<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	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
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Runaway	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
designed	O
A	O
Twist	O
of	O
Fate	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
pitfalls	O
of	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
been	O
unhappy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Spanish	O
version	O
was	O
subsequently	O
published	O
in	O
its	O
homeland	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
exclusive	O
special	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
to	O
mollify	O
fans	O
annoyed	O
by	O
the	O
delay	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
chose	O
to	O
retire	O
the	O
Runaway	B-Application
series	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
citing	O
exhaustion	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
entitled	O
Hidden	B-Application
Runaway	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Twist	O
of	O
Fate	O
itself	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	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
</s>
<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
begins	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	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
with	O
the	O
funeral	O
of	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Brian	O
Basco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
,	O
before	O
his	O
apparent	O
death	O
,	O
Brian	O
had	O
been	O
convicted	O
and	O
confined	O
to	O
a	O
mental	O
institution	O
for	O
murdering	O
Colonel	O
Kordsmeier	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
military	O
and	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gina	O
subsequently	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
apartment	O
with	O
the	O
judge	O
and	O
shows	O
her	O
the	O
hypnotherapy	O
recordings	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Brian	O
relates	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
that	I-Application
took	I-Application
place	I-Application
on	I-Application
Mala	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	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
Pendulo	O
Studios	O
unofficially	O
confirmed	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
that	O
a	O
third	O
Runaway	B-Application
game	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Runaway	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
at	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
certain	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
would	O
take	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
Runaway	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runaway	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Twist	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
under	O
its	O
full	O
name	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
and	O
publisher	O
Focus	O
Home	O
Interactive	O
hoped	O
to	O
attract	O
series	O
newcomers	O
with	O
the	O
numberless	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
Jeux	O
Video	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>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
ABC	O
reported	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Runaway	B-Application
series	O
—	O
including	O
A	O
Twist	O
of	O
Fate	O
—	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Runaway	B-Application
3	I-Application
the	O
97th	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
opted	O
to	O
retire	O
the	O
Runaway	B-Application
franchise	O
after	O
A	O
Twist	O
of	O
Fate	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
team	O
retained	O
ideas	O
for	O
potential	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
fourth	O
Runaway	B-Application
game	O
was	O
nevertheless	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
vital	O
signs	O
are	O
working	O
correctly	O
but	O
,	O
for	O
now	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
frozen	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
2-3	O
scripts	O
from	O
a	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
Runaway	B-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pendulo	O
undertook	O
a	O
Runaway	B-Application
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>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Twist	O
of	O
Fate	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
