<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Champloo	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sidetracked	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tie-in	O
with	O
the	O
2004	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
Samurai	O
Champloo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	B-Application
Champloo	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sidetracked	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2004	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
Samurai	O
Champloo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
melee	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
with	O
the	O
chosen	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
completing	O
basic	O
combos	O
using	O
alternating	O
weak	O
and	O
strong	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidetracked	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
licensed	O
anime	O
titles	O
created	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Blood+	O
:	O
One	O
Night	O
Kiss	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
Blood+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
founder	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
cited	O
these	O
licensed	O
projects	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
sign	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
international	O
recognition	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
co-written	O
with	O
Masahi	O
Ooka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Suda	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
their	O
experience	O
creating	O
cel-shaded	O
graphics	O
for	O
Killer7	B-Application
when	O
creating	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
work	O
on	O
Sidetracked	O
together	O
with	O
Blood+	O
:	O
One	O
Night	O
Kiss	O
,	O
both	O
using	O
more	O
action-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
informed	O
Suda	O
's	O
design	O
on	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidetracked	O
was	O
Takada	O
's	O
first	O
time	O
using	O
the	O
Logic	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
workstation	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
