<s>
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
John	B-Application
Cord	I-Application
—	O
an	O
MI6	O
agent	O
who	O
is	O
captured	O
while	O
on	O
assignment	O
and	O
tries	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
who	O
betrayed	O
him	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sony	O
contacted	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
initially	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
its	O
previous	O
projects	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
theme	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
action	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
guides	O
John	B-Application
Cord	I-Application
's	O
movements	O
with	O
a	O
keyboard	O
or	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cord	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
dialogue	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
through	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
to	O
gain	O
hints	O
of	O
what	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzles	O
or	O
to	O
progress	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
situated	O
in	O
Volgia	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
state	O
on	O
the	O
east	O
coast	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
USSR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
British	O
were	O
asked	O
for	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
Alpha	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
MI6	O
,	O
sends	O
agent	O
John	B-Application
Cord	I-Application
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
friend	O
of	O
Kiefer	O
,	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
overhears	O
a	O
conversation	O
between	O
Chi-Ling	O
Cheung	O
(	O
a	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
of	O
the	O
People	O
's	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
)	O
and	O
Byrdoy	O
Tolstov	O
(	O
a	O
professor	O
in	O
applied	O
physics	O
and	O
chemistry	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
unexpected	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Sony	O
contacted	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
initially	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revolution	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
its	O
previous	O
projects	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
theme	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
action	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
and	O
10	O
October	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
and	O
30	O
May	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
at	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Those	O
who	O
want	O
action	O
instead	O
of	O
fiction	O
will	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
somewhat	O
dull	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
who	O
appreciate	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
and	O
great	O
atmosphere	O
will	O
find	O
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
satisfying	O
blend	O
of	O
espionage	O
and	O
science	O
fiction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Carla	O
Harker	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
worst	O
thing	O
about	O
In	B-Application
Cold	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
is	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
pretty	O
interesting	O
and	O
you	O
want	O
to	O
like	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
rest	O
is	O
so	O
bad	O
you	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
reported	O
above	O
220,000	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
edition	O
in	O
Europe	O
alone	O
during	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
months	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
Warriner	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
really	O
did	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
computer	O
SKU	O
had	O
sold	O
acceptably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
