<s>
Olija	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Skeleton	O
Crew	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olija	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
8-bit	O
pixelated	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faraday	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
magical	O
harpoon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
teleport	O
short	O
distances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
harpoon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
navigating	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
a	O
weapon	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moby	O
Dick	O
,	O
Pirates	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Caribbean	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
were	O
major	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
liked	O
the	O
animation	O
of	O
Olija	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
its	O
"	O
smooth	O
animation	O
that	O
evokes	O
classics	O
like	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
and	O
Another	O
World	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
harpoon	B-Application
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
worked	O
well	O
for	O
both	O
"	O
traversal	O
and	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
and	O
levels	O
worked	O
perfectly	O
with	O
the	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
enjoying	O
the	O
mobility	O
that	O
it	O
offered	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
felt	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
harpoon	B-Application
could	O
be	O
confusing	O
with	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
separate	O
inputs	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
easy	O
to	O
spam	O
the	O
button	O
and	O
find	O
yourself	O
fighting	O
without	O
the	O
harpoon	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
liked	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
weapons	O
available	O
and	O
the	O
animation	O
for	O
each	O
,	O
"	O
Enemies	O
are	O
sent	O
flying	O
by	O
powerful	O
strikes	O
,	O
thunking	O
satisfyingly	O
to	O
the	O
floor	O
or	O
into	O
walls	O
,	O
sometimes	O
rising	O
again	O
before	O
you	O
use	O
the	O
harpoon	B-Application
to	O
fly	O
towards	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
finisher	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
disliked	O
the	O
limited	O
mobility	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
enemies	O
had	O
no	O
real	O
way	O
to	O
combat	O
how	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
could	O
move	O
with	O
the	O
harpoon	B-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
not	O
much	O
incentive	O
to	O
really	O
explore	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
