<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
ACE	O
Team	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
mixes	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
system	O
seen	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
follows	O
three	O
actors	O
in	O
the	O
in-game	O
space	O
opera	O
movie	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
:	O
Jonathan	O
Digby	O
who	O
stars	O
as	O
Dick	O
Starspeed	O
–	O
an	O
astronaut	O
hero	O
who	O
crash-lands	O
his	O
spaceship	O
on	O
the	O
outlandish	O
planet	O
Gravoria	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
tyrannical	O
Emperor	O
;	O
Stacy	O
Sharp	O
as	O
Scarlet	O
Nova	O
–	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
evil	O
Emperor	O
;	O
and	O
The	O
Robot	O
as	O
Robot	O
–	O
a	O
co-pilot	O
and	O
Starspeed	O
's	O
trusty	O
sidekick	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
framing	O
device	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
1970s	O
B	O
movie	O
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
recently	O
released	O
on	O
DVD	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
commentary	O
of	O
its	O
in-universe	O
director	O
Dan	O
Smith	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
tutorial	O
and	O
meta-commentary	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
providing	O
an	O
explanation	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
many	O
default	O
elements	O
of	O
shooters	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
ostensibly	O
a	O
film	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
being	O
required	O
to	O
break	O
boxes	O
to	O
obtain	O
items	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
is	O
taken	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
actor	O
ad-libbing	O
on	O
Smith	O
's	O
advice	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
every	O
moment	O
was	O
somewhat	O
exciting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
1950s	O
and	O
1960s	O
science	O
fiction	O
films	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Godzilla	O
franchise	O
,	O
Forbidden	O
Planet	O
,	O
and	O
Plan	B-Application
9	I-Application
from	I-Application
Outer	I-Application
Space	I-Application
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
TV	O
series	O
Flash	O
Gordon	O
and	O
Lost	O
in	O
Space	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
trailer	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
2	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
19	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fleeting	O
experience	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
that	O
no	O
B-movie	O
fan	O
should	O
go	O
without.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Minor	O
issues	O
aside	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
indeed	O
and	O
a	O
particularly	O
impressive	O
budget	O
action	O
game	O
showcasing	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
creativity.	O
"	O
</s>
