<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
,	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Carrington	O
Institute	O
research	O
centre	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
an	O
extraterrestrial	O
conspiracy	O
by	O
rival	O
corporation	O
dataDyne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Rare	O
's	O
1997	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
features	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
director	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
led	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
fourteen	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
near	O
three-year	O
development	O
cycle	O
before	O
he	O
left	O
Rare	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
technically-advanced	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
requires	O
an	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
sold	O
relatively	O
well	O
,	O
eventually	O
joining	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
game	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
widely	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
criticised	O
its	O
inconsistent	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
supplemented	O
by	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Color	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
some	O
gameplay	O
options	O
to	O
alternatively	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
a	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
where	O
players	O
complete	O
levels	O
to	O
unlock	O
content	O
and	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
is	O
via	O
a	O
single	O
context-sensitive	B-Application
button	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
activate	O
computers	O
,	O
operate	O
lifts	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
the	O
shooting	B-Device
range	I-Device
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
test	O
their	O
proficiency	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weapons	O
in	O
individual	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
features	O
a	O
campaign	O
mode	O
where	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
collected	O
together	O
into	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
objectives	O
while	O
opponents	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
try	O
to	O
hinder	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Objectives	O
generally	O
require	O
the	O
recovery	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
high-tech	O
gadgets	O
like	O
night-vision	O
goggles	B-Application
or	O
door	O
decoders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
and	O
eight	O
computer-controlled	O
bots	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
different	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenarios	O
range	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
score	O
points	O
by	O
killing	O
opponents	O
,	O
to	O
objective-based	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
2023	O
against	O
the	O
backdrop	O
of	O
an	O
interstellar	O
war	O
between	O
two	O
alien	O
races	O
:	O
the	O
Maians	O
,	O
who	O
resemble	O
the	O
archetypal	O
Grey	O
alien	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Skedar	O
,	O
reptile-like	O
creatures	O
who	O
use	O
a	O
cloaking	O
device	O
to	O
appear	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
exchange	O
for	O
creating	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
with	O
code-breaking	O
abilities	O
to	O
access	O
an	O
ancient	O
alien	O
spacecraft	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Ocean	O
,	O
the	O
Skedar	O
agree	O
to	O
supply	O
dataDyne	O
with	O
enough	O
alien	O
technology	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
biggest	O
corporation	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
cast	O
as	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
,	O
an	O
agent	O
of	O
the	O
Carrington	O
Institute	O
whose	O
excellent	O
scores	O
in	O
training	O
have	O
earned	O
her	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Caroll	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
created	O
by	O
dataDyne	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
mission	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
President	O
is	O
in	O
danger	O
,	O
Carrington	O
alerts	O
Joanna	O
that	O
a	O
Maian	O
craft	O
was	O
shot	O
down	O
near	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
and	O
sends	O
her	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
Maian	O
protector	O
named	O
Elvis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Elvis	O
,	O
Joanna	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
spaceship	O
and	O
lands	O
on	O
the	O
Skedar	O
homeworld	O
,	O
where	O
she	O
ultimately	O
defeats	O
the	O
Skedar	B-Application
leader	I-Application
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Skedar	O
in	O
disarray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
originally	O
directed	O
by	O
Martin	O
Hollis	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
1997	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
Rare	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
sequel	O
Tomorrow	B-Device
Never	I-Device
Dies	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
outbid	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
release	O
their	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
adaptation	I-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
included	O
"	O
Covert	O
Ops	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Alien	O
Intelligence	O
"	O
before	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	I-Application
were	O
decided	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollis	O
noted	O
naming	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
2006	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Black	B-Application
by	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
:	O
"	O
Game	O
developers	O
just	O
like	O
black	B-Application
,	O
nihilism	O
,	O
dystopian	O
futures	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
zero	O
,	O
infinity	O
,	O
spheres	O
,	O
perfection	O
—	O
all	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
stuff	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
double	O
slash	O
symbol	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
logo	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
writing	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bad	O
grammar	O
of	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	I-Application
partially	O
alludes	O
to	O
Hollis	O
 '	O
affection	O
for	O
the	O
way	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
use	O
English	O
words	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
games	O
and	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
theme	O
and	O
plot	O
included	O
conspiracy	O
theories	O
and	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ghost	O
in	O
the	O
Shell	O
manga	O
,	O
Elektra	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
the	O
films	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Judge	O
Dredd	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
author	O
Philip	O
K	O
.	O
Dick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
fictional	O
universe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
spy	O
shooter	O
like	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
 '	O
