<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2002	O
stealth	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
master	O
thief	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	O
his	O
gang	O
,	O
Bentley	O
the	O
Turtle	O
and	O
Murray	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hippo	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
seek	O
out	O
criminals	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Fiendish	O
Five	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Thievius	O
Raccoonus	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
accumulation	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
Sly	O
's	O
ancestors	O
 '	O
thieving	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
variation	O
on	O
cel-shading	O
rendering	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
film	O
noir	O
feel	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
rendered	O
as	O
a	O
hand-drawn	O
animated	O
movie	O
,	O
though	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
sequels:Sly	O
2	O
:	O
Band	O
of	O
Thieves	O
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
remastered	O
alongside	O
its	O
initial	O
two	O
sequels	B-Language
and	O
compiled	O
as	O
the	O
The	B-Application
Sly	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
incorporates	O
stealth	O
elements	O
;	O
as	O
noted	O
by	O
an	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
retrospective	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
tries	O
to	O
mix	O
one-hit-kill	O
arcade	O
action	O
with	O
Splinter	B-Application
Cell	I-Application
sneaking	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
moves	O
between	O
each	O
uniquely	O
themed	O
lair	O
of	O
the	O
Fiendish	O
Five	O
and	O
the	O
sub-sections	O
of	O
those	O
lairs	O
,	O
avoiding	O
security	O
systems	O
and	O
the	O
watchful	O
eyes	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
boss	O
battle	O
includes	O
a	O
rhythm-based	O
sequence	O
similar	O
to	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
is	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
raccoon	O
that	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
master	O
thieves	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
head	O
to	O
Paris	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
infiltrate	O
Interpol	B-Device
headquarters	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
secret	O
police	O
file	O
containing	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Fiendish	O
Five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
heist	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Inspector	O
Carmelita	O
Fox	O
,	O
an	O
Interpol	B-Device
police	O
officer	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
history	O
of	O
hunting	O
down	O
the	O
Cooper	O
Gang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sucker	O
Punch	O
Productions	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
2nd	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
them	O
following	O
Rocket	B-Application
:	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
on	I-Application
Wheels	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
took	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sucker	O
Punch	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
Maya	B-Language
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Stylistic	O
influences	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
instrument	O
choices	O
and	O
musical	O
character	O
defined	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
locales	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
similar	O
composer	O
works	O
like	O
Yoko	O
Kanno	O
and	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
Cowboy	B-Application
Bebop	I-Application
,	O
Henry	O
Mancini	O
,	O
and	O
Carl	O
Stalling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Raccoon	I-Application
on	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
's	O
relative	O
ease	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
length	O
prevents	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
from	O
becoming	O
the	O
next	O
big	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2002	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
was	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
and	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Special	O
Achievements	O
for	O
Graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
21	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
PS2	B-Device
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
was	O
republished	O
under	O
Sony	B-Device
's	I-Device
"	I-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	I-Device
line	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
800,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$21	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
78th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
yielded	O
three	O
sequels	B-Language
,	O
Sly	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Band	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
for	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
mascot	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
systems	O
,	O
alongside	O
both	O
Ratchet	O
&	O
Clank	O
and	O
Jak	O
&	O
Daxter	O
.	O
</s>
