<s>
Platypus	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
game	O
created	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Anthony	O
Flack	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
George	O
Bray	O
,	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Michael	O
W	O
.	O
Boeh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
flies	O
an	O
antiquated	O
spacecraft	O
(	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
F-27	O
Platypus	B-Application
fleet	O
)	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
peaceful	O
country	O
of	O
Mungola	O
from	O
neighboring	O
Colossatropolis	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
become	O
so	O
overcrowded	O
that	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
taking	O
over	O
Mungola	O
for	O
space	O
and	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flack	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
limited	O
availability	O
of	O
plasticine	O
in	O
his	O
home	O
country	O
of	O
New	O
Zealand	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
re-used	O
the	O
same	O
lump	O
of	O
grey	O
clay	O
to	O
create	O
all	O
the	O
models	O
,	O
photographed	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
coloured	O
the	O
images	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Platypus	B-Application
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	O
port	O
)	O
consists	O
of	O
various	O
remixes	O
of	O
Commodore	O
64	O
game	O
tunes	O
by	O
various	O
composers	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
by	O
several	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Anthony	O
and	O
Claymatic	O
Games	O
bought	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
Platypus	B-Application
,	O
including	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platypus	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
CD	O
in	O
May	O
2002	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Platypus	B-Application
saw	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
functions	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
its	O
full	O
PC	O
downloadable	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
minor	O
changes	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
new	O
screen	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Platypus	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Indie	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Platypus	B-Application
and	O
Platypus	B-Application
II	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Platypus	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Idigicon	O
released	O
Platypus	B-Application
II	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Citric	O
Games	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
