<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Evany	B-Application
:	O
Key	O
to	O
a	O
Distant	O
Land	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2004	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Earthlight	O
Productions	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Kheops	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Key	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2s	I-Application
plot	O
builds	O
upon	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
casts	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
Call	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
minions	O
of	O
Ozgar	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Evany	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
by	O
DreamCatcher	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
label	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
at	O
first	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Far	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
a	O
slew	O
of	O
announcements	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
2003	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Marek	O
Bronstring	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
's	O
"	O
top	O
titles	O
premiering	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
"	O
,	O
alongside	O
Traitors	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cypher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earthlight	O
Productions	O
developed	O
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
Virtools	O
and	O
V-Ray	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
John	O
Matheson	O
,	O
Earthlight	O
sought	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
problems	O
that	O
had	O
affected	O
The	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Keys	I-Application
production	O
pipeline	O
and	O
give	O
its	O
art	O
team	O
more	O
room	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
creative	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Earthlight	O
and	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
late-2003	O
release	O
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2	I-Application
underwent	O
"	O
many	O
years	O
"	O
of	O
production	O
and	O
took	O
longer	O
than	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
had	O
wanted	O
,	O
Benoît	O
Hozjan	O
of	O
Kheops	O
Studio	O
later	O
remarked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
Matheson	O
estimated	O
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
75%	O
complete	O
and	O
on	O
track	O
for	O
December	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
ultimately	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
Key	I-Application
2s	I-Application
critical	O
reception	O
was	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
