<s>
Buffy	B-Device
the	I-Device
Vampire	I-Device
Slayer	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wrath	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2003	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Buffy	O
Summers	O
who	O
fights	O
vampires	O
,	O
demons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
supernatural	O
entities	O
as	O
the	O
Slayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
produced	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
in	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
chose	O
Natsume	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
because	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
together	O
since	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
struggled	O
with	O
adapting	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
into	O
2D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
citing	O
issues	O
with	O
character	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
six	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Buffy	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
other	O
characters	O
from	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
appear	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adapted	O
from	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
follows	O
Buffy	O
Summers	O
,	O
a	O
Slayer	O
destined	O
to	O
fight	O
vampires	O
,	O
demons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
supernatural	O
entities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buffy	O
starts	O
an	O
extra	O
credit	O
assignment	O
on	O
the	O
museum	O
's	O
Amelia	O
Earhart	O
exhibit	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
is	O
interrupted	O
when	O
a	O
demon	O
steals	O
a	O
talisman	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
THQ	O
announced	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
publishing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Fox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
their	O
second	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
video	O
game	O
collaboration	O
after	O
releasing	O
their	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
Color	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
THQ	O
chose	O
Natsume	O
to	O
develop	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
based	O
on	O
their	O
working	O
relationship	O
since	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
began	O
development	O
by	O
considering	O
how	O
best	O
to	O
represent	O
Buffy	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
character	O
through	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
created	O
for	O
a	O
young	O
audience	O
based	O
on	O
Natsume	O
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
family	O
friendliness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
ended	O
,	O
Natsume	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
continued	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
six	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
video	O
games	O
;	O
Macnaughtan	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
explain	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
backstories	O
or	O
relationships	O
,	O
instead	O
marketing	O
itself	O
to	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
established	O
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
designed	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
added	O
puzzles	O
to	O
vary	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
restrictions	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
only	O
allowed	O
to	O
include	O
four	O
bosses	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
published	O
a	O
"	O
first	O
look	O
"	O
at	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
most-ordered	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
marketplace	O
Amazon	B-Application
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
platformer	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
a	O
2014	O
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
adaptations	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
BBC	O
praised	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
snappy	O
,	O
traditional	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
described	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
as	O
hampered	O
by	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
and	O
recycled	O
level	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
questioned	O
the	O
designers	O
 '	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
due	O
to	O
collision	O
detection	O
issues	O
;	O
the	O
website	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
wonky	O
"	O
controls	O
often	O
resulted	O
in	O
combat	O
moves	O
being	O
off	O
by	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
and	O
not	O
working	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
summed	O
up	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
"	O
fairly	O
bog-standard	O
stuff	O
"	O
;	O
although	O
the	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
weapon	O
types	O
,	O
it	O
panned	O
the	O
puzzles	O
as	O
unoriginal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
Syfy	O
Wire	O
identified	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
as	O
having	O
"	O
an	O
expressive	O
Buffy	O
and	O
believable	O
character	O
models	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
as	O
the	O
high	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
eerily	O
similar	O
"	O
to	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
cool	O
in	O
a	O
retro	O
sort	O
of	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
GameZone	O
questioned	O
how	O
it	O
fit	O
with	O
a	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
adaptation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Guardian	O
said	O
Wrath	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Darkhul	I-Device
King	I-Device
"	O
really	O
captures	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
its	O
TV	O
influence	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendojo	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fine	O
distraction	O
while	O
it	O
lasts	O
"	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
