<s>
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	O
multi-genre	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
versions	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
got	O
beyond	O
the	O
earliest	O
developmental	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
Haven	O
took	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
and	O
combines	O
action	B-Application
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
,	O
racing	O
and	O
space	O
combat	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
based	O
around	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	O
's	O
main	O
offensive	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
yo-yo	B-Operating_System
device	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
mag-ball.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
on	O
this	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
16	O
May	O
2002	O
when	O
Midway	O
Games	O
revealed	O
they	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
original	O
multi-genre	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
would	O
subsequently	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landscapes	O
are	O
fractally	O
generated	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
vector	B-Operating_System
processors	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
considerable	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
also	O
keen	O
to	O
stress	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
no	O
loading	O
times	O
;	O
"	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
intends	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
loading	O
to	O
be	O
invisible	O
to	O
players	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
startup	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
carefully	O
managed	O
memory	O
usage	O
and	O
constant	O
streaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
also	O
revealed	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
depict	O
heat	O
distortions	O
,	O
particle	O
effects	O
,	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
light	O
sourcing	O
,	O
shadows	O
,	O
and	O
reflections	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
already	O
revealed	O
day	O
and	O
nights	O
cycles	O
and	O
random	O
weather	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Ricardo	O
Torres	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
varied	O
landscape	O
is	O
fractally	O
generated	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
vector	O
units	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
working	O
overtime	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
some	O
very	O
impressive	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
in	O
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
allows	O
for	O
an	O
unbelievable	O
cinematic-style	O
smoothness	O
and	O
experience	O
as	O
you	O
encounter	O
the	O
varied	O
play	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
commercial	O
failure	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Mathew	O
Gallant	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
often	O
surprising	O
action-packed	O
platformer	O
with	O
a	O
distinctive	O
style	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
challenge.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Primarily	O
,	O
the	O
annoying	O
control	O
problems	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
mag-ball	O
can	O
make	O
an	O
already	O
difficult	O
game	O
needlessly	O
frustrating	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Yet	O
the	O
overall	O
feel	O
is	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
very	O
intense	O
and	O
action-packed	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Haven	B-Device
:	I-Device
Call	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
King	I-Device
is	O
quite	O
an	O
ambitious	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
innovative	O
than	O
Midway	O
claimed	O
:	O
"	O
being	O
mainly	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
sub	O
sections	O
to	O
add	O
variety	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
across	O
as	O
being	O
more	O
heavily	O
indebted	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Jak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
than	O
being	O
anything	O
revolutionary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Benjamin	O
Turner	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
designers	O
 [ are ] 	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
unique	O
by	O
combining	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
from	O
platformers	O
,	O
3D	O
shooters	O
,	O
vehicular	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
even	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
.	O
</s>
