<s>
MDK	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
by	O
Shokwave	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Neversoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Kurt	B-Application
Hectic	I-Application
,	O
a	O
janitor	O
who	O
reluctantly	O
attempts	O
to	O
save	O
Earth	O
from	O
an	O
alien	O
invasion	O
of	O
gigantic	O
strip	O
mining	O
city-sized	O
vehicles	O
named	O
"	O
Minecrawlers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluke	O
Hawkins	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
robotic	O
two-legged/four	O
-armed	O
dog	O
named	O
Bones	O
,	O
Kurt	O
must	O
infiltrate	O
each	O
Minecrawler	O
,	O
and	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
pilot	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
must	O
then	O
kill	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
Hawkins	O
 '	O
in-orbit	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
the	O
Jim	O
Dandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
and	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
,	O
MDK	B-Application
was	O
Shiny	O
's	O
first	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
using	O
software	O
rendering	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
or	O
equivalent	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
,	O
rather	O
than	O
necessitating	O
any	O
GPU	B-Architecture
enhancements	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
large	O
3D	O
levels	O
and	O
complex	O
polygonal	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
when	O
in	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
zoom	O
up	O
to	O
100x	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
employ	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
solutions	O
to	O
pop-up	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
or	O
fogging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
system	O
requirements	O
were	O
a	O
60MHz	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
,	O
16MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
17MB	O
of	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
an	O
SVGA	O
compatible	O
video	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
or	O
equivalent	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
sardonic	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
accomplishments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
already	O
developing	O
Giants	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Citizen	I-Operating_System
Kabuto	I-Operating_System
,	O
so	O
BioWare	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK2	B-Application
was	O
published	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
as	O
MDK	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Armageddon	O
)	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
MDK	B-Application
is	O
a	O
run-and-gun	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
several	O
minigames	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enter	O
first-person	O
mode	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
sniper	B-Protocol
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
distinct	O
levels	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
Kurt	B-Application
Hectic	I-Application
,	O
must	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
"	O
Minecrawler	O
"	O
,	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
tackle	O
some	O
rudimentary	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
control	O
center	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
then	O
eliminate	O
the	O
pilot	O
in	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
run-and-gun	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
frequently	O
use	O
Kurt	O
's	O
"	O
ribbon	O
chute	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
parachute	B-Application
contained	O
within	O
his	O
outfit	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
indefinitely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
also	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
smart	O
bomb	O
feature	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
call	O
Max	O
to	O
fly	O
a	O
bomber	B-Application
over	O
the	O
battle	O
area	O
and	O
drop	O
bombs	O
on	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
must	O
enter	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
to	O
select	O
the	O
area	O
he	O
wants	O
Max	O
to	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
weaponry	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
grenades	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
World	O
's	O
Most	O
Interesting	O
Bomb	O
"	O
(	O
when	O
Kurt	O
throws	O
the	O
bomb	O
,	O
all	O
enemies	O
within	O
the	O
vicinity	O
will	O
approach	O
it	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Kurt	O
can	O
detonate	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Very	O
Large	O
Hamster	O
Hammer	B-Application
"	O
(	O
a	O
giant	O
hammer	B-Application
that	O
causes	O
the	O
ground	O
to	O
vibrate	O
violently	O
,	O
damaging	O
any	O
nearby	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
World	O
's	O
Smallest	O
Nuclear	O
Explosion	O
"	O
(	O
used	O
for	O
opening	O
locked	O
doors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
run-and-gun/sniper	O
modes	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
in	O
MDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
levels	O
start	O
out	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
atmospheric	O
entry	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
Kurt	O
jumps	O
from	O
his	O
base	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Jim	O
Dandy	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
in	O
orbit	B-Application
around	O
Earth	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Minecrawler	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
descends	O
,	O
the	O
Minecrawler	O
activates	O
its	O
radar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
if	O
touched	O
,	O
triggers	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
anti-air	O
missiles	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
dodged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
level	O
features	O
several	O
snowboarding	B-Application
sequences	O
,	O
where	O
Kurt	O
must	O
navigate	O
obstacles	O
while	O
destroying	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
set	O
