<s>
Dementium	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
gained	O
back	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Dementium	B-Application
Remastered	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dementium	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
William	O
Redmoor	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
amnesia	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
venture	O
through	O
a	O
hospital	O
's	O
rooms	O
and	O
hallways	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
exit	O
and	O
escape	O
the	O
establishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dementium	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
Konami	O
turned	O
down	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
's	O
pitch	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dementium	B-Application
and	O
Dementium	B-Application
Remastered	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Craig	O
Harris	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
"	O
outstanding	O
:	O
the	O
lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
texture	O
work	O
in	O
Dementium	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
are	O
pretty	O
special	O
when	O
you	O
consider	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
capabilities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pete	O
Sellers	O
of	O
Deeko	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
's	O
many	O
pros	O
and	O
few	O
cons	O
in	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
The	O
Raven	O
by	O
Edgar	O
Allan	O
Poe	O
:	O
"	O
Visually	O
,	O
Dementiums	B-Application
divine	O
and	O
every	O
facet	O
is	O
designed	O
/	O
To	O
create	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
ambience	O
that	O
offers	O
frights	O
galore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preying	O
on	O
churlish	O
horde	O
/	O
Within	O
Dementium	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
most	O
prominently	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
replayability	O
;	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
its	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
enemies	O
respawn	O
on	O
revisit	O
,	O
leaving	O
a	O
player	O
short	O
on	O
items	O
and	O
ammunition	O
and	O
discouraging	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interchannel-Holon	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
two	O
eights	O
,	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Association	O
of	O
Psychiatric	O
Hospitals	O
published	O
a	O
protest	O
against	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
asking	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
off	O
the	O
shelves	O
because	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
psychiatry	O
in	O
name	O
but	O
uses	O
imagery	O
of	O
attacking	O
patients	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Dementium	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Renegade	O
Kid	O
lost	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
agreements	O
with	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renegade	O
Kid	O
regained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Dementium	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
released	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dementium	B-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2015	O
with	O
enhancements	O
including	O
checkpoints	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watsham	O
later	O
announced	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Dementium	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
