<s>
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
ARPG	B-Application
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Metro3D	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
home	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1670	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Gothos	O
,	O
Dark	O
Angel	O
follows	O
the	O
female	O
vampire	B-Application
protagonist	O
Anna	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
protect	O
three	O
villages	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
Shadow	O
Lord	O
and	O
his	O
armies	O
of	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
hack	O
and	O
slash-style	O
gameplay	O
inspired	O
by	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Dark	O
Angel	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
on	O
missions	O
,	O
explore	O
random	B-Algorithm
dungeons	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
battle	O
hordes	O
of	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
map	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
items	O
using	O
the	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
Metro3D	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
21-person	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Metro3D	O
's	O
Armada	B-Application
,	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Mark	O
Jordan	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
many	O
ex-Atari	O
and	O
THQ	O
staffers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Dark	O
Angel	O
was	O
advertised	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
the	O
October	O
2000	O
issue	O
of	O
NextGen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
website	O
contacted	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
January	O
2001	O
interview	O
between	O
the	O
website	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Jordan	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
admitted	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dark	O
Angel	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2001	O
and	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
animation	O
sets	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
properties	O
including	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Strider	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
graphical	O
engine	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
inverse	O
kinematic	O
components	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
sword-slash	O
streaks	O
in	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
earlier	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
interview	O
,	O
Jordan	O
cited	O
Zelda	B-Application
64	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
viewpoint	O
changes	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro3D	O
intended	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
VMU	B-Application
peripheral	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
skills	O
and	O
abilities	O
or	O
trade	O
items	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
edition	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
making	O
"	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
alpha	O
processor	O
...	O
with	O
some	O
scene	O
lighting	O
with	O
four-point	O
light	O
sources	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
further	O
emphasized	O
to	O
IGN	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
's	O
graphical	O
ability	O
for	O
real-point	O
light	O
sources	O
,	O
rendering	O
semi-transparent	O
particles	O
,	O
and	O
displaying	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
To	O
struggle	O
and	O
get	O
good	O
results	O
is	O
what	O
makes	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
worthwhile.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Metro3D	O
officially	O
announced	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
waning	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
high	O
development	O
costs	O
for	O
third-party	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro3D	O
had	O
told	O
GameSpot	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Angel	O
universe	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Korean	O
market	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Plans	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
