<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
platform	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
latest	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
ported	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
into	O
high-definition	B-Application
versions	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
,	O
follows	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
raccoon	O
from	O
a	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
master	O
thieves	O
,	O
will	O
need	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
his	O
gang	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Thievius	O
Raccoonus	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
chronicling	O
the	O
Cooper	O
family	O
line	O
whose	O
pages	O
have	O
been	O
affected	O
by	O
a	O
villain	O
traveling	O
through	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Sly	O
,	O
Bentley	O
,	O
Murray	B-Application
,	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
,	O
and	O
Sly	O
's	O
ancestors	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
skills	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
heists	O
and	O
reveal	O
who	O
is	O
putting	O
the	O
Cooper	O
history	O
in	O
a	O
jam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
cross-buy	O
initiative	O
,	O
allowing	O
purchasers	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
stealth	O
game	O
with	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
explore	O
wide	O
open	O
spaces	O
,	O
regardless	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
required	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
primarily	O
control	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
sneak	O
around	O
and	O
navigate	O
various	O
obstacles	O
to	O
help	O
restore	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Thievius	O
Raccoonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
–	O
present	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
go	O
back	O
into	O
time	O
periods	O
saving	O
his	O
ancestors	O
and	O
killing	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
tyrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clue	O
bottles	O
from	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
and	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
make	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
abilities	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
allows	O
anyone	O
who	O
owns	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Vita	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
x-ray	O
goggles	O
"	O
to	O
find	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
hidden	O
collectibles	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bentley	O
,	O
Murray	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
return	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
Sly	O
's	O
ancestors	O
,	O
who	O
each	O
possess	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
and	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
some	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	O
is	O
faking	O
amnesia	B-Application
to	O
be	O
with	O
his	O
love	O
interest	O
Carmelita	O
,	O
Murray	B-Application
is	O
racing	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
van	O
,	O
and	O
Bentley	O
and	O
Penelope	O
are	O
constructing	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
begins	O
their	O
time-traveling	O
journey	O
in	O
Feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
rescue	O
Rioichi	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
sushi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
discover	O
Carmelita	O
being	O
held	O
hostage	O
by	O
Toothpick	O
,	O
a	O
self-proclaimed	O
"	O
gunslinger	O
"	O
armadillo	O
posing	O
as	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
new	O
sheriff	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
orders	O
of	O
a	O
black-market	O
art	O
dealer	O
skunk	O
named	O
Cyrille	O
Le	O
Paradox	O
,	O
who	O
sent	O
her	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
impede	O
her	O
investigation	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
rescue	O
,	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
defeat	O
Toothpick	O
,	O
but	O
unforeseen	O
complications	O
cause	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Ice	B-Device
Age	I-Device
in	O
Prehistoric	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gang	O
finally	O
catches	O
up	O
to	O
Le	O
Paradox	O
in	O
Ancient	O
Arabia	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Salim	O
Al-Kupar	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
active	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Forty	B-Device
Thieves	I-Device
,	O
and	O
battle	O
Ms.	O
Decibel	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
music	O
snob	O
"	O
elephant	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
hypnosis	O
thanks	O
to	O
a	O
trumpet	O
stuck	O
in	O
her	O
trunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Bentley	O
,	O
Murray	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
Cooper	O
ancestors	O
retrieve	O
the	O
missing	O
canes	O
and	O
free	O
them	O
just	O
as	O
Le	O
Paradox	O
inadvertently	O
rips	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
space-time	B-Protocol
continuum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
California	O
developer	O
whose	O
only	O
major	O
credits	O
included	O
Ninja	B-Application
Reflex	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
franchise	O
further	O
after	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
developer	O
,	O
had	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
Infamous	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quickly	O
after	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
development	I-Operating_System
kit	O
,	O
they	O
worked	O
out	O
a	O
prototype	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
which	O
they	O
presented	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
was	O
impressed	O
and	O
gave	O
them	O
the	O
development	O
duties	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sly	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
and	O
then	O
subsequently	O
green-lit	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
represents	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
a	O
near	O
eight-year	O
hiatus	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
hints	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
revival	O
were	O
previously	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
Infamous	B-Application
games	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
nods	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
's	O
calling-card	O
logo	O
patch	O
on	O
Infamous'''	O
protagonist	O
Cole	O
MacGrath	O
's	O
backpack	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Sly	O
's	O
cane	O
as	O
an	O
alternate	O
melee	O
weapon	O
within	O
Infamous	B-Application
2	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
features	O
marquees	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
included	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sly	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
indication	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
