<s>
Dark	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
DARK	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
German	O
team	O
Realmforge	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Eric	O
Bane	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
recover	O
his	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Eric	O
Bane	O
(	O
Doug	O
Cockle	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
turned	O
vampire	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
Jon	O
Blythe	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
UK	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
DARK	O
is	O
frustrating	O
,	O
because	O
that	O
initial	O
feeling	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
zippy	O
blur	O
of	O
a	O
vampire	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
neon-lit	O
night	O
never	O
leaves	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
just	O
swamped	O
in	O
frustrating	O
design	O
decisions	O
,	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
lurches	O
from	O
passable	O
to	O
laughable	O
,	O
weak	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
vortex	O
of	O
a	O
lead	O
character	O
who	O
's	O
impossible	O
to	O
like	O
or	O
hate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
most	O
negative	O
review	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
complained	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
’ve	O
played	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
bad	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
for	O
achievements	O
,	O
but	O
hardly	O
any	O
are	O
as	O
unpolished	O
and	O
poorly	O
executed	O
as	O
Dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
levels	O
were	O
completed	O
through	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
,	O
failure	O
after	O
failure	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
success	O
coming	O
from	O
exploiting	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
bug	O
or	O
an	O
odd	O
design	O
decision.	O
"	O
</s>
