<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Halfbrick	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Raskulls	B-Application
,	O
players	O
must	O
navigate	O
through	O
platform-based	O
levels	O
filled	O
with	O
blocks	O
of	O
varying	O
shape	O
and	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
move	O
through	O
platform-based	O
levels	O
filled	O
with	O
blocks	O
of	O
different	O
shapes	O
and	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Raskulls	B-Application
possess	O
block-breaking	O
wands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
gaining	O
an	O
advantage	O
is	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
wand	O
against	O
the	O
blocks	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
most	O
efficient	O
path	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
navigate	O
from	O
stage	O
to	O
stage	O
using	O
an	O
overworld	O
layout	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
either	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
or	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
locally	O
via	O
splitscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Raskulls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
evil	O
race	O
of	O
intergalactic	O
buccaneers	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Pirats	O
have	O
crashed-landed	O
on	O
the	O
Raskulls	B-Application
 '	O
world	O
in	O
their	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
cheese	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
journey	O
he	O
encounters	O
opposition	O
from	O
some	O
territorial	O
Raskulls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
ship	O
continues	O
to	O
gain	O
momentum	O
the	O
crew	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
molten	O
lava	O
is	O
actually	O
cheese	O
,	O
indicating	O
the	O
Raskulls	B-Application
 '	O
planet	O
was	O
the	O
cheese	O
planet	O
they	O
were	O
searching	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
which	O
took	O
a	O
satirical	O
view	O
on	O
traditional	O
game	O
trailers	O
featuring	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
music	O
and	O
bold	O
statements	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Raskulls	B-Application
teaser	O
shows	O
an	O
abrupt	O
change	O
in	O
tone	O
as	O
King	O
is	O
shown	O
flexing	O
his	O
muscles	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
mirror	O
accompanied	O
by	O
elevator	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Halfbrick	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
trailer	O
for	O
Raskulls	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
Raskulls	B-Application
tournament	O
took	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
Mana	O
Bar	O
in	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
,	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
if	O
players	O
also	O
purchased	O
A	B-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Keflings	I-Application
or	O
ilomilo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Halfbrick	O
released	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
entitled	O
Raskulls	B-Application
Reinforcements	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
four	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
;	O
three	O
Raskulls	B-Application
,	O
Viking	O
,	O
Spaceman	O
and	O
Kitten	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
Pirat	O
,	O
Barney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
CinemaBlend	O
described	O
Raskulls	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
+	O
Castle	B-Application
Crashers	I-Application
+	O
Bomberman	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Hinkle	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
blending	O
of	O
genres	O
in	O
Raskulls	B-Application
could	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
dangerously	O
fun	O
combination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
James	O
Stephanie	O
Sterling	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
previews	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
hottest	O
XBLA	B-Device
titles	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Raskulls	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
comedic	O
timing	O
is	O
done	O
exceptionally	O
well	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
Raskulls	B-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
overflowing	O
with	O
quirky	O
touches.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Grabowski	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
portions	O
of	O
Raskulls	B-Application
are	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
slows	O
down	O
and	O
asks	O
players	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
