<s>
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
first-person	B-Application
action	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
remade	O
and	O
included	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
release	O
following	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
Programming	O
released	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
through	O
Deliver2Mac.com	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
distribution	O
web	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ian	O
Stevens	O
,	O
Head	O
of	O
Production	O
at	O
Tigon	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
remake	O
was	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
could	O
not	O
make	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
and	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Escape	O
story	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
before	O
progressing	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
has	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
from	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
expanded	O
to	O
include	O
Riddick	O
escaping	O
onto	O
a	O
mercenary	O
ship	O
called	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vin	O
Diesel	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
and	O
likeness	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johns	O
,	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
originally	O
took	O
Riddick	O
to	O
the	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
prison	O
for	O
a	O
bounty	O
,	O
helped	O
him	O
escape	O
to	O
avoid	O
becoming	O
a	O
prisoner	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
ship	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
cryogenic	O
sleep	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
dragged	O
unwillingly	O
into	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
,	O
a	O
gigantic	O
mercenary	O
vessel	O
run	O
by	O
Gale	O
Revas	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michelle	O
Forbes	O
)	O
and	O
her	O
second	O
in	O
command	O
,	O
Spinner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
same	O
stealth	O
tactics	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
Riddick	O
sneaks	O
and	O
hides	O
throughout	O
the	O
ship	O
seeking	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
guards	O
and	O
mercenaries	O
he	O
encounters	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riddick	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
prison	O
cells	O
and	O
finds	O
several	O
people	O
captured	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
former	O
Captain	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
before	O
Revas	O
took	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riddick	O
realizes	O
his	O
only	O
way	O
off	O
the	O
planet	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gets	O
back	O
onto	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
and	O
meets	O
Lynn	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
with	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
serving	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bonus	O
chapter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
The	O
merger	O
between	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
and	O
Activision	O
had	O
been	O
complete	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Riddick	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
along	O
with	O
eight	O
other	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
had	O
been	O
dropped	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
StarBreeze	O
Studios	O
confirmed	O
that	O
The	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
:	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
was	O
nearing	O
completion	O
and	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Atari	O
and	O
Atari	O
Interactive	O
,	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
Riddick	O
and	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
from	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Riddick	O
was	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
Starbreeze	O
reportedly	O
kept	O
working	O
,	O
and	O
generated	O
enough	O
content	O
by	O
December	O
2008	O
to	O
make	O
Dark	B-Application
Athena	I-Application
,	O
for	O
all	O
intents	O
and	O
purposes	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
their	O
earlier	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
used	O
the	O
Tagès	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
available	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
came	O
without	O
this	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
favour	O
in	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
having	O
very	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
spotted	O
even	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
directly	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
also	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
fire	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
attack	O
is	O
from	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