period	O
,	O
Max	O
will	O
enter	O
the	O
stream	O
on	O
a	O
tether	B-Application
and	O
pull	O
Kurt	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Jim	O
Dandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
major	O
weapon	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sniper	B-Protocol
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sniper	B-Protocol
weapon	O
can	O
zoom	O
up	O
to	O
100x	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
supporting	O
five	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
ammunition	O
,	O
including	O
homing	O
missiles	O
and	O
mortar	O
shells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurt	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
see	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
helmet	O
,	O
rather	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
Kurt	O
is	O
in	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
move	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
thus	O
be	O
easily	O
targeted	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enemies	O
in	O
MDK	B-Application
are	O
a	O
collective	O
of	O
aliens	O
called	O
"	O
Streamriders	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
Gunter	O
Glut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
Grunts	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
Minecrawler	O
's	O
unique	O
pilot	O
,	O
Kurt	O
also	O
encounters	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
tanks	O
,	O
automated	O
and	O
manned	O
turrets	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
small	O
attack	O
ships	O
,	O
troop	O
transport	O
ships	O
,	O
and	O
sentry	O
drones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fluke	O
Hawkins	O
believes	O
he	O
has	O
made	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
discovery	O
;	O
an	O
outer	O
space	O
phenomenon	O
he	O
calls	O
"	O
Flange	O
Orbits	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
prove	O
his	O
colleagues	O
wrong	O
,	O
Hawkins	O
builds	O
a	O
space	O
station	O
,	O
the	O
Jim	O
Dandy	O
,	O
and	O
bribes	O
aboard	O
his	O
laboratory	O
janitor	O
,	O
Kurt	B-Application
Hectic	I-Application
,	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
Hungarian	O
goulash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
launches	O
the	O
station	O
into	O
orbit	B-Application
,	O
projecting	O
that	O
the	O
mission	O
will	O
last	O
five	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
week	O
,	O
Hawkins	O
realizes	O
Flange	O
Orbits	B-Application
do	O
not	O
actually	O
exist	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
than	O
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
in	O
shame	O
,	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
remain	O
on	O
the	O
Dandy	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
discover	O
something	O
,	O
anticipating	O
another	O
week	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
sequence	O
is	O
a	O
monochrome	O
mix	O
of	O
a	O
French	O
music	O
video	O
(	O
"	O
Non	O
Non	O
Rien	O
N'a	O
Changé	O
"	O
by	O
Billy	O
Ze	O
Kick	O
)	O
and	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
MDK	B-Application
promotional	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDKs	B-Application
writer	O
,	O
co-designer	O
and	O
co-artist	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
has	O
said	O
the	O
initial	O
impetus	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
on	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
working	O
;	O
family-friendly	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Aladdin	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Jungle	I-Application
Book	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
Bruty	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruty	O
's	O
first	O
image	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
doodle	O
of	O
an	O
armor	O
suit	O
with	O
a	O
self-contained	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
helmet	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
decisions	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
was	O
not	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
experience	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
instead	O
to	O
develop	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
Shiny	O
's	O
first	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
brought	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
advantages	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
least	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Bruty	O
explains	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
because	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
3D	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
n't	O
an	O
option	O
on	O
consoles	B-Device
at	O
that	O
point.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Williams	O
explains	O
another	O
advantage	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
"	O
it	O
meant	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
tone	O
the	O
game	O
down	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
ratings	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
quickly	O
decided	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
push	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
gaming	O
beyond	O
anything	O
seen	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
naming	O
of	O
Kurt	B-Application
Hectic	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
two	O
disparate	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
shooter	O
game	O
market	O
was	O
dominated	O
by	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
worked	O
off	O
the	O
template	O
set	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
early	O
concept	O
which	O
was	O
scrapped	O
was	O
that	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
during	O
the	O
boss	O
fight	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
use	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
whenever	O
they	O
wished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
Kurt	O
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
moved	O
as	O
realistically	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
their	O
movements	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
a	O
relatively	O
new	O
technology	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
motion	O
