<s>
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
first	O
native	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
actuality	O
it	O
started	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
precede	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
by	O
one	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Criticom	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
three	O
fighting	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Kronos	O
Digital	O
,	O
falling	O
between	O
Criticom	B-Application
and	O
Cardinal	B-Application
Syn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
far	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
sometime	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Criticom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
spans	O
three	O
dimensions	O
:	O
the	O
Neutral	O
Dimension	O
(	O
where	O
Earth	O
is	O
located	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dimension	O
(	O
home	O
to	O
demons	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Light	O
Dimension	O
(	O
home	O
to	O
energy	O
beings	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crystal	O
(	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
motivation	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Criticom	B-Application
)	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Core	O
Prime	O
Element	O
of	O
a	O
Master	O
Key	O
,	O
one	O
which	O
holds	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
secrets	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
retrieved	O
it	O
burst	O
into	O
three	O
pieces	O
,	O
sending	O
two	O
pieces	O
into	O
alternate	O
dimensions	O
,	O
and	O
widening	O
the	O
tear	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
namesake	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
and	O
Cardinal	O
Syn.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Criticom	B-Application
,	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
all	O
the	O
fighter	O
animations	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
critics	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
dramatic	O
improvement	O
over	O
Kronos	O
's	O
previous	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Criticom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Perry	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Kronos	O
has	O
overcome	O
its	O
Criticom	B-Application
syndrome	O
:	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
character	O
detail	O
is	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
many	O
chained	O
combos	O
,	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
fighters	O
and	O
fighting	O
styles	O
are	O
all	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
shines	O
through	O
its	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
called	O
the	O
best	O
fighter	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
64.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
widely	O
praised	O
aspects	O
were	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
;	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
ran	O
on	O
cutting	O
edge	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
)	O
in	O
this	O
respect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
three	O
co-reviewers	O
further	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
weak	O
in	O
every	O
other	O
respect	O
,	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
Virtua	O
Fighter-inspired	O
mishmash	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
guys	O
with	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphic	O
effects	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
things	O
that	O
save	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
from	O
falling	O
below	O
average.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
criticized	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
for	O
lacking	O
original	O
features	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
fails	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
single	O
surprise	O
or	O
elicit	O
one	O
impressive	O
moment	O
of	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
combos	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
perform	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
deemed	O
Dark	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
"	O
a	O
fast	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
polygon-based	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
imaginative	O
with	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
break	O
ground	O
for	O
other	O
poly-fighters	O
like	O
Tekken	O
on	O
the	O
N64.	O
"	O
</s>
