<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
series	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
one	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hifumi	O
Kono	O
was	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
swayed	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
technical	O
possibilities	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
had	O
difficulty	O
in	O
choosing	O
the	O
platform	O
to	O
develop	O
on	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
settled	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
despite	O
its	O
uncertain	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
challenged	O
to	O
create	O
high-quality	O
graphics	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
selling	O
close	O
to	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
attributed	O
some	O
of	O
this	O
success	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
generating	O
interest	O
in	O
horror	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reviews	O
of	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
negative	O
critique	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slow	O
pace	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factors	O
influenced	O
some	O
critics	O
to	O
recommend	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
purely	O
for	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
use	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	I-Device
or	O
mouse	B-Device
to	O
move	O
the	O
cursor	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
strength	O
reaches	O
zero	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
is	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
continue	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
room	O
they	O
entered	O
with	O
one	O
level	O
of	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
central	O
protagonist	O
Jennifer	O
Simpson	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
Helen	O
Maxwell	O
,	O
an	O
assistant	O
professor	O
of	O
criminal	O
psychology	O
in	O
Oslo	O
,	O
Norway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
about	O
30	O
people	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
at	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
although	O
team	O
veterans	O
preferred	O
to	O
have	O
used	O
2D	O
graphics	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
director	O
Hifumi	O
Kono	O
was	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
technical	O
possibilities	O
with	O
newly-released	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
agreed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Kono	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
parts	O
of	O
developing	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
choosing	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
were	O
already	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
icon	O
of	O
next-generation	O
gaming	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
having	O
a	O
preliminary	O
lead	O
in	O
popularity	O
over	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
its	O
future	O
was	O
uncertain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
soon	O
,	O
coming	O
off	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
retrospect	O
considers	O
it	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
choice	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
made	O
since	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
future	O
success	O
helped	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
sell	O
better	O
than	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
impressive	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
challenged	O
themselves	O
to	O
develop	O
higher	O
quality	O
graphics	O
and	O
outshine	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kono	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
material	O
comes	O
first	O
"	O
mindset	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
system	O
"	O
given	O
priority	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
material	O
"	O
superimposed	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
marketed	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
horror	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
terrifying	O
story	O
ever	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
horror	O
game	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
video	O
game	O
stores	O
in	O
Japan	O
laid	O
out	O
their	O
racks	O
as	O
if	O
a	O
rivalry	O
existed	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
horror	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kono	O
attributed	O
some	O
of	O
this	O
success	O
to	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
generating	O
interest	O
in	O
horror	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
discounted	O
release	O
under	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
"	O
banner	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
on	O
rating	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
cinematics	O
were	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Rubenstein	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Jaz	O
Rignall	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
favorably	O
to	O
more	O
fast-paced	O
and	O
action	O
oriented	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
including	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
instances	O
in	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
that	O
'll	O
keep	O
you	O
on	O
the	O
edge	O
of	O
your	O
seat	O
-	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
in	O
my	O
estimation	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
noting	O
particularly	O
the	O
tension	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
involved	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
elude	O
Scissorman	O
,	O
similarly	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
shooting	O
things	O
,	O
ca	O
n't	O
deliver	O
the	O
creepy	O
feeling	O
Clock	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
does.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
players	O
looking	O
for	O
slow-paced	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
Rignall	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
PSX	O
players	O
out	O
there	O
...	O
buying	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
is	O
simply	O
not	O
even	O
a	O
consideration	O
,	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
