<s>
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Imangi	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collaborations	O
with	O
Disney/Pixar	O
led	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Brave	O
and	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
spin-off	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Scopely	O
titled	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Treasure	O
Hunters	O
as	O
a	O
match-three	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
also	O
received	O
activity	O
books	O
and	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Studios	O
talking	O
with	O
Imangi	O
Studios	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
film	O
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
inspired	O
multiple	O
games	O
that	O
copy	O
Temple	B-Application
Runs	I-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
Guy	O
Dangerous	O
,	O
an	O
average	O
explorer	O
,	O
Scarlett	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
an	O
escape	O
artist	O
,	O
Barry	O
Bones	O
,	O
a	O
city	O
cop	O
,	O
Karma	O
Lee	O
,	O
the	O
fastest	O
runner	O
in	O
the	O
Far	O
East	O
,	O
Montana	O
Smith	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
second	O
greatest	O
explorer	O
ever	O
"	O
(	O
referring	O
to	O
Indiana	O
Jones	O
being	O
the	O
greatest	O
explorer	O
)	O
,	O
Francisco	O
Montoya	O
,	O
a	O
Spanish	O
conquistador	O
,	O
or	O
Zack	O
Wonder	O
,	O
a	O
football	O
star	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
until	O
the	O
character	O
collides	B-Application
into	I-Application
a	I-Application
large	I-Application
obstacle	I-Application
,	I-Application
falls	I-Application
into	I-Application
the	I-Application
water	I-Application
,	I-Application
or	I-Application
is	I-Application
overtaken	I-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
demon	I-Application
monkeys	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
wishes	O
to	O
turn	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
,	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
can	O
be	O
swiped	O
in	O
the	O
corresponding	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
programmed	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
husband-and-wife	O
team	O
Keith	O
Shepherd	O
and	O
Natalia	O
Luckyanova	O
with	O
art	O
by	O
Kiril	O
Tchangov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
financial	O
failure	O
of	O
Imangi	O
Studio	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Max	O
Adventure	O
and	O
used	O
that	O
game	O
to	O
prototype	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
's	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
renamed	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Imangi	O
Studios	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
than	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
,	O
flexible	O
engine	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
difficulties	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
primarily	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
The	O
Hollywood	O
Reporter	O
reported	O
that	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Pictures	O
and	O
producer	O
David	O
Heyman	O
were	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Imangi	O
Studios	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
movie	O
version	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
fiction	O
series	O
and	O
an	O
activity	O
book	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Egmont	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
activity	O
book	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
Downloaded	O
is	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
includes	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
info	O
,	O
character	O
profiles	O
,	O
mazes	O
and	O
brain	O
teasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
soared	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
that	O
Imangi	O
Studios	O
became	O
more	O
popular	O
than	O
Zynga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
most-downloaded	O
apps	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
free	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
reached	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
grossing	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
downloaded	O
one	O
million	O
times	O
within	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
1	O
billion	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
10	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phillip	O
Levin	O
of	O
148Apps	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
;	O
"	O
my	O
big	O
qualm	O
with	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
lies	O
in	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenery	O
looks	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppSpy	O
Andrew	O
Nesvadba	O
was	O
more	O
impressed	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
tightens	O
up	O
and	O
polishes	O
the	O
endless-runner	B-Application
for	O
the	O
3rd	O
dimension	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
fun	O
challenge	O
that	O
controls	O
like	O
a	O
dream.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
Nissa	O
Campbell	O
praising	O
its	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
one-button	O
jumping	O
control	O
system	O
"	O
of	O
most	O
endless	B-Application
runners	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
milieu	O
;	O
"	O
Any	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
worth	O
the	O
name	O
will	O
give	O
you	O
high-tension	O
situations	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
more	O
time	O
"	O
compulsion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
probably	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
that	O
also	O
makes	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
daring	O
archaeologist	O
with	O
a	O
penchant	O
for	O
deadly	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
to	O
Play	O
Andrew	O
Webster	O
praised	O
the	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
Even	O
if	O
you	O
think	O
you	O
're	O
sick	O
of	O
automatic	O
runners	O
,	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
proves	O
there	O
's	O
still	O
much	O
life	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
matches	O
the	O
sheer	O
thrill	O
and	O
intensity	O
of	O
Canabalt	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
theme	O
and	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
IGN	O
Justin	O
Davis	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
and	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
distinguished	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
endless	B-Application
runners	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Canabalt	B-Application
and	O
Robot	B-Application
Unicorn	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
frenzied	O
iPhone	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
swiping	O
and	O
tilt	O
controls	O
give	O
each	O
session	O
a	O
frantic	O
feeling	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Gamers	O
craving	O
a	O
new	O
iOS	B-Application
time	O
waster	O
should	O
give	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
a	O
long	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
Laarni	O
Almendrala	O
Ragaza	O
called	O
the	O
initial	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
"	O
crisp	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
snappy	O
"	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
's	O
success	O
,	O
other	O
developers	O
created	O
games	O
of	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Temple	O
Guns	O
,	O
Temple	O
Jump	O
,	O
Piggy	O
Run	O
,	O
Zombie	O
Run	O
and	O
Pyramid	O
Run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
copycat	O
games	O
from	O
indie	O
developer	O
Anton	O
Sinelnikov	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
and	O
spin-offsTemple	O
Run	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
several	O
sequels	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	O
Brave	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
Brave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
entry	O
is	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
now	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
Oz	O
the	O
Great	O
and	O
Powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oz	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
Temple	B-Application
Run	I-Application
VR''	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
