<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
is	O
an	O
American-Canadian	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Frima	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Zombie	B-Device
Tycoon	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
produced	O
with	O
the	O
participation	O
of	O
Telefilm	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
is	O
about	O
the	O
childhood	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Norse	O
god	O
,	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
he	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
tree	O
,	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
side-scroller	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
is	O
broken	O
up	O
into	O
four	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
Norse	O
god	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
and	O
unleash	O
his	O
lightning	O
magic	O
and	O
powerful	O
hammer	O
,	O
Mjölnir	O
,	O
to	O
blast	O
any	O
foes	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
gains	O
XP	O
which	O
increases	O
his	O
character	O
stats	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
stats	O
are	O
not	O
customizable	O
,	O
leading	O
Joystiq	O
to	O
comment	O
,	O
"	O
leveling	O
seems	O
to	O
exist	O
for	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
encouraging	O
replays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasures	O
are	O
hidden	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
found	O
,	O
grant	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
powers	O
such	O
as	O
extra	O
health	O
and	O
magic	O
regeneration	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
double	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
Norse	O
god	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
as	O
he	O
travels	O
through	O
Midgard	O
and	O
Asgard	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
restore	O
balance	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Norns	O
charged	O
with	O
keeping	O
the	O
world	O
tree	O
Yggdrasil	B-Application
–	O
Urd	O
,	O
Skuld	O
,	O
and	O
Verdandi	O
–	O
are	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
Hel	O
and	O
her	O
two	O
accomplices	O
Níðhöggr	O
and	O
Ratatoskr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yggdrasil	B-Application
will	O
die	O
if	O
the	O
Norns	O
do	O
not	O
return	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
its	O
death	O
Hel	O
will	O
gain	O
great	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
thus	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
eight	O
godly	O
artifacts	O
that	O
will	O
help	O
him	O
defeat	O
the	O
captors	O
and	O
rescue	O
the	O
Norns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
is	O
the	O
second	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
mini	O
developed	O
by	O
Frima	O
Studio	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Zombie	B-Device
Tycoon	I-Device
released	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Sony	O
created	O
a	O
"	O
Western	O
Game	O
Buyer	O
Selection	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
offer	O
Western-developed	O
digitally	O
distributed	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
was	O
translated	O
and	O
localized	O
for	O
Japanese	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
this	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	B-Device
Thor	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
garnering	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
71/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
