<s>
The	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despereaux	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Brash	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2008	O
film	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2003	O
novel	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
mostly	O
rated	O
negatively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despereaux	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
jump	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
run	O
elements	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
mouse	O
named	O
Despereaux	B-Application
through	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
16	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
a	O
real	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
sidescroller	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
walk	O
from	O
the	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Brash	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Tale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Despereaux	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
Generally	O
Favorable	O
Reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
1.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"[...]	O
a	O
total	O
disaster	O
[...]",	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"[...]	O
offered	O
almost	O
nothing	O
redeeming	O
during	O
the	O
six	O
to	O
seven	O
hours	O
it	O
took	O
to	O
beat	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
with	O
7.7	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
A	O
charming	O
little	O
platformer	O
that	O
's	O
ideal	O
for	O
younger	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
