<s>
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Jessica	O
Mak	O
and	O
Shaw-Han	O
Liem	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Queasy	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
musical	B-Application
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
and	O
back	O
touch	O
pad	O
to	O
place	O
sounds	O
of	O
different	O
musical	B-Application
instruments	O
during	O
creation	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
industry	O
conference	O
E3	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
picked	O
up	O
nominations	O
for	O
best	O
of	O
show	O
award	O
from	O
media	O
sites	O
including	O
IGN	O
,	O
1UP	O
,	O
and	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
prototyped	O
their	O
idea	O
for	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
settling	O
on	O
the	O
coin-collecting	O
musical	B-Application
mechanics	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
had	O
various	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
round	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
having	O
three	O
sound	O
packs	O
and	O
a	O
curved	O
terrain	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
round	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
having	O
more	O
milkcrate	O
free	O
updates	O
and	O
a	O
Car	O
Mini-Album	O
Creator	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
being	O
an	O
80s	O
sound	O
pack	O
,	O
adding	O
synth	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
DLC	B-Protocol
being	O
a	O
dubstep	O
sound	O
pack	O
featuring	O
new	O
Beat	O
School	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
server	O
for	O
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
played	O
past	O
that	O
point	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
any	O
online-related	O
info	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
accounted	O
for	O
every	O
console	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
for	O
Best	O
Handheld	O
Game	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Application
Shapes	I-Application
also	O
won	O
for	O
Best	O
Song	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
for	O
"	O
Cities	O
"	O
by	O
Beck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
proven	O
popular	O
among	O
Vita	B-Device
gamers	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
relatively	O
simple	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
Platinum	O
Trophy	O
.	O
</s>
