<s>
Peter	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
King	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Official	I-Application
Game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Peter	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
King	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2005	O
film	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
New	O
York	O
scriptwriter	O
Jack	O
Driscoll	O
through	O
Skull	O
Island	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
save	O
love	O
interest	O
Ann	O
Darrow	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
sacrificed	O
by	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
natives	O
to	O
the	O
giant	O
gorilla	O
Kong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
Jack	O
Driscoll	O
and	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
firearms	O
and	O
spears	O
as	O
Jack	O
;	O
and	O
punch	O
,	O
grab	O
and	O
use	O
objects/corpses	O
as	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
and	O
fight	O
creatures	O
on	O
Skull	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
segments	O
are	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Jack	O
levels	O
are	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titled	O
Kong	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
8th	I-Application
Wonder	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
immersive	O
environments	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
both	O
Jack	O
and	O
Kong	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
(	O
particularly	O
Naomi	O
Watts	O
and	O
Jack	O
Black	O
's	O
performances	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
movie	O
based	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
due	O
to	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
liking	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
shorter	O
campaign	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
has	O
gained	O
a	O
significant	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
as	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
survival	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
both	O
New	O
York	O
scriptwriter	O
Jack	O
Driscoll	O
and	O
the	O
giant	O
gorilla	O
,	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
struggle	O
to	O
survive	O
the	O
threats	O
of	O
Skull	O
Island	O
in	O
1933	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interspersed	O
with	O
human	O
adventure	O
are	O
levels	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Kong	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
traversing	O
Skull	O
Island	O
's	O
unique	O
geography	O
,	O
battling	O
various	O
giant	O
monsters	O
while	O
defending	O
Ann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kong	B-Application
levels	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
directs	O
Kong	B-Application
to	O
punch	O
,	O
grab	O
and	O
use	O
objects/corpses	O
as	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kong	B-Application
is	O
sent	O
into	O
fury	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
sky	O
becomes	O
tinted	O
with	O
a	O
golden	O
hue	O
and	O
Kong	B-Application
becomes	O
more	O
powerful	O
and	O
less	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
Kong	B-Application
sequences	O
fulfill	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
giant	O
ape	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
effectively	O
battle	O
the	O
gigantic	O
creatures	O
that	O
Jack	O
's	O
weapons	O
cannot	O
harm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
ending	O
where	O
Kong	B-Application
can	O
be	O
saved	O
during	O
the	O
Empire	O
State	O
Building	O
shootout	O
and	O
safely	O
returned	O
to	O
Skull	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
is	O
tied	O
to	O
a	O
stake	O
,	O
and	O
watches	O
helplessly	O
as	O
the	O
natives	O
offer	O
Ann	O
to	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
a	O
gorilla	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
comes	O
to	O
the	O
rescue	O
and	O
saves	O
Ann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Kong	B-Application
arrives	O
just	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
Ann	O
in	O
hand	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
team	O
know	O
that	O
she	O
's	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
battles	O
and	O
kills	O
the	O
V-rexes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
the	O
swamp	O
,	O
Kong	B-Application
interrupts	O
their	O
log	O
crossing	O
and	O
tips	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
gorge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ann	O
signals	O
for	O
Kong	B-Application
to	O
come	O
while	O
Jack	O
shoots	O
some	O
Terapusmordax	O
to	O
distract	O
the	O
carnivore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Kong	B-Application
arrives	O
,	O
Hayes	O
fires	O
his	O
gun	O
on	O
the	O
ape	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
V	O
.	O
rex	O
charges	O
at	O
Kong	B-Application
and	O
inadvertently	O
steps	O
on	O
Hayes	O
,	O
fatally	O
injuring	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
he	O
makes	O
it	O
into	O
Kong	B-Application
's	O
lair	O
and	O
rescues	O
Ann	O
while	O
Kong	B-Application
fights	O
several	O
cave	O
serpents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
gives	O
chase	O
to	O
the	O
fleeing	O
pair	O
,	O
who	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
the	O
jungle	O
,	O
Ann	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
natives	O
once	O
again	O
but	O
Kong	B-Application
saves	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
escapes	O
and	O
rampages	O
New	O
York	O
destroying	O
many	O
police	O
cars	O
and	O
army	O
trucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carl	O
stands	O
beside	O
Kong	B-Application
's	O
body	O
and	O
says	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
n't	O
the	O
airplanes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
defeats	O
enough	O
biplanes	O
as	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
the	O
army	O
will	O
light	O
up	O
searchlights	O
on	O
the	O
building	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
biplanes	O
can	O
get	O
clearer	O
shots	O
at	O
Kong	B-Application
,	O
causing	O
Jack	O
and	O
Englehorn	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Venture	O
's	O
seaplane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
switch	O
to	O
Jack	O
piloting	O
the	O
seaplane	O
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
searchlights	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
down	O
the	O
remaining	O
biplanes	O
to	O
save	O
Kong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
emergency	O
searchlights	O
are	O
set	O
up	O
,	O
Kong	B-Application
climbs	O
down	O
the	O
Empire	O
State	O
Building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
is	O
taken	O
back	O
aboard	O
the	O
Venture	O
and	O
is	O
safely	O
returned	O
to	O
Skull	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onboard	O
Englehorn	O
's	O
seaplane	O
,	O
Ann	O
flies	O
around	O
Kong	B-Application
's	O
lair	O
to	O
see	O
Kong	B-Application
one	O
last	O
time	O
to	O
bid	O
farewell	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
as	O
Kong	B-Application
roars	O
triumphantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
features	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
over	O
the	O
sixth-generation	O
console	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
signature	O
edition	O
also	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
Topps	O
trading	O
card	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
downloadable	O
ringtone	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cover	O
signed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symptomatic	O
of	O
early	O
seventh-generation	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
only	O
set	O
up	O
for	O
HDTV	B-Device
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
image	O
on	O
standard-definition	O
TVs	O
very	O
dark	O
and	O
unsatisfactory	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
recommended	O
fans	O
buy	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
until	O
a	O
fix	O
for	O
the	O
problem	O
was	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
is	O
not	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
backwards	O
compatible	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
PC	O
version	O
utilizes	O
the	O
StarForce	O
copy	O
protection	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
cause	O
unforeseen	O
difficulties	O
for	O
players	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
poorly	O
coded	O
shaders	O
,	O
allowing	O
homebrew	O
and	O
unsigned	O
code	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
through	O
modified	O
disc	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
exploited	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
shader	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	B-Application
Jackson	I-Application
's	I-Application
King	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
4.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
widely	O
panned	O
by	O
reviewers	O
because	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
,	O
poor	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
Flat-Out	O
Worst	O
Game	O
 '	O
list	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
&	O
Worst	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
mainly	O
for	O
a	O
shorter	O
length	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cut	O
down	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
rather	O
abrupt	O
final	O
sequence	O
it	O
does	O
seem	O
to	O
rush	O
to	O
its	O
climax	O
,	O
but	O
despite	O
its	O
brevity	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
unforgettable	O
trip	O
through	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
Kong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Detroit	O
Free	O
Press	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
decent	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
adds	O
a	O
two-player	O
Co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
wonkier	O
controls	O
than	O
its	O
console	O
cousin	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
n't	O
great	O
to	O
begin	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