desires	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
its	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
admiration	O
for	O
the	O
1998	O
stealth	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
gadgets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
CamSpy	O
and	O
the	O
data	O
uplink	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
central	O
character	O
a	O
woman	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Hollis	O
 '	O
belief	O
that	O
there	O
should	O
be	O
more	O
games	O
starring	O
women	O
,	O
considering	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
already	O
starred	O
a	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
upgraded	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
bigger	O
environments	O
and	O
more	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
improved	O
so	O
that	O
opponents	O
could	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
and	O
draw	O
a	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
when	O
disarmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
flashlight	O
was	O
implemented	O
by	O
software	O
engineer	O
Steve	O
Ellis	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
responsible	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
of	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
lights	O
can	O
be	O
shot	O
out	O
to	O
create	O
darkened	O
areas	O
,	O
gunfire	O
and	O
explosions	O
illuminate	O
rooms	O
dynamically	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
infrared	O
or	O
night-vision	O
goggles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollis	O
was	O
involved	O
with	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
14	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
near	O
three-year	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
progress	O
was	O
unsatisfactory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
situation	O
ended	O
with	O
my	O
departure	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
very	O
deep	O
regret	O
I	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
see	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
to	O
completion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
workforce	O
and	O
led	O
Rare	O
to	O
assign	O
more	O
people	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
remaining	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
became	O
three	O
times	O
bigger	O
than	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
installed	O
an	O
in-house	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
studio	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
hit	O
animations	O
and	O
full	O
walk	O
cycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Duncan	O
Botwood	O
wore	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
heels	O
to	O
portray	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
in	O
some	O
sessions	O
,	O
but	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
artist	O
Laurie	O
Sage	O
performed	O
most	O
of	O
her	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
opponents	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
performed	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
required	O
for	O
their	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
developers	O
kept	O
adding	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ended	O
up	O
using	O
all	O
the	O
extra	O
memory	O
on	O
their	O
debug	B-Device
consoles	O
and	O
became	O
too	O
big	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
's	O
standard	O
4MB	O
of	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
optimise	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
Expansion	O
Pak	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
's	O
RAM	B-Architecture
from	O
4MB	O
to	O
8MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
photos	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
accessory	O
and	O
directly	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
a	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
could	O
then	O
be	O
cropped	O
or	O
manipulated	O
with	O
an	O
in-game	O
editor	O
and	O
mapped	O
onto	O
the	O
polygonal	B-General_Concept
head	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
sci-fi	O
music	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
for	O
Kirkhope	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
mainly	O
worked	O
on	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
the	O
whistling	O
sound	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
X-Files	O
"	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
he	O
reused	O
much	O
of	O
Norgate	O
's	O
sample	O
set	O
,	O
especially	O
peculiar	O
sci-fi	O
noises	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Norgate	O
's	O
few	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
score	O
was	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
composer	O
,	O
David	O
Clynick	O
,	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cinematic	O
sequence	O
while	O
Kirkhope	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
features	O
more	O
than	O
45	O
minutes	O
of	O
voiced	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shipped	O
in	O
a	O
32	O
MB	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
presented	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
lead	O
game	O
at	O
E3	O
1998	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
summer	O
1999	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
trailed	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
predicting	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
shooting	O
game	O
this	O
century	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
working	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1998	O
;	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
preview	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
that	O
had	O
everyone	O
who	O
saw	O
 [ it ] 	O
drooling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
more	O
complete	O
version	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Camera	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
in	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
alongside	O
Rare	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Jet	B-Application
Force	I-Application
Gemini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
22	O
May	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
supplement	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rare	O
released	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Color	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
features	O
a	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
certain	O
cheats	O
within	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
alternatively	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
features	O
a	O
different	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
each	O
regional	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	I-Application
does	O
not	O
translate	O
well	O
into	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Aka	B-Application
to	I-Application
Kuro	I-Application
"	O
was	O
considered	O
sufficiently	O
edgy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
NPD	O
's	O
Toy	O
Retail	O
Survey	O
Tracking	O
system	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
May	O
2000	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
bestseller	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
