<s>
Stacking	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
;	O
like	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
previous	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
title	O
created	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
period	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Russian	O
stacking	B-Application
matryoshka	O
dolls	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
coined	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
Lee	O
Petty	O
,	O
who	O
saw	O
the	O
dolls	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
standard	O
player	O
interface	O
used	O
in	O
graphical	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacking	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
alluring	O
appearance	O
,	O
humorous	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
accessible	O
gameplay	O
for	O
casual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
letter	O
leads	O
Charlie	O
to	O
slip	O
aboard	O
a	O
massive	O
zeppelin	B-Application
hosting	O
an	O
international	O
summit	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
to	O
ban	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
child	O
labor	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Baron	O
has	O
rigged	O
by	O
abducting	O
the	O
ambassadors	O
opposed	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
frees	O
them	O
and	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
pass	O
a	O
formal	O
ban	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Baron	O
subsequently	O
orders	O
his	O
men	O
to	O
overload	O
the	O
zeppelin	B-Application
,	O
intending	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
delegates	O
in	O
a	O
staged	O
"	O
accident	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Abigail	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
rescued	O
earlier	O
,	O
Charlie	O
and	O
the	O
ambassadors	O
fix	O
the	O
damage	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
zeppelin	B-Application
before	O
it	O
crashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Baron	O
summons	O
guards	O
to	O
assist	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Levi	O
and	O
his	O
hobo	O
cousins	O
show	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
makeshift	O
helicopter	B-Application
and	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
rewards	O
for	O
completing	O
side	O
missions	O
,	O
discovering	O
unique	O
dolls	O
,	O
finding	O
and	O
stacking	B-Application
a	O
matching	O
set	O
of	O
dolls	O
and	O
performing	O
"	O
Hi-jinks	O
"	O
with	O
certain	O
dolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacking	B-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
following	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
Double	O
Fine	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
created	O
during	O
an	O
"	O
Amnesia	O
Fortnight	O
"	O
event	O
during	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
development	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
Fortnight	O
during	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
publication	O
was	O
unclear	O
,	O
dividing	O
the	O
company	O
into	O
four	O
teams	O
to	O
prototype	O
smaller	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
and	O
project	O
lead	O
is	O
Lee	O
Petty	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petty	O
and	O
Schafer	O
later	O
reflected	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dolls	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
toy	O
,	O
would	O
help	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
appealing	O
to	O
the	O
casual	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
quickly	O
understand	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
stacking	B-Application
and	O
unstacking	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
an	O
allure	O
for	O
hardcore	O
players	O
with	O
deeper	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
released	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacking	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Costume	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
were	O
owned	O
by	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
their	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
these	O
assets	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
and	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
negotiated	O
a	O
deal	O
for	O
Double	O
Fine	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
Nordic	O
will	O
help	O
to	O
publish	O
and	O
distribute	O
retail	O
copies	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
and	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
systems	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stacking	B-Application
has	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
critical	O
appraisal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
felt	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
exploration	O
possible	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Stacking	B-Application
is	O
well-worth	O
the	O
price	O
without	O
becoming	O
too	O
long	O
or	O
repetitive	O
;	O
Chad	O
Sepieha	O
of	O
The	O
Globe	O
and	O
Mail	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
$15	O
digitally	O
distributed	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Justin	O
Haywald	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
found	O
strong	O
preference	O
for	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
Stacking	B-Application
"	O
condenses	O
a	O
fun	O
experience	O
into	O
several	O
great	O
hours	O
rather	O
than	O
overextending	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stackings	B-Application
story	O
and	O
artwork	O
were	O
highlights	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donlan	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
a	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
crafted	O
place	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
combine	O
"	O
the	O
echoing	O
grandeur	O
of	O
1930s	O
architecture	O
and	O
sooty	O
technology	O
with	O
the	O
home-made	O
ingenuity	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
release	O
,	O
GamingOnLinux	O
reviewer	O
Hamish	O
Paul	O
Wilson	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8/10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Stacking	B-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
by	O
a	O
developer	O
with	O
limited	O
resources	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
creative	O
output	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
fairly	O
competitive	O
price	O
point	O
and	O
a	O
solid	O
Linux	B-Application
release	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
very	O
little	O
reason	O
not	O
to	O
try	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
may	O
be	O
so	O
inclined	O
to	O
try	O
their	O
hand	O
at	O
a	O
little	O
Matryoshka	O
body	O
snatching	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
