<s>
Sprung	B-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
expanded	O
title	O
Sprung	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Dating	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprung	B-Device
puts	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
either	O
Becky	O
or	O
Brett	O
in	O
a	O
conversation-based	O
visual	O
novel	O
that	O
mostly	O
consists	O
of	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprung	B-Device
can	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
dating	O
sim	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
linearity	O
and	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
humor	O
)	O
also	O
lend	O
it	O
to	O
being	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
treatments	O
and	O
overall	O
plot	O
in	O
Sprung	B-Device
were	O
conceived	O
by	O
Colleen	O
McGuinness	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
title	O
for	O
Sprung	B-Device
was	O
Crush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-off	O
mobile	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Sprung	B-Device
;	O
Love	O
Triangle	O
:	O
Dating	O
Challenge	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
followed	O
by	O
Heartbreakers	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
scene	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
person	O
they	O
are	O
talking	O
to	O
will	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprung	B-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprung'''s	O
subject	O
matter	O
was	O
also	O
applauded	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
bold	O
move	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
developers	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
willingness	O
to	O
tread	O
some	O
risqué	O
ground	O
which	O
most	O
games	O
tend	O
to	O
sidestep.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
eToychest	O
called	O
Sprung	B-Device
"	O
surprisingly	O
addictive	O
"	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
amusing	O
and	O
well-written	O
"	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
could	O
"	O
alienate	O
some	O
gamers	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
affinity	O
for	O
games	O
whose	O
primary	O
game	O
mechanic	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
retention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
minimal	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Sprung	B-Device
has	O
been	O
looked	O
back	O
on	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Sprung	B-Device
was	O
again	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
humor	O
by	O
Rice	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
TheGamer	O
described	O
Sprung''	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
gem	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
