<s>
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
System	O
3	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Maximum	O
Games	O
and	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Application
1200	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
;	O
prior	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
ports	O
also	O
existed	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Putty	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Christmas	O
gift	O
on	O
System	O
3	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
Sega-16	O
user	O
who	O
got	O
a	O
hold	O
of	O
a	O
working	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Putty	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
amorphous	O
blue	O
blob	O
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
rescuing	O
imprisoned	O
putties	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
putty	B-Application
can	O
stretch	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
:	O
sideways	O
to	O
cover	O
ground	O
faster	O
,	O
squash	O
flat	O
to	O
absorb	O
pick-up	O
items	O
,	O
stretch	O
upwards	O
to	O
climb	O
,	O
morph	O
a	O
fist	O
to	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
inflate	O
to	O
float	O
upwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Putty	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
stars	O
that	O
increase	O
his	O
attack	O
power	O
:	O
at	O
first	O
increasing	O
the	O
potency	O
of	O
his	O
punch	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
blow	O
darts	O
,	O
electrocute	O
enemies	O
or	O
throw	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
star	O
power	O
is	O
reduced	O
every	O
time	O
Putty	B-Application
is	O
hit	O
by	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
although	O
left	O
unpublished	O
until	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
was	O
completely	O
developed	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
demo	O
versions	O
being	O
issued	O
to	O
magazines	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
cover	O
disks	O
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazines	O
were	O
also	O
sent	O
full	O
review	O
copies	O
of	O
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
received	O
critical	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
awarded	O
a	O
"	O
Format	O
Gold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
awarded	O
91%	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
varied	O
level	O
shapes	O
,	O
masterful	O
animation	O
,	O
influence	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
video	O
games	O
(	O
using	O
a	O
stunned	O
enemy	O
as	O
a	O
projectile	O
weapon	O
,	O
secret	O
doors	O
,	O
items	O
hidden	O
in	O
blocks	O
)	O
and	O
consistent	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
instant-death	O
situations	O
were	O
criticised	O
:	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
is	O
often	O
difficult	O
to	O
distinguish	O
,	O
and	O
falling	O
through	O
it	O
kills	O
Putty	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
enemies	O
can	O
also	O
instantly	O
kill	O
Putty	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
awarded	O
94%	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
fluid	O
control	O
and	O
movement	O
of	O
Putty	B-Application
,	O
balanced	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
AGA	B-Device
palette	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
published	O
version	O
,	O
has	O
made	O
Putty	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sought-after	O
Amiga	B-Device
titles	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
reportedly	O
completed	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
reviewed	O
in	O
several	O
European	O
magazines	O
which	O
were	O
sent	O
full	O
review	O
copies	O
,	O
like	O
Spanish	O
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
(	O
#45	O
,	O
June	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
German	O
GAMERS	O
(	O
August	O
1995	O
issue	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
remained	O
unpublished	O
due	O
to	O
Ocean	O
's	O
diminishing	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
from	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
known	O
to	O
exist	O
,	O
although	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
have	O
been	O
leaked	O
into	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
sought-after	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
scene	O
of	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
unreleased	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Application
MS-DOS	I-Application
version	O
was	O
projected	O
by	O
System	O
3	O
in	O
late	O
1995	O
and	O
demo	O
versions	O
were	O
issued	O
to	O
magazines	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
cover	O
disks	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
version	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
long-awaited	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
System	O
3	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
source	O
port/remake	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HD	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
Super	B-Application
Putty	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
whilst	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
launched	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
Games	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
retail	O
releases	O
,	O
whilst	O
System	O
3	O
themselves	O
published	O
all	O
other	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
favourable	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
