<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
3D	O
platforming	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remastered	O
in	O
HD	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
Australian	O
island	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
Ty	O
as	O
he	O
searches	O
for	O
"	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
"	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
machine	O
to	O
locate	O
five	O
scattered	O
talismans	B-Device
and	O
free	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
trapped	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
realm	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Dreaming	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
antagonist	O
Boss	O
Cass	O
,	O
a	O
cassowary	B-Application
plotting	O
world	O
domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2000	O
with	O
five	O
developers	O
from	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
sequels	O
were	O
produced	O
:	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bush	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
,	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Night	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Quinkan	I-Application
and	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Ty	O
,	O
a	O
Tasmanian	O
tiger	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
gather	O
mystical	O
artifacts	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Talisman	B-Device
Machine	O
,	O
a	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
device	O
that	O
will	O
locate	O
five	O
mystical	O
talismans	B-Device
which	O
will	O
in	O
turn	O
have	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
free	O
his	O
family	O
from	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
,	O
which	O
an	O
evil	O
character	O
named	O
Boss	O
Cass	O
opened	O
to	O
seal	O
all	O
mammals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
zone	O
contains	O
three	O
portals	O
which	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieving	O
a	O
Thunder	O
Egg	O
in	O
a	O
level	O
will	O
cause	O
it	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pause	B-Application
menu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
at	O
least	O
17	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
in	O
a	O
zone	O
are	O
obtained	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Talisman	B-Device
Machine	O
;	O
after	O
the	O
machine	O
manages	O
to	O
locate	O
a	O
talisman	B-Device
,	O
it	O
opens	O
another	O
portal	O
leading	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
locations	O
;	O
inside	O
these	O
portals	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
fight	O
and	O
defeat	O
a	O
boss	O
before	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
uses	O
both	O
biting	O
and	O
throwing	O
his	O
trademark	O
dual	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
as	O
his	O
primary	O
means	O
of	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
two	O
wooden	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
can	O
gradually	O
increase	O
their	O
collection	O
by	O
finding	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
or	O
collecting	O
15	O
"	O
Golden	O
Cogs	O
"	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
each	O
level	O
and	O
trading	O
them	O
to	O
Ty	O
's	O
scientist	O
koala	B-Operating_System
friend	O
Julius	O
,	O
who	O
creates	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
techno-rang	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
method	O
of	O
retrieving	O
a	O
new	O
boomerang	B-General_Concept
is	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
boss	O
level	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
Julius	O
will	O
harness	O
the	O
excess	O
energy	O
of	O
the	O
Talisman	B-Device
Machine	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
elemental	O
boomerang	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
possess	O
elemental	O
powers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ty	O
can	O
swim	O
via	O
doggie	O
paddle	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
third	O
level	O
,	O
"	O
Ship	O
Rex	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gains	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swim	O
faster	O
and	O
more	O
efficiently	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
dive	O
underwater	O
from	O
lifeguard	O
platypus	B-Operating_System
character	O
Rex	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
Rex	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
Aquarangs	O
"	O
,	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
used	O
exclusively	O
for	O
attacking	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
cassowary	B-Application
,	O
Boss	O
Cass	O
,	O
enters	O
the	O
Outback	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
5	O
mystical	O
talismans	B-Device
so	O
he	O
can	O
become	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ruler	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
boomerang-wielding	O
Tasmanian	O
tigers	O
and	O
they	O
fight	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
talismans	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Cass	O
opens	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
to	O
imprison	O
the	O
tigers	O
,	O
Ty	O
's	O
father	O
throws	O
his	O
Doomarang	O
to	O
dislodge	O
the	O
talismans	B-Device
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
scattering	O
the	O
talismans	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Ty	O
inadvertently	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
cave	O
while	O
playing	O
with	O
the	O
bilbies	O
and	O
encounters	O
the	O
Bunyip	O
elder	O
Nandu	O
Gili	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
about	O
his	O
true	O
heritage	O
and	O
Cass	O
's	O
plans	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
talismans	B-Device
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	O
resolves	O
to	O
finding	O
the	O
missing	O
talismans	B-Device
,	O
rescue	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
defeat	O
Cass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Bli-Bli	O
Station	O
,	O
Ty	O
befriends	O
Julius	O
,	O
a	O
koala	B-Operating_System
scientist	O
who	O
has	O
invented	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
Talismans	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Maurie	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
Ty	O
finds	O
a	O
second	O
boomerang	B-General_Concept
at	O
a	O
billabong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Julius	O
finds	O
the	O