scripts	O
for	O
individual	O
limbs	O
were	O
split	O
up	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
mix	O
and	O
match	O
them	O
and	O
thus	O
build	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
designing	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Kurt	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
aspect	O
was	O
ensuring	O
a	O
smooth	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
third-person	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
when	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
Kurt	O
's	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifle	O
the	O
same	O
gun	O
as	O
his	O
machine	O
gun	O
;	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
to	O
stop	O
and	O
extract	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
when	O
switching	O
modes	O
,	O
Kurt	O
simply	O
attached	O
the	O
gun	O
to	O
his	O
helmet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeschuk	O
cited	O
Chow	O
Yun-fat	O
,	O
Snoopy	B-Application
and	O
Gromit	O
as	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Max	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
Doctor	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
archetypal	O
kooky	O
inventor	O
"	O
and	O
Kurt	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
straight	O
man	O
-	O
he	O
's	O
the	O
normal	O
guy	O
in	O
a	O
weird	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
each	O
enemy	O
type	O
was	O
sketched	O
on	O
paper	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
built	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
model	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
would	O
then	O
be	O
placed	O
into	O
the	O
gaming	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
model	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
generated	O
using	O
texture-mapped	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
and	O
then	O
animated	O
using	O
the	O
information	O
gathered	O
from	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
larger	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
structure	O
was	O
so	O
detailed	O
as	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
shoot	O
individual	O
body	O
parts	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
legs	O
,	O
arms	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
even	O
shoot	O
out	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
particular	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MDK	B-Application
attempted	O
things	O
never	O
before	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
write	O
their	O
own	O
programming	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
zoom	O
up	O
to	O
100x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
employ	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
techniques	O
to	O
limit	O
pop-up	B-General_Concept
,	O
such	O
as	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
and	O
fogging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	O
felt	O
most	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
maintained	O
frame	O
rate	O
by	O
using	O
big	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
in	O
low	O
resolution	O
,	O
which	O
works	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
running	O
SVGA	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
their	O
experiences	O
developing	O
for	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
;	O
using	O
small	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
dropped	O
below	O
30	O
,	O
they	O
either	O
removed	O
something	O
from	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rewrote	O
the	O
graphics	O
code	O
,	O
or	O
altered	O
the	O
artwork	O
until	O
they	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
back	O
up	O
to	O
where	O
they	O
wanted	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
reduce	O
resolution	O
or	O
increase	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
E3	O
event	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
producer	O
David	O
Perry	O
emphasized	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
Shiny	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
to	O
their	O
advantage	O
;	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
rewriting	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
already	O
been	O
written	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
expectations	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
shoot	O
really	O
high.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MDK	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
3D	O
gaming	O
was	O
becoming	O
popular	O
,	O
but	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
had	O
n't	O
had	O
much	O
impact	O
on	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
"	O
graphics	O
would	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
operate	O
in	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
relied	O
wholly	O
on	O
software	O
rendering	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
additional	O
GPU	B-Architecture
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
system	O
requirements	O
were	O
a	O
60MHz	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
(	O
although	O
90MHz	O
was	O
recommended	O
)	O
,	O
16MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
17MB	O
of	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
storage	O
for	O
basic	O
installation	O
(	O
37MB	O
for	O
full	O
installation	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
SVGA	O
compatible	O
video	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
or	O
equivalent	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
;	O
basic	O
specs	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
patches	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
that	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
then-popular	O
3D	O
APIs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playmates	O
Interactive	O
finalized	O
the	O
publishing	O
deal	O
for	O
a	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
of	O
MDK	B-Application
in	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
conversion	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
OS	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
before	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1996	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Neversoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
