<s>
Rochard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
platform	O
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
online	O
distribution	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
USA	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
unavailable	O
to	O
purchase	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rochard	B-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
John	O
Rochard	B-Application
,	O
works	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
environments	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
puzzle	O
and	O
combat	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Rochard	B-Application
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
lowest	O
producing	O
team	O
of	O
astro-miners	O
the	O
Skyrig	O
Corporation	O
ever	O
employed	O
,	O
accidentally	O
discovers	O
an	O
ancient	O
structure	O
hidden	O
deep	O
in	O
an	O
asteroid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rochard	B-Application
has	O
been	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
2011	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unity	B-Application
's	O
multi-platform	O
capabilities	O
also	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
speedy	O
follow-up	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	O
version	O
followed	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
on	O
Mac	O
App	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Humble	O
Indie	O
Bundle	O
6	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Markus	O
“	O
Captain	O
”	O
Kaarlonen	O
from	O
Poets	O
of	O
the	O
Fall	O
,	O
mixing	O
southern	O
rock/blues	O
and	O
80s	O
inspired	O
electronic	O
music	O
,	O
originally	O
composed	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
with	O
Protracker	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
regular	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
entitled	O
Rochard	B-Application
:	O
Hard	O
Times	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
features	O
four	O
new	O
,	O
extra	O
challenging	O
puzzle	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rochard	B-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
and	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
for	O
its	O
solid	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
mechanics	O
to	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
format	O
,	O
standing	O
at	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
average	O
of	O
82%	O
and	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
average	O
of	O
82.5	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Rochard	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Gamescom	O
2011	O
"	O
by	O
GamingXP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Gaming	O
Nexus	O
,	O
GameShark	B-Device
and	O
Pelit	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
at	O
the	O
Unite	O
2011	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