joined	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
game	O
selection	O
on	O
21	O
December	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
almost	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
77,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
praised	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
claimed	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
"	O
unparalleled	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
journalist	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
remarked	O
that	O
its	O
extensive	O
features	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
described	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
as	O
"	O
dauntingly	O
huge	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
takes	O
everything	O
that	O
made	O
its	O
predecessor	O
such	O
an	O
enduring	O
favourite	O
and	O
does	O
it	O
bigger	O
,	O
better	O
and	O
more	O
often	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
editors	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
undeniably	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
"	O
,	O
suspenseful	O
,	O
"	O
more	O
compelling	O
than	O
most	O
action	O
movies	O
and	O
much	O
deeper	O
than	O
any	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
remarked	O
that	O
levels	O
were	O
more	O
detailed	O
than	O
in	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
character	O
models	O
and	O
weapons	O
were	O
well-animated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
voiced	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
surround	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
score	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
mixture	O
between	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
soundtrack	O
by	O
Vangelis	O
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007s	O
,	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
effectively	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
credited	O
Rare	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
fit	O
such	O
a	O
clear-sounding	O
experience	O
into	O
the	O
limited	O
space	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
challenging	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
varied	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
nonlinear	O
approach	O
to	O
completing	O
mission	O
objectives	O
was	O
highlighted	O
positively	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
freedom	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
situations	O
as	O
they	O
see	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poole	O
described	O
the	O
"	O
lazy	O
sci-fi	O
fetishism	O
"	O
of	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
's	O
character	O
design	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
blatant	O
and	O
doomed	O
attempt	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
thunder	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
she	O
illustrated	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
characterising	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
a	O
problem	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	O
had	O
avoided	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
already	O
well-known	O
character	O
James	O
Bond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
their	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
awards	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
editors	O
awarded	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Best	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
Game	O
and	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Rare	O
planned	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
"	O
sister	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
called	O
Velvet	O
Dark	O
,	O
for	O
either	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
or	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
ultimately	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Free	O
Radical	O
Design	O
released	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeSplitters	B-Device
bears	O
several	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentational	O
similarities	O
to	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
similar	O
aiming	O
system	O
and	O
unlockable	O
options	O
through	O
quick	O
level	O
completions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Rare	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Device
Dark	I-Device
Zero	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
found	O
the	O
ambitious	O
mentality	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
weapons	O
and	O
computer-controlled	O
players	O
being	O
"	O
designed	O
for	O
possibilities	O
rather	O
than	O
balance	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
one	O
of	O
Perfect	B-Application
Darks	I-Application
most	O
interesting	O
aspects	O
and	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
its	O
biggest	O
problem	O
:	O
"	O
Restraint	O
 [ ... ] 	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
a	O
tighter	O
,	O
more	O
focused	O
experience	O
,	O
helped	O
with	O
those	O
framerate	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
despite	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
not	O
standing	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
"	O
its	O
currency	O
of	O
ideas	O
and	O
provocation	O
 [ ... ] 	O
remains	O
sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
considered	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
done	O
more	O
for	O
the	O
shooter	O
genre	O
than	O
often	O
credited	O
for	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
ahead	O
of	O
time	O
because	O
no	O
game	O
had	O
revitalised	O
its	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editors	O
ranked	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
65th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
included	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
2006	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
200	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
86	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Everything	O
that	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
made	O
great	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
did	O
too	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
some.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
28	O
on	O
their	O
2007	O
list	O
of	O
100	O
Best	O
Videogames	O
(	O
a	O
list	O
voted	O
for	O
by	O
readers	O
,	O
Edge	O
staff	O
and	O
gaming	O
industry	O
professionals	O
)	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
brought	O
the	O
Nintendo64	B-Operating_System
era	O
to	O
a	O
satisfying	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Ryan	O
Dwyer	O
fully	O
decompiled	B-Application
the	O
original	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
into	O
C	B-Language
source	O
code	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
unofficially	O
to	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
through	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
download	O
service	O
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
4J	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
studio	O
that	O
previously	O
handled	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
Rare	O
's	O
platform	O
games	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
remaster	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
