<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Spanish	O
company	O
Pendulo	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dinamic	O
Multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
abandoned	O
the	O
nonlinear	O
and	O
parodical	O
nature	O
of	O
its	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
straightforward	O
and	O
adult-oriented	O
approach	O
that	O
blended	O
humor	O
with	O
drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
—	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Turtle	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
—	O
and	O
formed	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
sold	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hidden	B-Application
Runaway	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
style	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
hotspots	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
items	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
with	O
hotspots	B-General_Concept
is	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
while	O
hovering	O
over	O
a	O
hotspot	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
click	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
object	O
highlighted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
hand	O
or	O
speech	O
balloon	O
,	O
it	O
indicates	O
that	O
a	O
hotspot	O
may	O
be	O
manipulated	O
or	O
spoken	O
to	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversations	O
,	O
handled	O
by	O
picking	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
from	O
a	O
menu	O
,	O
provide	O
puzzle	O
hints	O
and	O
other	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	B-Application
men	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Sandretti	O
crime	O
family	O
,	O
Gustav	O
and	O
Feodor	O
,	O
had	O
then	O
kidnapped	O
him	O
and	O
demanded	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
artifact	O
as	O
she	O
had	O
watched	O
in	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Pendulo	O
Studios	O
 '	O
release	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
started	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kai	O
Fiebig	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
publisher	O
,	O
Dinamic	O
Multimedia	O
,	O
explained	O
that	O
Pendulo	O
soon	O
revamped	O
its	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
tightly	O
structured	O
game	O
than	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
inspired	O
Runaways	O
chase-themed	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Latiegui	O
,	O
Runaways	O
story	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
adult	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
less	O
zany	O
"	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compensated	O
by	O
including	O
allusions	O
to	O
The	O
Apartment	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Quiet	I-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Woody	O
Allen	O
—	O
particularly	O
Manhattan	O
Murder	O
Mystery	O
,	O
which	O
supplied	O
the	O
conceit	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
hoped	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
"	O
classical	O
"	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
the	O
early	O
work	O
of	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
Pendulo	O
tried	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
nonlinear	O
design	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
what	O
Latiegui	O
called	O
a	O
more	O
straightforward	O
and	O
"	O
less	O
scattered	O
"	O
linear	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
later	O
opined	O
that	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
openness	O
had	O
often	O
led	O
to	O
"	O
stagnation	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
sought	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Pendulo	O
believed	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
unpopular	O
with	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Runaway	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
freelancer	O
David	O
García-Morales	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
for	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
Commandos	B-Application
:	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Lines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
and	O
Pendulo	O
's	O
earlier	O
Igor	B-Application
:	I-Application
Objective	I-Application
Uikokahonia	I-Application
,	O
Runaway	O
began	O
development	O
with	O
completely	O
2D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pascual	O
wrote	O
that	O
Pendulo	O
"	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
procedure	O
"	O
employed	O
by	O
then-recent	O
animated	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Iron	O
Giant	O
and	O
Futurama	B-Application
,	O
that	O
similarly	O
blended	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaways	O
graphical	O
overhaul	O
did	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
rewrite	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
engine	O
designed	O
to	O
feature	O
full-scene	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
1024	O
×	O
768	O
display	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Dinamic	O
subsequently	O
rescheduled	O
Runaway	O
for	O
mid-January	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
encountered	O
another	O
string	O
of	O
delays	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
Dinamic	O
attributed	O
to	O
"	O
technical	O
problems	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
major	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
's	O
ventures	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
dot-com	O
bubble	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
La	O
Prisión	O
—	O
had	O
proven	O
unsuccessful	O
,	O
and	O
Dinamic	O
was	O
caught	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
dot-com	O
collapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Runaway	O
ultimately	O
went	O
gold	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
its	O
final	O
version	O
contained	O
serious	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
required	O
several	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
reported	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
occurred	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
15-bit	O
video	O
cards	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
steps	O
to	O
address	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shipped	O
on	O
three	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
and	O
at	O
Dinamic	O
's	O
standard	O
list	O
price	O
of	O
3,995	O
pesetas	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
proceeded	O
to	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
Spain	O
during	O
its	O
initial	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
publisher	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
DTP	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
November	O
launch	O
across	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