developer	O
Mick	O
West	O
,	O
the	O
sheer	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
presented	O
problems	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
some	O
respects	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
would	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
still	O
months	O
away	O
from	O
completion	O
when	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
began	O
,	O
the	O
Neversoft	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
continually	O
adjust	O
their	O
work	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
updates	O
they	O
received	O
from	O
Shiny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
README	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
stated	O
"	O
It	O
stands	O
for	O
whatever	O
we	O
say	O
it	O
stands	O
for	O
on	O
any	O
given	O
day	O
;	O
i.e.	O
,	O
today	O
it	O
stands	O
for	O
Mother	O
's	O
Day	O
Kisses	O
...	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
European	O
PC	B-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
images	O
during	O
installation	O
present	O
many	O
possible	O
meanings	O
for	O
the	O
letters	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
Murder	O
,	O
Death	O
,	O
Kill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
MDK2	B-Application
,	O
various	O
meanings	O
are	O
shown	O
,	O
again	O
including	O
"	O
Murder	O
,	O
Death	O
,	O
Kill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
meaning	O
of	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
"	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
initial	O
promo	O
video	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
"	O
Murder	O
Death	O
Kill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
interview	O
with	O
NowGamer	O
,	O
David	O
Perry	O
revealed	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
publisher	O
PIE	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
make	O
toys	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
words	O
were	O
removed	O
and	O
simply	O
replaced	O
with	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
GOG.com	O
forum	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
MDK	B-Application
)	O
posted	O
that	O
the	O
letters	O
do	O
indeed	O
stand	O
for	O
"	O
Murder	O
Death	O
Kill	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76%	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
no	O
self-respective	O
gamer	O
will	O
want	O
to	O
miss.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
combines	O
sweet	O
graphics	O
and	O
'	O
revolutionary	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
concepts	O
to	O
put	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
class	O
by	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
wide-open	O
environments	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
visual	O
styles	O
,	O
gameplay	O
innovations	O
,	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
,	O
humor	O
,	O
ingeniousness	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
weaponry	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
strongly	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
particularly	O
citing	O
the	O
retention	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
warp	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jay	O
Boor	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
PC	B-Device
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
I	O
have	O
ever	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
outstanding	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
standards	O
,	O
were	O
downgraded	O
from	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
judged	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
content	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
merit	O
a	O
replay	O
from	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
played	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
nonetheless	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
(	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
)	O
,	O
remarking	O
,	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
is	O
riveting	O
,	O
combining	O
tensely	O
paced	O
run-n-gun	O
gameplay	O
with	O
the	O
stealthy	O
,	O
strategic	O
stalking	O
that	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
helmet	O
enables.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
convinced	O
,	O
citing	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
breakup	O
,	O
control	O
issues	O
,	O
excessively	O
low	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
brevity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Josh	O
Smith	O
wrote	O
"	O
MDK	B-Application
is	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
widely	O
praised	O
the	O
sniper	B-Protocol
mode	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
MDK	B-Application
surpassed	O
400,000	O
copies	O
by	O
June	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
approached	O
Bruty	O
for	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
straight	O
into	O
another	O
MDK	B-Application
game	O
;	O
"	O
I	O
had	O
n't	O
liked	O
rushing	O
from	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
to	O
its	O
sequel	O
without	O
a	O
creative	O
break	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
because	O
of	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
any	O
case	O
,	O
his	O
new	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
Planet	O
Moon	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
Giants	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Citizen	I-Operating_System
Kabuto	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruty	O
asked	O
Interplay	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
consider	O
waiting	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
finished	O
on	O
Giants	O
before	O
beginning	O
on	O
MDK2	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
press	O
on	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
him	O
,	O
handing	O
development	O
over	O
to	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
animated	O
TV	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
MDK	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Mainframe	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
air	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