would	O
soon	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
E3	O
convention	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
during	O
the	O
GTTV	O
television	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
program	O
,	O
one	O
could	O
purchase	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
and	O
receive	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
(	O
provided	O
one	O
is	O
available	O
)	O
completely	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
through	O
a	O
code	O
redeemable	O
at	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
with	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
supporting	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Ratchet	I-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
mission	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
demo	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Paris	O
prologue	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
members	O
and	O
January	O
29	O
for	O
everyone	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
released	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
Sly	B-Application
4	I-Application
's	O
release	O
date	O
to	O
be	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
those	O
who	O
preordered	O
would	O
gain	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
outfit	O
for	O
Murray	B-Application
and	O
two	O
Paraglider	O
"	O
skins	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
else	O
in	O
game	O
once	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
"	O
Secret	O
Sly	O
Masks	O
"	O
are	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
was	O
the	O
9th	O
best	O
selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creators	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
at	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
expressed	O
approval	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
stating	O
on	O
their	O
Twitter	O
account	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
"	O
no	O
problem	O
handing	O
over	O
the	O
Sly	O
reigns	O
 [ sic ] 	O
to	O
Sanzaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Times	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
how	O
well	O
it	O
adapted	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
to	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
video	O
gaming	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
debated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Playstation	B-Device
Magazine	O
journalist	O
Robert	O
Pearson	O
argued	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
minus	O
the	O
"	O
dated	O
boss	O
battles	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
grating	O
design	O
choices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Colin	O
Moriarty	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
kept	O
the	O
franchise	O
relevant	O
by	O
modernizing	O
the	O
previous-era	O
mascot-based	O
3D	O
platformer	O
,	O
not	O
accomplished	O
by	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
series	O
like	O
Jak	B-Application
&	I-Application
Daxter	I-Application
and	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
which	O
"	O
have	O
either	O
disappeared	O
entirely	O
or	O
gone	O
in	O
new	O
and	O
strange	O
directions	O
respectively	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marty	O
Sliva	O
disparagingly	O
described	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
gameplay	O
as	O
dated	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
era	O
after	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
"	O
It	O
strives	O
to	O
deliver	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
space	O
feels	O
sparse	O
and	O
unlived	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
they	O
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
tactile	O
pleasure	O
"	O
of	O
maneuvering	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
being	O
only	O
for	O
"	O
obvious	O
and	O
functional	O
skills	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
overly	O
fiddly	O
to	O
alternate	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osborn	O
perceived	O
that	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
still	O
dominated	O
the	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
Carmichael	O
found	O
opportunities	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Carmelita	O
and	O
the	O
ancestors	O
too	O
small	O
to	O
be	O
satisfying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Moriarty	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
wrote	O
most	O
lacked	O
the	O
"	O
versatility	O
"	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
getting	O
hooked	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
Moriarty	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
rare	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
player	O
constantly	O
laughing	O
,	O
citing	O
examples	O
of	O
Murray	B-Application
's	O
third-person	O
narration	O
of	O
himself	O
and	O
Bentley	O
's	O
pokes	O
at	O
Sly	O
's	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmichael	O
appreciated	O
how	O
much	O
the	O
voice-acted	O
dialogue	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
missions	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
Bentley	O
and	O
Murray	B-Application
provided	O
too	O
much	O
advice	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
solve	O
problems	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Murray	B-Application
sections	O
were	O
considered	O
the	O
worst	O
by	O
McShea	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
they	O
involved	O
nothing	O
more	O
than	O
repeatedly	O
punching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murray	B-Application
's	O
sections	O
were	O
also	O
disliked	O
by	O
Pearson	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
reason	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
criticized	O
Bentley	O
's	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moriarty	O
considered	O
the	O
handle	O
console	O
port	O
's	O
graphics	O
significantly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
reasoning	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
at	O
home	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
household	O
system	O
in	O
all	O
manners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmichael	O
disliked	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
for	O
a	O
viewfinder	O
for	O
masks	O
and	O
clues	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
a	O
similar	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
binocucom	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Thieves	O
in	O
Time	O
ending	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
,	O
the	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
stagnant	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
messages	O
from	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
fans	O
,	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Facebook	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
developing	O
a	O
future	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
5''	O
being	O
developed	O
began	O
to	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
