<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
:	I-Application
Life	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Xatrix	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
wounded	O
and	O
beaten	O
up	O
by	O
associates	O
of	O
the	O
crime	O
boss	O
The	O
Kingpin	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
his	O
thirst	O
for	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
3D	O
Realms	O
had	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Kingpin	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
quasi-retro	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
Kingpin	B-Application
features	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
1930s	O
art	O
deco	O
crossed	O
with	O
modern	O
technology	O
and	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
artist	O
Viktor	O
Antonov	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
envisioned	O
as	O
"	O
like	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
with	O
a	O
gangster	O
touch	O
"	O
,	O
before	O
hip-hop	O
group	O
Cypress	O
Hill	O
got	O
associated	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
influenced	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
science-fiction	O
elements	O
to	O
be	O
phased	O
out	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
realistic	O
city	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
city	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Kingpin	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
crime	O
and	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
most	O
desolate	O
and	O
deprived	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
Skidrow	O
,	O
a	O
dystopia	B-Application
where	O
the	O
population	O
consists	O
entirely	O
of	O
criminal	O
elements	O
,	O
prostitutes	O
,	O
and	O
transients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
here	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
has	O
been	O
left	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
beaten	O
up	O
by	O
some	O
thugs	O
under	O
the	O
employ	O
of	O
Nikki	O
Blanco	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
The	O
Kingpin	B-Application
's	O
lieutenants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picking	O
up	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
lead	O
piping	O
as	O
a	O
makeshift	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plots	O
against	O
Nikki	O
Blanco	O
and	O
The	O
Kingpin	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
rise	O
to	O
prominence	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
lust	O
for	O
revenge	O
will	O
take	O
him	O
through	O
various	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
:	O
from	O
chemical	O
plants	O
through	O
to	O
steel	O
mills	O
and	O
train	O
yards	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
onto	O
Radio	O
City	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
The	O
Kingpin	B-Application
's	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
primary	O
examples	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
"	O
The	O
Kingpin	B-Application
"	O
being	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Marsellus	O
Wallace	O
character	O
from	O
Pulp	O
Fiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
most	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
profanity-laden	O
dialog	O
and	O
its	O
graphic	O
depiction	O
of	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
also	O
features	O
heavy	O
NPC	O
interaction	O
for	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
and	O
choose	O
between	O
positive	O
or	O
negative	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
hire	O
gang	O
members	O
to	O
join	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
this	O
is	O
necessary	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
need	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
character	O
's	O
specific	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
rap	O
group	O
Cypress	O
Hill	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
three	O
tracks	O
from	O
their	O
album	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
received	O
a	O
fair	O
amount	O
of	O
controversy	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
graphic	O
depiction	O
of	O
violence	O
and	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
profanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xatrix	O
also	O
stressed	O
that	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
not	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
,	O
shape	O
or	O
form	O
aimed	O
or	O
marketed	O
at	O
minors	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
warning	O
message	O
during	O
the	O
installation	O
stage	O
from	O
Xatrix	O
CEO	O
Drew	O
Markham	O
himself	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
light	O
of	O
the	O
recent	O
acts	O
of	O
youth-related	O
violence	O
that	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
across	O
America	O
we	O
thought	O
that	O
you	O
should	O
know	O
how	O
'	O
Kingpin	B-Application
 '	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
never	O
intended	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
never	O
any	O
attempt	O
to	O
market	O
or	O
influence	O
children	O
to	O
buy	O
Kingpin.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erik	O
Wolpaw	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
was	O
particularly	O
impressed	O
at	O
the	O
way	O
that	O
Xatrix	O
had	O
used	O
the	O
then	O
two-year-old	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
a	O
"	O
beautifully	O
depicted	O
metropolitan	O
nightmare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
incredible	O
achievement	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
nasty	O
,	O
bloody	O
swear-fest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
strong	O
stomach	O
and	O
 [ you ] 	O
are	O
n't	O
offended	O
by	O
foul	O
and	O
abusive	O
language	O
,	O
then	O
Kingpin	B-Application
:	I-Application
Life	I-Application
of	I-Application
Crime	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
thing	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
which	O
could	O
open	O
the	O
floodgates	O
for	O
more	O
adult	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
PC	O
PowerPlays	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Firstperson	O
Shooter	O
(	O
Single	O
Player	O
)	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
for	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
previously	O
hosted	O
on	O
both	O
heat.net	O
and	O
Mplayer.com	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
and	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingpin	B-Application
would	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
Xatrix	O
's	O
last	O
game	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
that	O
Kingpin	B-Application
shipped	O
,	O
Xatrix	O
Entertainment	O
ceased	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
in	O
production	O
at	O
Interplay	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
with	O
a	O
2005	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
came	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
long-thought	O
lost	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
publishing	O
rights	O
for	O
Kingpin	B-Application
was	O
questioned	O
by	O
Slipgate	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Frederik	O
Schreiber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
interactions	O
would	O
ultimately	O
manifest	O
in	O
a	O
remastering	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
(	O
where	O
Schreiber	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
for	O
)	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
as	O
Kingpin	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
.	O
</s>
