<s>
Tembo	B-Application
the	I-Application
Badass	I-Application
Elephant	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tembo	B-Application
the	I-Application
Badass	I-Application
Elephant	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platform	O
side-scrolling	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
elephant	O
named	O
Tembo	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
progresses	O
through	O
Shell	O
City	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
Phantom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspirations	O
were	O
also	O
drawn	O
from	O
several	O
action	O
movies	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Dumbo	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
like	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspirations	O
were	O
also	O
drawn	O
from	O
HarmoKnight	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
Game	O
Freak	O
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
also	O
once	O
thought	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
later	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparisons	O
were	O
drawn	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tembo	B-Application
the	I-Application
Badass	I-Application
Elephant	I-Application
received	O
mixed-positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
20	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
applauding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
neat	O
mix	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
the	O
sidescrolling	O
parts	O
of	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
"	O
,	O
he	O
strongly	O
criticized	O
the	O
point	O
unlocking	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
tasks	O
players	O
to	O
gain	O
enough	O
points	O
before	O
proceeding	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
considered	O
such	O
features	O
"	O
a	O
forced	O
grind	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
