<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
indie	O
roguelike	O
deck-building	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
designer	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
programmer	O
James	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
McMillen	O
's	O
previous	O
roguelike	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
melds	O
together	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
several	O
different	O
video	O
game	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
enemies	O
and	O
bosses	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
match	B-Application
tiles	I-Application
on	I-Application
a	I-Application
board	I-Application
(	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
and	O
Candy	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	O
,	O
improve	O
their	O
defense	O
,	O
and	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narration	O
is	O
suddenly	O
interrupted	O
by	O
a	O
woman	O
's	O
voice	O
asking	O
Isaac	B-Application
who	O
he	O
is	O
talking	O
to	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
zooms	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
cardboard	O
box	O
setting	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
child	O
's	O
room	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Bum-bo	O
was	O
a	O
fictional	O
creation	O
that	O
Isaac	B-Application
had	O
been	O
playing	O
in	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Isaac	B-Application
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isaac	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
berates	O
Isaac	B-Application
for	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
repeatedly	O
stating	O
that	O
Isaac	B-Application
's	O
father	O
had	O
left	O
them	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
the	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
epilogue	O
is	O
a	O
flashback	O
from	O
when	O
Isaac	B-Application
's	O
father	O
was	O
still	O
around	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
playing	O
Bum-bo	O
;	O
his	O
father	O
narrates	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
slot	O
machine	O
appears	O
and	O
Bum-bo	O
gambles	O
his	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isaac	B-Application
's	O
father	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Bum-bo	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
grow	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
there	O
for	O
Isaac	B-Application
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
designer	O
Edmund	O
McMillen	O
and	O
programmer	O
James	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
McMillen	O
as	O
his	O
"	O
biggest	O
project	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
difficult	O
design	O
cycle	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
and	O
created	O
without	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
launched	O
it	O
briefly	O
had	O
softlocks	O
that	O
created	O
backlash	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
McMillen	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
recruited	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
:	O
Rebirth	O
programmers	O
Simon	O
Parzer	O
and	O
Adrian	O
Gavrilita	O
to	O
fulfill	O
programming	O
tasks	O
and	O
that	O
further	O
development	O
would	O
be	O
moving	O
forward	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
anticipated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Label	O
Limited	O
ported	O
over	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
publisher	O
Nicalis	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
and	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicalis	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-bo	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
frustrating	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bum-Bo	I-Application
asks	O
me	O
to	O
think	O
ahead	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
reward	O
me	O
for	O
planning	O
further	O
than	O
the	O
box	O
I	O
'm	O
currently	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
