<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
development	O
team	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
Monaco	B-Application
:	I-Application
What	I-Application
's	I-Application
Yours	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Mine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
supports	O
gamepads	B-Device
and	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
began	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Monaco	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
outset	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
on	O
both	O
gamepads	B-Device
and	O
keyboard-and-mouse	O
setups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Lead	O
to	O
Fire	O
before	O
being	O
finally	O
changed	O
to	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
tooth-to-tail	O
ratio	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
proposed	O
a	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
platform	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
in	O
a	O
society	O
where	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
are	O
facing	O
chronic	O
food	O
shortages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
gamepads	B-Device
and	O
keyboard-and-mouse	O
setups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Pocketwatch	O
Games	O
 '	O
2013	O
video	O
game	O
Monaco	B-Application
:	I-Application
What	I-Application
's	I-Application
Yours	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Mine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
many	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
were	O
prototyped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Armada	O
—	O
stylized	O
as	O
[ARMADA]—the	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
game	O
without	O
the	O
necessary	O
micromanagement	O
and	O
high	O
quantity	O
of	O
actions	O
per	O
minute	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
he	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
;	O
Starcraft	B-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
were	O
credited	O
as	O
influences	O
on	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
gamepad	B-Device
friendly	O
;	O
Schatz	O
implied	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
no	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
RTS	O
games	O
that	O
used	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schatz	O
compared	O
Armada	O
with	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
want	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
thing	O
with	O
RTS	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
with	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
stealth	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
constrain	O
the	O
control	O
set	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
actual	O
,	O
physical	O
interaction	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
without	O
limiting	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
around	O
this	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
,	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
build	O
decks	O
and	O
compete	O
against	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
comparison	O
was	O
drawn	O
as	O
Schatz	O
expressed	O
admiration	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
,	O
to	O
simplify	O
complicated	O
game	O
genre	O
mechanics	O
for	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
,	O
using	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
for	O
card	O
games	O
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
for	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schatz	O
believed	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
could	O
be	O
a	O
similar	O
simplification	O
of	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
its	O
official	O
name	O
:	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schatz	O
wrote	O
that	O
like	O
SpyParty	B-Operating_System
,	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
look	O
utterly	O
shitty	O
until	O
it	O
’s	O
absolutely	O
amazing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
released	O
the	O
official	O
artwork	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
became	O
more	O
public	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
using	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Austin	O
Wintory	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Monaco	B-Application
,	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
design	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
PowerUp	O
Audio	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
both	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necrodancer	I-Application
and	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
official	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
September	O
12	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
substantial	O
media	O
coverage	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
being	O
made	O
public	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
alpha	O
play	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
writers	O
compared	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
to	O
the	O
novels	O
Animal	O
Farm	O
and	O
Redwall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Marks	O
described	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
as	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
bite-sized	O
StarCraft	B-Application
campaign.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
garnering	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Hancock	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
listed	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
on	O
his	O
personal	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
GOTY	O
)	O
list	O
,	O
saying	O
he	O
would	O
recommend	O
it	O
to	O
anyone	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
dislike	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
writer	O
Charlie	O
Hall	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
wrote	O
"	O
the	O
initial	O
learning	B-General_Concept
curve	I-General_Concept
right	O
now	O
is	O
simply	O
too	O
steep	O
for	O
most	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tails	I-Application
art	O
style	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
audio	O
received	O
positive	O
reactions	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hancock	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
Monacos	O
and	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
;	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
composed	O
by	O
Austin	O
Wintory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Character	O
Design	O
"	O
at	O
Intel	O
Level	O
Up	O
2016	O
and	O
tied	O
with	O
Giant	O
Cop	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Media	O
Indie	O
Exchange	O
's	O
Guest	O
's	O
Pick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
included	O
Tooth	B-Application
and	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
music	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
