<s>
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Hothead	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Valcon	O
Games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
independently	O
on	O
all	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
character	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
AntiSpank	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
incarnation	O
of	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
noted	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
humor	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
will	O
enjoy	O
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
too	O
many	O
repetitive	O
quests	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
that	O
gameplay	O
was	O
tightened	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
a	O
bored	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
defeated	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
foes	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
try	O
on	O
all	O
six	O
mystical	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
doing	O
so	O
inadvertently	O
creates	O
an	O
evil	O
incarnation	O
of	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
AntiSpank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
must	O
then	O
travel	O
the	O
land	O
to	O
destroy	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Thongs	B-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Fires	O
of	O
Bacon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
borrows	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
series	O
,	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
,	O
and	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
cooperatively	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
player	O
controlling	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
having	O
a	O
choice	O
to	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
sidekicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeathSpank	B-Application
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Mike	O
Inglehart	O
stated	O
"	O
This	O
new	O
title	O
is	O
n't	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
3	O
or	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Baconing	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
thought	O
of	O
as	O
The	O
Baconing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Inglehart	O
elaborated	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
experience	O
that	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
character	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
gamers	O
everywhere	O
who	O
love	O
unique	O
and	O
engaging	O
video	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Inglehart	O
also	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
prefix	O
was	O
not	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
copyright	O
or	O
trademark	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
Hothead	O
Games	O
ran	O
an	O
Ask	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
questionnaire	O
on	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
Play	O
promotion	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
69.10	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
64.89	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
reports	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
61/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
66/100	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
Review	O
scores	O
varied	O
from	O
a	O
40%	O
approval	O
rating	O
given	O
by	O
Taylor	O
Cocke	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
to	O
an	O
85%	O
rating	O
from	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Nick	O
Tan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year-end	O
2011	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
14,000	O
units	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Herring	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
has	O
"	O
clever	O
writing	O
and	O
great	O
voice	O
acting	O
throughout	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Kristine	O
Steimer	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
consider	O
playing	O
DeathSpank	B-Application
:	I-Application
Thongs	I-Application
of	I-Application
Virtue	I-Application
first	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
opinion	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
judge	O
towards	O
interest	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Baconing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
