<s>
PDC	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Darts	I-Application
2008	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Oxygen	O
Interactive	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Mere	O
Mortals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
PC	B-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
sixteen	O
professionals	O
from	O
the	O
Professional	O
Darts	B-Language
Corporation	O
,	O
and	O
seven	O
tournaments	O
from	O
the	O
PDC	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
's	O
PDC	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Darts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
for	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
year	O
2008	O
dropped	O
from	O
its	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo-exclusive	O
sequel	O
,	O
PDC	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Darts	I-Application
2009	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
abovementioned	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
attempts	O
to	O
recreate	O
playing	O
real	O
darts	B-Language
through	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
rules	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
almost	O
exactly	O
follows	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
501	O
darts	B-Language
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
professionals	O
(	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
throw	O
darts	B-Language
onto	O
the	O
dartboard	O
to	O
decrease	O
their	O
score	O
to	O
0	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
must	O
end	O
with	O
a	O
double	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dartboard	O
's	O
numbers	O
are	O
positioned	O
just	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
real	O
darts	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
throws	O
three	O
darts	B-Language
before	O
the	O
next	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throwing	O
darts	B-Language
is	O
implemented	O
as	O
a	O
three-step	O
procedure	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
step	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
general	O
area	O
of	O
where	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
throw	O
,	O
determined	O
using	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
keys	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	O
or	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
depending	O
on	O
platform	O
and	O
control	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
step	O
is	O
to	O
determine	O
how	O
strongly	O
the	O
dart	B-Language
is	O
to	O
be	O
thrown	O
towards	O
the	O
chosen	O
aiming	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
throwing	O
power	O
oscillates	O
automatically	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lock-on	O
"	O
button	O
is	O
held	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
platforms	O
determine	O
it	O
manually	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
far	O
the	O
other	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
is	O
pulled	O
or	O
how	O
long	O
a	O
key	O
is	O
held	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
implements	O
this	O
with	O
an	O
actual	O
thrusting	O
motion	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
assigns	O
this	O
move	O
to	O
another	O
key	O
to	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
platforms	O
implement	O
the	O
throwing	O
action	O
by	O
quickly	O
flicking	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
forward	O
just	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
pulled	O
backward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
deviation	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
while	O
throwing	O
the	O
dart	B-Language
will	O
also	O
affect	O
the	O
dart	B-Language
's	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
takes	O
into	O
account	O
real-life	O
darts	B-Language
physics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
under	O
-	O
or	O
over-stacking	O
of	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
flights	O
falling	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
bounce-outs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
utilizes	O
an	O
alternate	O
control	O
scheme	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
to	O
adjust	O
power	O
and	O
throw	O
the	O
dart	B-Language
,	O
like	O
most	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
a	O
simple	O
Exhibition	O
between	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
character	O
and	O
begin	O
a	O
career	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
best	O
dart	B-Language
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhanced	O
audio	O
including	O
calling	O
,	O
commentary	O
,	O
convincing	O
dynamic	O
crowd	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
darts	B-Language
atmospherics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
includes	O
options	O
for	O
dart	B-Language
barrel	O
weights	O
and	O
flight	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
