<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Cryo	O
Interactive	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Philippe	O
Ulrich	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Dune	B-Application
video	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
by	O
author	O
,	O
cartoonist	O
and	O
illustrator	O
Régis	O
Loisel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
motifs	O
from	O
franchises	O
like	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
Rayman	B-Application
,	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
The	O
Matrix	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cryo	O
UK	O
's	O
MD	O
Stuart	O
Furnival	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
taken	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
from	O
Crash	O
Bandicoot	O
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
action	O
adventure	O
genres	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
contemporary	O
,	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
unique	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cryo	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
Gift	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
launch	O
first	O
on	O
Game	O
Boy	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
then	O
followed	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
late	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
release	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
November	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Arthur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Arthurian	O
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
website	O
had	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
release	O
for	O
November	O
2000	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
release	O
for	O
April	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Cryo	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
retouched	O
graphics	O
and	O
fifteen	O
extra	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
unreleased	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
Cryo	O
Interactive	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
devil	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
platform	O
experience	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
site	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
worth	O
playing	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
lacking	O
in	O
good	O
games	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
universe	O
and	O
original	O
scenario	O
while	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
had	O
a	O
friendly	O
and	O
tense	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
felt	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
disappointment	O
and	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
Plus	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
84%	O
http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero113/Consoles%2B_N113-Page%200078.jpg	O
http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero113/Consoles%2B_N113-Page%200079.jpg	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
pity	O
that	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
ultimately	O
giving	O
it	O
77%	O
.http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles	O
%	O
20Plus/consoleplus_numero112/Consoles	O
%20+%20112%20Page%20104%20( mai%202001	O
)	O
.jpg	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
challenging	O
and	O
controversial	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
