<s>
Volgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Völgarr	O
the	O
Viking	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crazy	O
Viking	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
like	O
Rastan	B-Device
and	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
modern	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
while	O
retaining	O
both	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
crowd-fund	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Volgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
Steam	O
by	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2013	O
and	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Crazy	O
Viking	O
Studios	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
publish	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
subsequent	O
ports	O
were	O
self-published	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Volgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
charged	O
by	O
Odin	B-Application
with	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
evil	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
leaving	O
Griptonite	O
they	O
had	O
held	O
key	O
roles	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
more	O
well-known	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Web	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Spyro	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Night	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
fund	O
Volgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
they	O
based	O
around	O
"	O
simple	O
controls	O
,	O
high	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
meticulous	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
Steam	O
just	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
E3	O
convention	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
said	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
its	O
ID	B-Device
@Xbox	I-Device
program	O
for	O
independent	O
developers	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
31	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volgarr	B-Application
the	I-Application
Viking	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review-aggregating	B-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
scores	O
of	O
76	O
and	O
77	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
100	O
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameCritics.com,	O
critic	O
Daniel	O
Weissenberger	O
observed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
Taito	O
video	O
game	O
Rastan	B-Device
,	O
both	O
in	O
general	O
mechanics	O
and	O
also	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Volgarr	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
was	O
a	O
re-creation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
Rastan	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
skeletal	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
Ghosts	O
N	O
 '	O
Goblins	O
or	O
Rastan	B-Device
than	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
also	O
a	O
heaping	O
helping	O
of	O
the	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
classic	O
Gods	B-Application
in	O
the	O
mix	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Rafaelle	O
Cecco	O
's	O
Stormlord	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
