<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
2011	O
auto-running	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Be-Rad	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
created	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Indie	O
Series	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
,	O
conflicting	O
opinions	O
about	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
repetitiveness	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
appeal	O
to	O
non-fans	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
auto-running	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Canabalt	B-Application
and	O
Robot	B-Application
Unicorn	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
Headless	O
Kamikaze	O
(	O
or	O
Beheaded	O
Kamikaze	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
decapitated	O
humanoid	O
figure	O
wielding	O
bombs	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
enemy	O
in	O
other	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
goal	O
is	O
chasing	O
after	O
and	O
defeating	O
Sam	O
"	O
Serious	O
"	O
Stone	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
)	O
after	O
surmounting	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Highscores	O
could	O
be	O
shared	O
via	O
the	O
OpenFeint	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Be-Rad	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
,	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
programmer	O
Brad	O
Johnson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
,	O
had	O
come	O
across	O
Lame	O
Castle	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
approached	O
Johnson	O
,	O
asking	O
him	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Indie	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
triplet	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
small	O
studios	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
impending	O
launch	O
of	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Indie	O
Series	O
also	O
encompasses	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
Double	I-Application
D	I-Application
and	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Random	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
ruled	O
out	O
making	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
genre	O
was	O
already	O
covered	O
by	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
port	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
because	O
Unity	B-Application
did	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Indie	O
Series	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
demo	O
was	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
promotional	O
website	O
for	O
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFE	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
universal	O
"	O
app	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
devices	O
,	O
was	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
arriving	O
first	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
and	O
was	O
additionally	O
made	O
compatible	O
with	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
commemorate	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Be-Rad	O
temporarily	O
supplied	O
Lame	O
Castle	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
devices	O
at	O
no	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
offered	O
as	O
freeware	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
through	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	B-Application
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
storefront	O
's	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
app	O
of	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
requested	O
the	O
Android-specific	O
"	O
GET_TASKS	O
"	O
permission	B-Application
that	O
Johnson	O
stated	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
mobile	O
advertising	O
component	O
Mobclix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
permission	B-Application
caused	O
concern	O
with	O
some	O
users	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
one-star	O
reviews	O
(	O
the	O
lowest	O
possible	O
rating	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	B-Application
site	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
spyware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Be-Rad	O
consequently	O
created	O
a	O
build	O
without	O
this	O
permission	B-Application
that	O
was	O
quickly	O
approved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
debuted	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
Lightning	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
games	O
offered	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
Indie	O
Royale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
delivered	O
with	O
no	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
Desura	B-Language
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
removed	O
all	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
updated	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
added	O
features	O
like	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
fixed	O
several	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serious	B-Application
Sam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamikaze	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
calculated	O
a	O
weighted	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
67/100	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
critic	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
franchise	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
believed	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
limited	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
with	O
no	O
background	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
