
as	O
many	O
points	O
as	O
possible	O
in	O
a	O
four-minute	O
period	O
by	O
performing	O
stunts	O
and	O
running	O
down	O
other	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
time	O
a	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
is	O
struck	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
speed	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
slow	O
motion	O
and	O
its	O
catapulted	O
body	O
becomes	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
eight	O
weeks	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Off-Road	B-Application
Velociraptor	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
websites	O
for	O
its	O
macabre	O
humor	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
fully	O
optimized	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
slowly	O
on	O
less	O
modern	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
(	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
Off-Road	B-Application
Velociraptor	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
HD	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
put	O
to	O
rest	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
a	O
monocle	O
-	O
and	O
pith	O
helmet	O
–	O
wearing	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
driving	O
a	O
jeep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
attain	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
by	O
performing	O
stunts	O
,	O
damaging	O
the	O
jeep	O
during	O
collisions	O
,	O
collecting	O
orbs	O
,	O
and	O
killing	O
the	O
other	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
which	O
run	O
around	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
kill	O
other	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
by	O
ramming	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
jeep	O
or	O
crushing	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
spiked	O
ball	O
which	O
is	O
dragged	O
behind	O
the	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
incorporate	O
weapons	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
first	O
developed	O
the	O
tow	O
chain	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transport	O
slain	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
chain	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
controversial	O
game	O
Carmageddon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
took	O
eight	O
weeks	O
,	O
though	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
and	O
jeep	O
models	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
started	O
before	O
development	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
further	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Off-Road	B-Application
Velociraptor	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
addictive	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
short	O
development	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
some	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
John	O
Bardinelli	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
clunky	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
even	O
after	O
installing	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
the	O
game	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
long	O
load	O
time	O
"	O
regardless	O
of	O
internet	O
connection	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premise	O
of	O
crushing	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
slightly	O
disturbing	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
just	O
enough	O
fiction	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
to	O
keep	O
realism	O
at	O
bay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bit-tech	O
'	O
s	O
Joe	O
Martin	O
suggested	O
that	O
though	O
longevity	O
could	O
be	O
an	O
issue	O
for	O
serious	O
players	O
,	O
Off-Road	B-Application
Velociraptor	I-Application
Safari	I-Application
is	O
"	O
unmatched	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
short	O
periods	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
"	O
Off-Road	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
HD	O
"	O
was	O
planned	O
with	O
a	O
Q4	O
,	O
2010	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
Blurst	O
announced	O
"	O
Off-Road	O
Velociraptor	B-Device
HD	O
"	O
had	O
been	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
problems	O
and	O
will	O
most	O
likely	O
not	O
see	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
