<s>
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
(	O
released	O
as	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
Tsukuru	O
"	O
( アクションゲームツクール	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
action	O
game	O
production	O
software	O
published	O
by	O
Playism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takuya	O
Hatakeyama	O
for	O
Kadokawa	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
console	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
indie	O
developers	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
features	O
were	O
gradually	O
introduced	O
through	O
making	O
reference	O
to	O
traditional	O
2D	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
the	O
team	O
attempted	O
to	O
recreate	O
classic	O
action	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
to	O
ascertain	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
important	O
features	O
required	O
to	O
develop	O
such	O
games	O
were	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
circumvent	O
such	O
issues	O
,	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
with	O
various	O
tweaking	O
functions	O
for	O
several	O
parameters	O
so	O
that	O
such	O
issues	O
may	O
be	O
addressed	O
by	O
the	O
users	O
during	O
their	O
process	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
at	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
could	O
only	O
produce	O
games	O
for	O
Windows	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
since	O
version	O
1.0.3	O
the	O
engine	O
could	O
export	O
games	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
approach	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
connection	O
with	O
games	O
selected	O
as	O
winners	O
of	O
their	O
so-called	O
"	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
Game	O
Development	O
Challenge	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
periodic	O
competitions	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
winning	O
contestants	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
that	O
allows	O
Kadokawa	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
behalf	O
and	O
produce	O
derivative	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	O
scripting	O
language	O
called	O
"	O
ActionScript	B-Operating_System
"	O
for	O
programming	O
game	O
logic	O
and	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
external	O
plugins	O
and	O
libraries	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
programming	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
C++	B-Language
or	O
JavaScript	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
is	O
reputed	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2,000,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
of	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
state	O
that	O
despite	O
its	O
potential	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
is	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
competitors	O
such	O
as	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
and	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
as	O
these	O
have	O
been	O
constantly	O
improved	O
for	O
various	O
decades	O
whilst	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
is	O
comparatively	O
younger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
periodic	O
game	O
development	O
contests	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
PGMMV	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
Game	O
Development	O
Challenge	O
have	O
generally	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
indicated	O
that	O
Pixel	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
flexible	O
program	O
with	O
a	O
decent	O
resource	O
library	O
and	O
a	O
relatively	O
easy	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
