<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Airtight	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Kim	O
Swift	O
,	O
who	O
formerly	O
worked	O
at	O
Valve	O
as	O
a	O
lead	O
designer	O
on	O
Portal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platformer	O
viewed	O
from	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
Swift	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
2007	O
Portal	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
her	O
student	O
team	O
project	O
Narbacular	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
from	O
the	O
DigiPen	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
spent	O
time	O
helping	O
to	O
develop	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
after	O
Portals	B-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
that	O
period	O
,	O
she	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
concept	O
of	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
during	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
a	O
local	O
bakery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
initial	O
states	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
she	O
had	O
approached	O
Airtight	O
Games	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
who	O
saw	O
Swift	O
's	O
game	O
concept	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
expanding	O
their	O
own	O
portfolio	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
a	O
broader	O
audience	O
,	O
and	O
offered	O
her	O
a	O
position	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
initially	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
after	O
about	O
eight	O
months	O
;	O
work	O
on	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
efforts	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
publisher	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swift	O
's	O
goal	O
with	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
broad	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
but	O
still	O
be	O
challenging	O
to	O
hardcore	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Portal	B-Application
in	O
the	O
puzzle	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
worked	O
to	O
distance	O
the	O
concept	O
from	O
Portal	B-Application
to	O
avoid	O
direct	O
comparisons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Airtight	O
,	O
she	O
worked	O
in	O
a	O
democratic	O
style	O
with	O
their	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
about	O
sixteen	O
people	O
to	O
offer	O
ideas	O
for	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
smaller	O
teams	O
used	O
on	O
individual	O
projects	O
at	O
Valve	O
;	O
though	O
other	O
ideas	O
were	O
offered	O
,	O
they	O
fell	O
back	O
on	O
her	O
original	O
concepts	O
for	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
have	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
79.58	O
%	O
and	O
76/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
78.15	O
%	O
and	O
77/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
76.36	O
%	O
and	O
79/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
a	O
perfect	O
10/10	O
score	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
are	O
an	O
idiot	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
buy	O
Quantum	O
Conundrum.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
physics-warping	O
mechanics	O
,	O
thoughtful	O
brainteasers	O
,	O
and	O
playful	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
should	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
legions	O
of	O
Portal	B-Application
fanatics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
may	O
complain	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
as	O
funny	O
or	O
as	O
clever	O
as	O
Valve	O
's	O
hit	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
unique	O
experience	O
that	O
deserves	O
attention	O
nonetheless.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Quantum	B-Application
Conundrum	I-Application
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
clever	O
puzzles	O
but	O
criticizing	O
"	O
lack-luster	O
"	O
environments	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
