The game takes the most basic of gaming traditions and makes gamers execute their play to a T. (popgeeks.net)
Coming from the mind of Ron Gilbert it was obvious from the start that DeathSpank was going to be something a little different, and it is in some area's and in others it's firmly trenched in gaming tradition. (wolfsgamingblog.com)
I have a theory that it originated in Japanese games (where many of the great gaming traditions started) and their disregard for A being the first letter of the alphabet. (blog.us.playstation.com)