<s>
Severed	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
announced	O
Severed	B-Application
in	O
association	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
blog	O
Destructoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
,	O
Severed	B-Application
was	O
anticipated	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
though	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
was	O
considering	O
versions	O
for	O
other	O
devices	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion-sensing	O
technologies	O
like	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
were	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
was	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
of	O
Severed	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
2014	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Severed	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
DrinkBox	O
 '	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
releasing	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
platforms	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
delayed	O
,	O
DrinkBox	O
Studios	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
that	O
Severed	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
April	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
,	O
Severed	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
cross-buy	O
,	O
so	O
if	O
a	O
user	O
buys	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
they	O
also	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Severed	B-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
Juno	O
and	O
Polaris-nominated	O
band	O
Yamantaka	O
//	O
Sonic	O
Titan	O
and	O
Pantayo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
FACTOR	O
and	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
