<s>
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Italian	O
studio	O
Santa	O
Ragione	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
;	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
;	O
October	O
2017	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
and	O
November	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Lella	O
's	O
vehicle	O
from	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
and	O
dialogue	O
choices	O
using	O
a	O
branching	B-Application
dialogue	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1986	O
arcade	O
game	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
the	O
cult	O
film	O
Il	O
Sorpasso	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
while	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
reviewers	O
thought	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
fitted	O
into	O
the	O
narrative	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1978	O
and	O
follows	O
two	O
women	O
on	O
a	O
road	O
trip	O
along	O
the	O
Via	O
Aurelia	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
sports	O
car	O
Lella	O
is	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vehicle	O
drives	O
forward	O
automatically	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
able	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
vehicle	O
and	O
switch	O
lanes	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
traffic	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
choosing	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
and	O
coded	O
by	O
Italian	O
studio	O
Santa	O
Ragione	O
's	O
Pietro	O
Righi	O
Riva	O
and	O
Nicolò	O
Tedeschi	O
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
Anna	O
Kipnis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
,	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
programmer	O
Pietro	O
Righi	O
Riva	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
natural	O
evolution	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
driving	O
game	O
mentality	O
set	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
fully	O
capture	O
the	O
effortless	O
driving	O
they	O
were	O
looking	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Righi	O
Riva	O
noted	O
the	O
1962	O
Italian	O
film	O
Il	O
Sorpasso	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
credited	O
other	O
driving	O
games	O
including	O
1993	O
's	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
and	O
1994	O
's	O
Great	O
1000	O
Miles	O
Rally	O
for	O
inspiration	O
of	O
the	O
visual	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
with	O
pre-production	O
starting	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
June	O
2015	O
for	O
Santa	O
Ragione	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Fotonica	O
,	O
an	O
action	O
first-person	O
runner	O
,	O
whilst	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
imagery	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
for	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
passed	O
through	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
20	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
19	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
onto	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
2	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
presentation	O
and	O
graphical	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Switch	O
Player	O
Liam	O
Langan	O
was	O
disappointed	O
for	O
it	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
especially	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
visual	O
novels	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Langan	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Maybe	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
longer	O
I	O
might	O
’ve	O
had	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
warm	O
into	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
I	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
enjoy	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
a	O
little	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
