<s>
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
since	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
through	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Vander	O
Caballero	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
past	O
in	O
dealing	O
with	O
an	O
abusive	O
,	O
alcoholic	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
was	O
supported	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
Pub	O
Fund	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
financial	O
support	O
to	O
small-scale	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Epic	O
Games	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
annual	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
Play	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Minority	O
announced	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
(	O
composed	O
by	O
Brian	O
D'Oliveira	O
)	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
scheduled	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
digital	O
distributors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
SoundCloud	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
always	O
pleasant	O
,	O
for	O
reasons	O
both	O
technical	O
and	O
emotional	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
cleverness	O
is	O
exceptional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGMNow	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
daring	O
,	O
deeply	O
personal	O
story	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
reason	O
to	O
give	O
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
a	O
shot	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
n't	O
expect	O
to	O
be	O
wowed	O
by	O
the	O
underlying	O
puzzle	O
platformer	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
each	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
"	O
does	O
not	O
sound	O
like	O
the	O
best	O
platformer	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
carries	O
a	O
deeper	O
meaning	O
than	O
you	O
might	O
expect	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
later	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
can	O
get	O
through	O
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
in	O
about	O
four	O
hours	O
or	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Papo	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yo	I-Application
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
is	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
invest	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tackling	O
of	O
issues	O
that	O
overshadow	O
the	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
are	O
admirable	O
and	O
well-executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Push	O
Square	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
seven	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
a	O
technically	O
perfect	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
perhaps	O
a	O
little	O
short	O
for	O
the	O
asking	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
covers	O
a	O
topic	O
that	O
is	O
rarely	O
discussed	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
thoughtfully	O
with	O
an	O
inventive	O
style	O
that	O
provokes	O
an	O
emotional	O
response	O
at	O
several	O
points.	O
"	O
</s>
