<s>
Darkstone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Reigns	I-Application
(	O
Darkstone	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
International	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
publisher	O
Anuman	O
Interactive	O
launched	O
a	O
remake	O
available	O
on	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
cooperation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
author	O
Paul	O
Cuisset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
return	O
he	O
has	O
created	O
the	O
Darkstone	B-Application
,	O
which	O
drains	O
life	O
energy	O
from	O
Uma	O
,	O
bringing	O
death	O
and	O
mayhem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
the	O
Darkstone	B-Application
itself	O
erupts	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ground	O
in	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
switching	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
colour	O
scheme	O
of	O
a	O
sunny	O
day	O
to	O
more	O
oppressive	O
purples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artifacts	O
are	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Royal	O
Diadem	O
,	O
the	O
Shield	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
the	O
Unicorn	O
's	O
Horn	O
,	O
the	O
Horn	O
of	O
Plenty	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Scale	O
,	O
the	O
Magic	O
Anvil	O
,	O
the	O
Path	O
Book	O
,	O
the	O
Medallion	O
of	O
Melchior	O
,	O
the	O
Sacred	O
Scroll	O
,	O
the	O
Stone	O
of	O
Souls	O
,	O
the	O
Cursed	O
Sword	O
,	O
the	O
Storm	O
Flower	O
,	O
the	O
Claw	O
of	O
Sargon	O
,	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Harp	O
,	O
the	O
Bard	O
's	O
Music	O
Score	O
and	O
the	O
Broken	O
Vase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
medieval	O
RPG	O
,	O
Darkstone	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
gameplay	O
style	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
wants	O
to	O
hear	O
a	O
song	O
about	O
the	O
Darkstone	B-Application
,	O
they	O
can	O
toss	O
a	O
coin	O
to	O
the	O
singer	O
Audren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
switching	O
between	O
them	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
version	O
only	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	O
XP/Vista/Windows	O
7/8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
playing	O
'	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
 '	O
,	O
it	O
'	O
is	O
an	O
incredibly	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
game	O
 '	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
'	O
voice-overs	O
are	O
clean	O
and	O
crisp	O
,	O
and	O
surprisingly	O
well	O
acted	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
later	O
stated	O
,	O
'	O
anybody	O
who	O
liked	O
Diablo	B-Application
or	O
anything	O
else	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
dungeon-hack	O
RPGs	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
pocket-change	O
'	O
s	O
worth	O
out	O
of	O
it	O
 '	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
3D	O
presentation	O
means	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
graphical	O
detail	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
means	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
basic	O
hack	O
n	O
slash	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eighteen	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Emmett	O
Schkloven	O
called	O
the	O
latter	O
"	O
an	O
addictive	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
port	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
impressive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Thompson	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Darkstone	B-Application
plays	O
well	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
repetitive	O
and	O
clichéd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
Darkstone	B-Application
lacks	O
passion	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
fatal	O
flaw	O
in	O
any	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
innovative	O
and	O
easy	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenters	O
1999	O
"	O
RPG	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
