<s>
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SouthPeak	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jake	O
Wright	O
,	O
who	O
inherits	O
the	O
mineral	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
Luna	O
Crysta	O
after	O
his	O
uncle	O
dies	O
suspiciously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
with	O
SouthPeak	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Video	O
Reality	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Temüjin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Lee	O
Sheldon	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
Ripley	O
's	O
Believe	O
It	O
or	O
Not	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
The	B-Application
Riddle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Master	I-Application
Lu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
Temüjin	B-Application
,	O
Sheldon	O
was	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
utilizes	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
footage	O
of	O
live	O
actors	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
almost	O
entirely	O
pre-rendered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Paul	O
Graham	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
required	O
"	O
500,000	O
hours	O
of	O
rendering	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
render	B-Operating_System
farm	I-Operating_System
of	O
220	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1998	O
,	O
SouthPeak	O
partnered	O
with	O
Activision	O
to	O
distribute	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Dark	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
outside	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1998	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
