<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Rick	O
and	O
Morty	O
:	O
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Pixel	O
Studios	O
and	O
Tag	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Rick	O
and	O
Morty	O
and	O
the	O
mechanics	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
comic	O
series	O
adaptations	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
and	O
Pocket	O
Like	O
You	O
Stole	O
It	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Tini	O
Howard	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
Oni	O
Press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
multiple	O
timeline	O
concept	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
episode	O
10	O
of	O
season	O
1	O
,	O
"	O
Close	O
Rick-counters	O
of	O
the	O
Rick	O
Kind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
style	O
and	O
concept	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
Rick	O
C-123	O
)	O
catching	O
various	O
'	O
wild	O
 '	O
Mortys	O
,	O
battling	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
'	O
Trainers	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
aliens	O
,	O
Ricks	O
and	O
several	O
supporting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
is	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
basic	O
screens	O
:	O
an	O
overworld	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
a	O
side-view	O
battle	O
screen	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
configures	O
their	O
Mortys	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
or	O
gameplay	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-off	O
comic	O
series	O
adaptations	O
,	O
Rick	O
and	O
Morty	O
in	O
:	O
Pocket	B-Application
Mortys	I-Application
and	O
Rick	O
and	O
Morty	O
:	O
Pocket	O
Like	O
You	O
Stole	O
It	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Tini	O
Howard	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
Oni	O
Press	O
,	O
respectively	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
and	O
from	O
July	O
5	O
to	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
favourable	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
mediocre	O
"	O
5.5	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lacks	O
cohesion	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
diluted	O
Pokémon	B-Application
imitator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
prompted	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
to	O
acquire	O
Big	O
Pixel	O
Studios	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
four	O
months	O
later	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
