<s>
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
:	I-Application
Once	I-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Sesame	O
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2011	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controller	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Muppet	O
characters	O
Elmo	B-General_Concept
and	O
Cookie	O
Monster	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
Marco	O
and	O
Seamus	O
as	O
they	O
sing	O
and	O
dance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
represents	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
licensed	O
property	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
started	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
smaller	O
titles	O
,	O
alongside	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
,	O
during	O
an	O
"	O
Amnesia	O
Fortnight	O
"	O
period	O
during	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
easily	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Happy	O
Song	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Amnesia	B-Application
Fortnight	I-Application
2012	I-Application
bundle	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
another	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
game	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Application
Sesame	I-Application
Street	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2012	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
storybook	O
divided	O
into	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
chapter	O
features	O
a	O
monster	O
with	O
some	O
type	O
of	O
problem	O
to	O
be	O
solved	O
by	O
the	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
monsters	O
Cookie	O
Monster	O
and	O
Elmo	B-General_Concept
;	O
one	O
chapter	O
involves	O
the	O
new	O
character	O
of	O
Marco	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
attendee	O
at	O
his	O
own	O
birthday	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
chapters	O
are	O
then	O
broken	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
minigames	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
example	O
birthday	O
party	O
chapter	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
include	O
a	O
tandem	O
race	O
,	O
represented	O
as	O
Elmo	B-General_Concept
riding	O
on	O
the	O
shoulders	O
of	O
Marco	O
;	O
one	O
player	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
Marco	O
,	O
shifts	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
to	O
avoid	O
rocks	O
in	O
the	O
path	O
or	O
jumps	O
to	O
avoid	O
fallen	O
logs	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
player	O
as	O
Elmo	B-General_Concept
ducks	O
at	O
appropriate	O
times	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
tree	O
branches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
issues	O
with	O
publishers	O
put	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fate	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
told	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
likely	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
;	O
Schafer	O
turned	O
back	O
to	O
these	O
four	O
games	O
and	O
set	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
titles	O
further	O
while	O
selling	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
these	O
smaller	O
games	O
to	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
during	O
the	O
Amnesia	O
Fortnight	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
published	O
,	O
following	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Stacking	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2011	B-Application
for	O
a	O
late	O
2011	B-Application
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	O
developed	O
by	O
Nathan	O
Martz	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
on	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
and	O
who	O
led	O
the	O
larger	O
development	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
involved	O
monsters	O
singing	O
and	O
dancing	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
antics	O
of	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Muppets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
designing	O
the	O
prototype	O
,	O
Martz	O
has	O
set	O
about	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
"	O
uplifting	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
games	O
like	O
LocoRoco	B-Application
that	O
he	O
called	O
"	O
overtly	O
and	O
passionately	O
upbeat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
prototype	O
used	O
more	O
traditional	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
Martz	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
fit	O
in	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
controller	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
the	O
unit	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
family	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
aspects	O
of	O
physical	O
,	O
musical	O
,	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
activities	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
being	O
translated	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
physical	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
started	O
to	O
pitch	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
publication	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
comments	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
natural	O
fit	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
monster	O
characters	O
from	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
,	O
Martz	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
Double	O
Fine	O
staff	O
were	O
childhood	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
they	O
were	O
successful	O
in	O
negotiating	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
,	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
stay	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Workshop	O
's	O
vision	O
;	O
as	O
Schafer	O
described	O
,	O
he	O
"	O
felt	O
this	O
responsibility	O
,	O
just	O
how	O
serious	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
important	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
characters	O
,	O
Cookie	O
Monster	O
and	O
Elmo	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
original	O
character	O
from	O
Martz	O
's	O
prototype	O
,	O
Marco	O
,	O
remained	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
had	O
begun	O
working	O
with	O
Sesame	O
Workshop	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
learned	O
that	O
the	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
had	O
several	O
goals	O
that	O
they	O
built	O
into	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
that	O
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
obvious	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
"	O
Whole	O
Child	O
Curriculum	O
"	O
that	O
helped	O
to	O
foster	O
social	O
and	O
emotional	O
development	O
in	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Healthy	O
Habits	O
for	O
Life	O
"	O
aimed	O
at	O
nutrition	O
and	O
fitness	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
which	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
controller	O
would	O
promote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Schafer	O
recognized	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
job	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Workshop	O
's	O
educational	O
goals	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
reflected	O
that	O
Sesame	B-Application
Street	I-Application
involves	O
a	O
good	O
amount	O
of	O
humor	O
;	O
Schafer	O
compared	O
the	O
performers	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
Muppets	O
as	O
live	O
comedy	O
performers	O
,	O
reacting	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
as	O
need	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	B-Application
Upon	I-Application
a	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
