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{{Infobox VG |title= |image= Winterbottom Cover.jpg |developer=[[The Odd Gentlemen]] ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]]), [[2K China]] ([[Windows]]) |publisher=[[2K Play]] ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]]), [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] ([[Windows]]) |released= February 17, 2010 ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]]) April 20, 2010 ([[Steam (content delivery)|Steam]])<ref name="steamannouncement">{{cite press release|url=http://store.steampowered.com/news/3682/|title=2K Play's The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Coming to Steam April 20, 2010|work=Steam|publisher=Valve Corporation |date=April 8, 2010 |accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> |genre=[[puzzle game|Puzzle]] |modes=[[Single-player]] |platforms=[[Xbox 360]] ([[Xbox Live Arcade|XBLA]]), [[Windows]] ([[Steam (content delivery)|Steam]]) |ratings= [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: E |media=Download |input=[[Gamepad]], [[Keyboard (computing)|Keyboard]] }} '''''The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom''''' is a puzzle platforming game for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and Windows PC developed by [[The Odd Gentlemen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5356369/the-misadventures-of-pb-winterbottom-preview-me-myself-and-pie |title=The Misadventures Of P.B. Winterbottom Preview: Me, Myself And Pie - The misadventures of p.b. winterbottom |publisher=Kotaku |date=2009-09-10 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> Previews for the game have praised its unique puzzle mechanics, comparing it favorably to ''[[Portal (video game)|Portal]]'' and ''[[Braid (video game)|Braid]]'' in the creativity of its puzzles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buchanan |first=Levi |url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/891/891327p1.html |title=E3 2008: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom - PC Preview at IGN |publisher=Pc.ign.com |date=2008-07-16 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3175788 |title=The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom Preview for the Xbox 360 from |publisher=1UP.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> It was released on February 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24650 |title=CBR Games Roundup: February 2010 |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> It was originally a student's graduate thesis at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/376514/the-challenges-of-designing-in-an-academic-context |title=The Challenges of Designing in an Academic Context - Academia |publisher=Kotaku |date=2008-04-05 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> It was published by [[2K Play]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Keane Ng posted on 26 Aug 2009 19:25 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94205-2K-Bringing-Two-Indie-Games-to-XBLA |title=The Escapist : News : 2K Bringing Two Indie Games to XBLA |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date=2009-08-26 |accessdate=2010-04-23}}</ref> The game arrived on PC exclusively via [[Steam (content delivery)|Steam]] on April 20.<ref name="steamannouncement"/> ==Gameplay== The player controls the main character, P.B. Winterbottom, to attempt to gather pies. The player may record an action and a clone will constantly repeat that action, serving as a platform, pie-fetcher, or other puzzle-solving device. The game is visually presented like a silent film, reminiscent of art nouveau or films from the late 1800s/early 1900s. As such, there is no spoken dialogue, as all speech is instead shown through title cards in between stages. The game is also shown in mostly black-and-white and features a score primarily composed of piano-centric arrangements bearing a style similar to those of silent-era films. ==Reception== 1UP.com gave the game an A+ “Without the world that The Odd Gentlemen created around their pie-collecting platformer, Winterbottom would still be an addictive adventure with playful physics. But the carefully crafted setting, the intertwining of ingenious puzzles with a portly, gluttonous protagonist, makes this a terrific game that I wholeheartedly recommend you play immediately.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3177999&p=4&sec=REVIEWS |title= Review: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom| publisher=1UP.com| date=2010-02-17}}</ref> Destructoid.com gave the game a 9.5/10 “All of the art is downright beautiful to look at and levels feel like paper dioramas. Both dirty yet refined, there's a simple elegance to every detail in the levels and story frames that draws you in.” 9.5/10 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom-164708.phtml |title=Review: The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom| publisher=Destructoid.com| date=2010-02-23}}</ref> GamePro Magazine gave the game a 4.5/5 “Wonderfully imaginative premise and puzzles; excellent visual design and stellar original soundtrack. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is a quirky and utterly lovable game but its true value is this: it strengthens the idea that DLC is a viable way for smaller development houses to get their content to market. It also reinforces the idea that it isn't the size of the budget or the team but rather the ideas and concepts that serve as a game's foundation. But that's just us waxing poetic -- at the end of the day, P.B. Winterbottom is fun, and really, that's what it's all about.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/214055/the-misadventures-of-p-b-winterbottom| title=The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom| publisher=GamePro Magazine| date=2010-02-16}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.winterbottomgame.com/ Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Misadventures of P.B. 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