:	O
Germany	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
and	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|DTP	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
characterized	O
Runaway	O
as	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
traditional	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
—	O
like	O
the	O
earlier	O
Flight	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Amazon	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
(	O
pictured	O
)	O
—	O
that	O
were	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
declining	O
genre	O
in	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
France	O
and	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
had	O
collaborated	O
on	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollywood	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
had	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
successful	O
2002	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
followed	O
this	O
SKU	O
later	O
in	O
2003	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Multiadventure	O
"	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
paired	O
Runaway	O
with	O
the	O
titles	O
Traitors	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Turtle	I-Application
,	O
together	O
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
MeriStations	O
2001	O
EME	O
awards	O
,	O
Runaway	O
received	O
14.1	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
reader	O
vote	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
third	O
behind	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Shenmue	O
2.Micromanías	O
J	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Actuals	O
writer	O
went	O
further	O
and	O
hailed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
evidence	O
,	O
alongside	O
releases	O
like	O
Commandos	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Men	I-Application
of	I-Application
Courage	I-Application
and	O
Severance	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
that	O
high-quality	O
Spanish	O
game	O
development	O
in	O
general	O
was	O
resurging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
from	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
status	O
by	O
severe	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
at	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
cited	O
as	O
"	O
without	O
any	O
doubt	O
"	O
Runaways	O
greatest	O
flaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
critic	O
Georg	O
Valtin	O
of	O
GameStar	O
offered	O
Runaway	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
while	O
PC	O
Games	O
David	O
Bergmann	O
and	O
PC	O
Actions	O
Tanja	O
Bunke	O
declared	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Declaring	O
Runaway	O
"	O
a	O
who's-who	O
of	O
point-and-click	O
adventure-game	O
pitfalls	O
"	O
,	O
Osborn	O
denounced	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
stereotypes	B-Language
such	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
Japanese	O
caricature	O
right	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
WWII-era	O
Bugs	B-Error_Name
Bunny	O
cartoon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Zoss	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
no	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
'll	O
do	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
echoed	O
by	O
Shoemaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
re-released	O
Runaway	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
a	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
version	O
followed	O
that	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaway	O
had	O
appeared	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Pendulo	O
and	O
publisher	O
Bulkypix	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
port	O
Runaway	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
revamped	O
interface	O
to	O
accommodate	O
touch	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Runaway	O
port	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
iOS	B-Application
re-releases	O
by	O
Pendulo	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
company	O
solvent	O
after	O
other	O
avenues	O
of	O
funding	O
had	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaway	O
launched	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
June	O
to	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
HobbyConsolas	O
selected	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
5	O
Best	O
iOS	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
reported	O
that	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
under	O
consideration	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
partly	O
storyboarded	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
greenlit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Runaways	O
high	O
profits	O
,	O
Pendulo	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
put	O
its	O
own	O
money	O
into	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
although	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
funding	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
French	O
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
as	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Turtle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Brian	O
Basco	O
and	O
Gina	O
,	O
who	O
fall	O
into	O
trouble	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
plane	O
crash	O
during	O
their	O
vacation	O
to	O
Hawaii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
Runaway	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
considered	O
during	O
Runaway	B-Application
2s	I-Application
creation	O
,	O
and	O
Pendulo	O
unofficially	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
at	O
the	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
;	O
certain	O
outlets	O
initially	O
reported	O
that	O
Runaway	B-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
where	O
its	O
name	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
and	O
publisher	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
wanted	O
to	O
attract	O
series	O
newcomers	O
with	O
the	O
numberless	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
direct	O
follow-up	O
"	O
to	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
a	O
relatively	O
standalone	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monchan	O
said	O
that	O
Pendulo	O
"	O
rethought	O
everything	O
"	O
about	O
adventure	O
game	O
development	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
avoiding	O
the	O
mistakes	O
of	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Pendulo	O
undertook	O
a	O
Runaway	O
spin-off	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Hidden	B-Application
Runaway	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pendulo	O
's	O
earlier	O
work	O
,	O
Hidden	B-Application
Runaway	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hidden	O
object	O
game	O
aimed	O
at	O
casual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
