<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
its	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
64	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
agent	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
as	O
she	O
completes	O
her	O
training	O
at	O
the	O
Carrington	O
Institute	O
research	O
centre	O
and	O
uncovers	O
information	O
against	O
rival	O
corporation	O
dataDyne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Printer	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
rumble	B-Device
functionality	O
into	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
alternatively	O
unlock	O
cheat	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
is	O
presented	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
and	O
shoot	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
follows	O
agent	O
Joanna	O
Dark	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
stages	O
of	O
her	O
training	O
at	O
the	O
Carrington	O
Institute	O
,	O
a	O
research	O
centre	O
founded	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Carrington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrington	O
learns	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
UFO	B-Application
in	O
the	O
area	O
and	O
that	O
dataDyne	O
,	O
the	O
Carrington	O
Institute	O
's	O
rival	O
corporation	O
,	O
is	O
getting	O
away	O
with	O
the	O
alien	O
wreckage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
handheld	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
and	O
supplement	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
64	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
after	O
Conker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
while	O
Mickey	B-Application
's	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
to	O
feature	O
sampled	B-Algorithm
sound	O
and	O
uses	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
for	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
size	O
is	O
32	O
megabits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
built-in	O
rumble	B-Device
functionality	O
which	O
provides	O
force	O
feedback	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Printer	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
print	O
out	O
character	O
profiles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
alternatively	O
unlock	O
cheat	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
transfer	O
game	O
data	O
from	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
machine	O
to	O
another	O
using	O
their	O
infrared	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
aspects	O
,	O
including	O
graphics	O
,	O
sampled	B-Algorithm
speech	O
,	O
and	O
compatibility	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
its	O
superficial	O
gameplay	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
obvious	O
that	O
an	O
'	O
A	O
 '	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
put	O
on	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
call	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
handheld	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poor	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
were	O
also	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
different	O
mini-games	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
variety	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
clearly	O
imitative	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
editors	O
ranked	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
47th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
Game	O
Boy	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
praising	O
Rare	O
for	O
its	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
64	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
