<s>
Snowden	B-Application
Run	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Belgian	O
computer	O
programmer	O
Michele	O
Rocco	O
Smeets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snowden	B-Application
Run	I-Application
3D	I-Application
plays	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Played	O
in	O
a	O
behind	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
third	O
person	O
viewpoint	O
,	O
"	O
Snowden	O
"	O
automatically	O
runs	O
forward	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
direct	O
Snowden	O
through	O
the	O
levels	O
with	O
swiping	O
motions	O
using	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
to	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
and	O
collect	O
certain	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
to	O
direct	O
Snowden	O
into	O
USB	O
sticks	O
and	O
laptops	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
collect	O
"	O
sensitive	O
information	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
avoid	O
"	O
Agent	O
Jake	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
chases	O
after	O
Snowden	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
imprisoning	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smeets	O
had	O
noted	O
how	O
many	O
spinoffs	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
existed	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
planning	O
stages	O
,	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
,	O
he	O
imagined	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
constant	O
running	O
of	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
was	O
more	O
appropriate	O
and	O
symbolic	O
of	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
Edward	O
Snowden	O
and	O
the	O
NSA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
has	O
been	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
or	O
given	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
difficult	O
and	O
buggy	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
advocated	O
at	O
least	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
try	O
as	O
"	O
amusing	O
way	O
to	O
pass	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
's	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
video	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
