<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Headfirst	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
"	O
and	O
progenitor	O
of	O
the	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reimagining	O
of	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
1936	O
novella	O
The	O
Shadow	O
over	O
Innsmouth	O
,	O
taking	O
large	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Chaosium	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
1997	O
scenario	O
Escape	O
From	O
Innsmouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
development	O
since	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
repeatedly	O
delayed	O
,	O
going	O
through	O
several	O
revisions	O
and	O
having	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
ambitious	O
and	O
immersive	O
features	O
abandoned	O
and	O
the	O
initially	O
planned	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
two	O
more	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
games	O
were	O
planned	O
by	O
Headfirst	O
Productions	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	O
Destiny	O
's	O
End	O
,	O
but	O
neither	O
were	O
completed	O
due	O
to	O
Headfirst	O
's	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
comprises	O
unarmed	O
escape	O
and	O
evasion	O
together	O
with	O
investigative	O
exploration	O
,	O
although	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
style	O
combat	O
is	O
introduced	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
gradually	O
loses	O
sanity	B-Application
when	O
he	O
looks	O
directly	O
at	O
upsetting	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
character	O
becomes	O
too	O
unsettled	O
,	O
results	O
may	O
include	O
his	O
permanent	O
insanity	O
or	O
suicide	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sanity	B-Application
can	O
be	O
restored	O
through	O
finding	O
areas	O
of	O
sanctuary	O
or	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
also	O
perform	O
a	O
melee	B-Application
attack	O
with	O
a	O
crowbar	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
gun	O
if	O
all	O
ammunition	O
for	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
suffers	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
surrounding	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
six	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
humanoid	O
fish-men	O
known	O
as	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
launch	O
a	O
mass	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
Urania	O
and	O
eventually	O
Dagon	O
emerges	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
city	O
is	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
located	O
below	O
Devil	O
's	O
Reef	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
finds	O
another	O
way	O
in	O
through	O
ancient	O
tunnels	O
feared	O
by	O
the	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
foundations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
enters	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Dagon	O
and	O
kills	O
Mother	O
Hydra	O
–	O
whose	O
song	O
is	O
generating	O
the	O
barrier	O
–	O
by	O
deafening	O
himself	O
to	O
her	O
song	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fragments	O
of	O
Jack	O
's	O
memory	O
from	O
his	O
six	O
years	O
of	O
amnesia	B-Application
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
flesh	O
,	O
Jack	O
is	O
human	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
inherited	O
Yithian	O
psychic	O
powers	O
,	O
which	O
explains	O
the	O
cultists	O
 '	O
interest	O
in	O
him	O
,	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
solve	O
cases	O
with	O
clues	O
retrieved	O
from	O
his	O
dreams	O
,	O
his	O
visions	O
of	O
coming	O
danger	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
Yithian	O
library-city	O
of	O
Pnakotus	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Dagon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
,	O
they	O
erase	O
six	O
years	O
of	O
his	O
memory	O
to	O
protect	O
his	O
sanity	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
promise	O
that	O
"	O
When	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
comes	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
remember	O
...	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
waiting	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
of	O
your	O
dreams.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
contains	O
elements	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
Escape	O
from	O
Innsmouth	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Marsh	O
Refinery	O
raid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
British	O
independent	O
studio	O
Headfirst	O
Productions	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
six	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
August	O
1999	O
and	O
a	O
discussion	O
on	O
the	O
Usenet	B-Application
group	O
alt.horror.cthulhu	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Mythos	O
fans	O
contributed	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Headfirst	O
's	O
Andrew	O
Brazier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headfirst	O
initially	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
NDL	O
NetImmerse	O
for	O
rendering	O
graphics	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
but	O
later	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
screenshots	O
were	O
shown	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Headfirst	O
secured	O
rights	O
from	O
Chaosium	O
,	O
publisher	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
then	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Bethesda	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
aborted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
would	O
have	O
enabled	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
and	O
either	O
carry	O
out	O
their	O
own	O
investigation	O
independently	O
or	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
others	O
(	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
investigators	O
would	O
be	O
under	O
AI	B-Application
control	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
ambitious	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
deeper	O
sanity	B-Application
system	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
environment	O
interactivity	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
scrapped	O
due	O
to	O
budget	O
and	O
time	O
constraints	O
and	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
,	O
which	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
officially	O
patched	O
;	O
these	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
are	O
generally	O
intermittent	O
,	O
and	O
restoring	O
from	O
an	O
earlier	O
saved	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
past	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
officially	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
bomb	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
slightly	O
above	O
5,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
called	O
it	O
among	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
disappointing	O
"	O
commercial	O
performances	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
"	O
right	O
in	O
the	O
thick	O
of	O
a	O
busy	O
release	O
period	O
to	O
zero	O
fanfare.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
often	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
buggy	O
and	O
inaccessible	O
for	O
many	O
players	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
succeeds	O
brilliantly	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
"	O
great	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
"	O
and	O
forcing	O
players	O
"	O
to	O
accept	O
some	O
realistic	O
responsibility	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
sanity	B-Application
system	O
and	O
HUD-less	O
display	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
players	O
"	O
cringe	O
at	O
the	O
difficult	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Allen	O
Rausch	O
wrote	O
"	O
this	O
disturbing	O
slice	O
of	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
America	O
is	O
well	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
visit	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
occasional	O
missteps	O
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
than	O
fitting	O
tribute	O
to	O
its	O
literary	O
inspiration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
's	O
Matthew	O
Fisher	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
shortcomings	O
regarding	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
detective	O
aspects	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
immersive	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
unique	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
scariest	O
games	O
"	O
you	O
've	O
never	O
played	O
"	O
as	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
that	O
this	O
"	O
flawed	O
classic	O
"	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
buggy	O
,	O
too	O
tough	O
,	O
and	O
criminally	O
ignored	O
upon	O
release.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
put	O
it	O
at	O
87th	O
place	O
on	O
their	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
PC	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
its	O
frantic	O
hotel	O
escape	O
sequence	O
and	O
"	O
other	O
great	O
,	O
scary	O
set-pieces	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
behind	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
clunkiness	O
,	O
a	O
genuine	O
and	O
admirable	O
attempt.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
franchise	O
games	O
were	O
announced	O
by	O
Headfirst	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
very	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
other	O
titles	O
were	O
being	O
developed	O
alongside	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	O
Destiny	O
's	O
End	O
was	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
survival	O
horror	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2-exclusive	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	O
Tainted	O
Legacy	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Corners	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Innsmouth	O
and	O
in	O
locations	O
along	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
New	O
England	O
in	O
modern	O
times	O
,	O
nearly	O
80	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Mountains	O
of	O
Madness	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
scheduled	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
novella	O
At	O
the	O
Mountains	O
of	O
Madness	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Call	I-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
RPG	O
campaign	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
.	O
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