first	O
talisman	B-Device
,	O
Ty	O
encounters	O
Bull	O
,	O
a	O
boar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tames	O
Bull	O
by	O
luring	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
rocks	O
and	O
rescues	O
the	O
first	O
talisman	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Julius	O
 '	O
laboratory	O
,	O
Ty	O
learns	O
that	O
Julius	O
has	O
developed	O
elemental	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
by	O
diverting	O
the	O
excess	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
Fire	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
through	O
his	O
Hyper	O
Techno	O
Boomerang	B-General_Concept
Maker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Snowy	O
Mountains	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
rescues	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
koala	B-Operating_System
children	O
who	O
are	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Julius	O
finds	O
the	O
second	O
talisman	B-Device
,	O
Cass	O
stations	O
another	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
henchmen	O
,	O
the	O
mechanical	O
shark	O
Crikey	O
,	O
to	O
intercept	O
Ty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
remaining	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
ice	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
,	O
Julius	O
constructs	O
a	O
new	O
set	O
of	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
for	O
Ty	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Frostyrangs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
discovered	O
that	O
Ty	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
collecting	O
the	O
talismans	B-Device
and	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
,	O
Cass	O
deploys	O
Sly	O
,	O
another	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
high-ranking	O
henchmen	O
and	O
fellow	O
Tasmanian	O
Tiger	O
,	O
to	O
eliminate	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	O
later	O
saves	O
the	O
koala	B-Operating_System
children	O
again	O
and	O
puts	O
out	O
more	O
bushfires	O
on	O
a	O
snowy	O
mountain	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
passing	O
through	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
tropical	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
third	O
talisman	B-Device
is	O
located	O
,	O
Ty	O
finds	O
and	O
battles	O
a	O
female	O
thorny	O
devil	O
(	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Fluffy	O
)	O
,	O
another	O
of	O
Cass	O
's	O
henchmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
attacking	O
with	O
her	O
giant	O
mechanical	O
Yeti	O
,	O
Ty	O
manages	O
defeats	O
her	O
and	O
acquires	O
the	O
third	O
talisman	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julius	O
then	O
constructs	O
mighty	O
"	O
Thunderangs	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
excess	O
Thunder	O
Egg	O
energy	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
new	O
boomerangs	B-General_Concept
to	O
Ty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
gathering	O
enough	O
golden	O
cogs	O
and	O
Thunder	O
Eggs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
told	O
that	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
talismans	B-Device
are	O
presumably	O
in	O
Cass	O
's	O
possession	O
,	O
Ty	O
enters	O
a	O
rainforest	O
leading	O
to	O
Cass	O
's	O
lair	O
while	O
avoiding	O
booby	O
traps	O
and	O
Cass	O
's	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	O
defeats	O
Shadow	O
,	O
rescues	O
Shazza	O
,	O
and	O
acquires	O
the	O
fourth	O
talisman	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
giving	O
the	O
Bunyip	O
elder	O
the	O
last	O
talisman	B-Device
,	O
his	O
parents	O
arrive	O
from	O
the	O
Dreaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
began	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
originally	O
consisting	O
of	O
five	O
developers	O
at	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
John	O
Passfield	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
his	O
favorite	O
boomerang	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
Kaboomerang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
10	O
May	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
convention	O
to	O
positive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
and	O
Kaiser	O
Hwang	O
of	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
clone	O
through	O
and	O
through	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
own	O
attempt	O
at	O
platforming	O
is	O
still	O
enough	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
purchase	O
from	O
diehard	O
genre	O
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Hwang	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
no	O
effort	O
in	O
hiding	O
its	O
influences	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
Mario	O
clone	O
through	O
and	O
through	O
,	O
just	O
done	O
really	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
budget	O
lineup	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bush	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
and	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Night	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Quinkan	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
signed	O
a	O
co-publishing	O
agreement	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Night	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Quinkan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Krome	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Ty	B-Application
The	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
:	O
Boomerang	B-General_Concept
Blast	O
,	O
released	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
2D	O
Ty	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2013	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
PC	O
and/or	O
Tablet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
PC	O
and	O
tablets	O
titled	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krome	O
Studios	O
organized	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
titled	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
31	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
25	O
July	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
14	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
15	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
containing	O
Ty	B-Application
the	I-Application
Tasmanian	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bush	I-Application
Rescue	I-Application
HD	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
