<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
extraterrestrial	O
Frank	O
and	O
a	O
purple	O
,	O
amorphous	O
creature	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
crash-landed	O
their	O
spacecraft	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Frank	O
and	O
directs	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
—	O
which	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
objects	O
and	O
fauna	O
it	O
consumes	O
—	O
via	O
a	O
leash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
237,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
futuristic	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Frank	O
,	O
a	O
pacifist	O
bipedal	O
alien	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
,	O
a	O
purple	O
one-eyed	O
creature	O
with	O
small	O
-	O
medium	O
teeth	O
,	O
both	O
having	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Bounty	O
Hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
players	O
control	O
Frank	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
controls	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
via	O
an	O
electrical	O
leash	O
that	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
keep	O
him	O
at	O
his	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
involves	O
guiding	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
in	O
specific	O
directions	O
to	O
clear	O
obstacles	O
and	O
complete	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
also	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
eat	O
objects	O
and	O
creatures	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
the	O
thing	O
it	O
eats	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
breathing	O
fire	O
,	O
flying	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
growing	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
then	O
use	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
's	O
increased	O
abilities	O
to	O
navigate	O
previously	O
impossible	O
sections	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
as	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Midway	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
2004	O
game	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technically	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
is	O
a	O
reference	O
or	O
homage	O
to	O
Halos	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hothead	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
Vancouver-based	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
teamed	O
with	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
Games	O
to	O
bring	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Winifred	O
Phillips	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Winnie	O
Waldron	O
,	O
who	O
together	O
designed	O
the	O
music	O
interactivity	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
brought	O
three	O
new	O
levels	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Brute	O
Force	O
,	O
River	O
redirect	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Speeder	O
Lane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	O
Force	O
and	O
River	O
Redirect	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
18	O
and	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
released	O
together	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
shortly	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Twisted	O
Pixel	O
CEO	O
Michael	O
Wilford	O
revealed	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
plans	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
decisions	O
on	O
what	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
that	O
content	O
were	O
not	O
made	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
:	O
"[We]	O
did	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
them	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
was	O
wrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilford	O
further	O
explained	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
ends	O
extending	O
past	O
the	O
ending	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
plans	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Deleted	O
Scenes	O
"	O
;	O
levels	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
inside	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilford	O
was	O
quick	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
these	O
levels	O
were	O
not	O
simply	O
unlock	O
codes	O
that	O
provided	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
things	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
some	O
people	O
took	O
it	O
to	O
mean	O
that	O
we	O
intentionally	O
stripped	O
out	O
levels	O
that	O
were	O
100	O
percent	O
complete	O
only	O
to	O
sell	O
them	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
also	O
appears	O
in	O
Splosion	B-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
levels	O
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Splosion	I-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
unlockable	O
piece	O
of	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
also	O
appears	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twelve	O
friends	O
hidden	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Elysian	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	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>
Phillip	O
Kollar	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
lauded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
calling	O
Frank	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
"	O
adorable	O
main	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamXboxs	O
Dale	O
Nardozzi	O
lauded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
:	O
"	O
Roll	O
 [ them ] 	O
together	O
and	O
you	O
have	O
one	O
very	O
tasty	O
yumyum	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
original	O
IP	O
’s	O
to	O
hit	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
typically	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
play	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
fun	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
lasts	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
sentiment	O
which	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
34,000	O
copies	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
sales	O
increased	O
to	O
95,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
113,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
year-end	O
2010	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Maw	I-Application
had	O
moved	O
more	O
than	O
169,000	O
units	O
with	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
selling	O
more	O
than	O
52,000	O
units	O
collectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
as	O
of	O
year-end	O
2011	O
were	O
over	O
237,000	O
units	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collective	O
sales	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
exceeded	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
60,000	O
units	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
