<s>
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
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
and	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
and	O
Tigon	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
film	O
Pitch	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Riddick	O
,	O
the	O
anti-hero	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
films	O
Pitch	O
Black	O
and	O
The	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
a	O
maximum-security	O
prison	O
called	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
from	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bays	I-Application
designers	O
focused	O
on	O
exploring	O
Riddick	O
's	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
prison	O
break	O
setting	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
influences	O
include	O
the	O
film	O
Escape	O
from	O
Alcatraz	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Half-Life	B-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
lauded	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
stealth	O
,	O
action	B-Application
and	O
adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	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
,	O
but	O
with	O
enhanced	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Richard	O
B	O
.	O
Riddick	O
as	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
film	O
Pitch	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
maximum-security	O
prison	O
from	O
which	O
no	O
prisoner	O
has	O
escaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Richard	O
B	O
.	O
Riddick	O
(	O
reprised	O
by	O
Vin	O
Diesel	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
murderer	O
recently	O
confined	O
in	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
warden	O
is	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Hoxie	O
(	O
Dwight	O
Schultz	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
Abbott	O
(	O
Xzibit	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
prison	O
guard	O
disliked	O
by	O
the	O
inmates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
received	O
them	O
from	O
a	O
"	O
slam	O
preacher	O
"	O
and	O
this	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
remember	O
his	O
time	O
at	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Riddick	O
wakes	O
up	O
as	O
they	O
land	O
and	O
stands	O
out	O
front	O
of	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
warden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
hijacks	O
a	O
large	O
robot	O
and	O
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
to	O
reach	O
Hoxie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
company	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
and	O
the	O
Vin	O
Diesel-founded	O
Tigon	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
and	O
Tigon	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
Consumer	O
Products	O
Group	O
granted	O
The	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
license	O
to	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
;	O
both	O
companies	O
were	O
owned	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
film	O
tie-in	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
closely	O
follow	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
their	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
differentiating	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
The	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbreeze	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Riddick	O
is	O
escorted	O
into	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Punch-Out	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
!,	O
and	O
the	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hiding	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
and	O
leaning	O
,	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starbreeze	O
intended	O
for	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
to	O
feature	O
more	O
complex	O
role-playing	O
game	O
systems	O
,	O
but	O
feedback	O
from	O
Diesel	O
and	O
game	O
testers	O
dissuaded	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
was	O
cancelled	O
so	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
detailed	O
textures	O
to	O
be	O
drawn	O
on	O
models	O
with	O
lower	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
counts	I-General_Concept
;	O
this	O
increases	O
visual	O
fidelity	O
,	O
without	O
sacrificing	O
higher	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
18months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
rumors	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
confirmed	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
that	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
entitled	O
"	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
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
higher	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
additional	O
cigarette	O
packs	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
scenes	O
where	O
Riddick	O
steals	O
mechanized	O
riot	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
announced	O
that	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
being	O
remade	O
by	O
Starbreeze	O
Studios	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	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
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
reinvention	O
"	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
;	O
it	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
new	O
single-player	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
Activision	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
merged	O
to	O
become	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
;	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
announced	O
the	O
dismissal	O
of	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
,	O
Brütal	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
others	O
from	O
its	O
roster	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Atari	O
reportedly	O
paid	O
a	O
flat	O
fee	O
for	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
and	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Video	I-Application
Game	I-Application
;	O
Atari	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
picked	O
up	O
both	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
more	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Riddick	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assault	B-Application
on	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Athena	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2009	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
159,000	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
during	O
June	O
2004	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
from	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bays	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
like	O
Far	O
Cry	O
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
stealth	O
game	O
series	O
like	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
applauded	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
analog	O
stick-based	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
—	O
particularly	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version's—were	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Doom	O
3	O
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portrayal	O
of	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
convincing	O
,	O
and	O
1UP	O
's	O
Shawn	O
Elliott	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
and	O
critics	O
praised	O
its	O
voice	O
acting	O
;	O
the	O
performances	O
of	O
Vin	O
Diesel	O
and	O
Cole	O
Hauser	O
were	O
given	O
special	O
commendation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
James	O
Paul	O
Gee	O
,	O
a	O
researcher	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
has	O
used	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
in	O
his	O
studies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
discussed	O
the	O
relation	O
of	O
Garrett	O
from	O
Thief	B-Application
and	O
the	O
nameless	O
soldier	O
from	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
with	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Riddick	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
projective	O
stance	O
to	O
the	O
(	O
virtual	O
)	O
world	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
stance	O
that	O
is	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
knowledge	O
,	O
values	O
,	O
and	O
ways	O
of	O
seeing	O
and	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
an	O
authentic	O
professional	O
,	O
an	O
'	O
expert	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
June	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
IGN	O
's	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
won	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Most	O
Surprisingly	O
Good	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Based	O
on	O
a	O
TV	O
or	O
Film	O
Property	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Acting	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Game	O
"	O
categories	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
„Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
presented	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
with	O
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
movie	O
prequel	B-Application
ever	O
produced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
the	O
tenth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
later	O
ranked	O
Butcher	B-Application
Bay	I-Application
12th	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
25	O
greatest	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
placed	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
as	O
the	O
8th	O
best	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
25	O
greatest	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
for	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
placed	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
7	O
movie	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
suck	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Butcher	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
was	O
a	O
triumph	O
on	O
almost	O
every	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
