<s>
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kasai	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
art	O
team	O
consisting	O
mostly	O
of	O
former	O
2D	O
animators	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
offered	O
a	O
juxtaposition	O
of	O
cartoonish	O
character	O
designs	O
and	O
graphic	O
violence	O
while	O
employing	O
a	O
unique	O
visual	O
style	O
influenced	O
by	O
various	O
Polynesian	O
cultures	O
and	O
art	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
Polynesian-influenced	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
Maori	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
taught	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hero	O
to	O
help	O
those	O
in	O
need	O
rather	O
than	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Rau	O
eats	O
the	O
sacred	O
fruit	O
,	O
the	O
oracle	O
tree	O
informs	O
him	O
both	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
destiny	O
to	O
protect	O
a	O
captured	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
discovered	O
the	O
carnage	O
the	O
Kasai	O
had	O
wrought	O
,	O
Baumusu	O
,	O
tells	O
him	O
of	O
his	O
path	O
in	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Rau	O
must	O
find	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
Tati	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
final	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
during	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
before	O
dying	O
as	O
a	O
great	O
noble	O
warrior	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
Rakus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	O
2	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Animation	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
6th	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
and	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Animation	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Art	O
Direction	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Costume	O
Design	O
"	O
awards	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Sly	B-Application
Cooper	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Thievius	I-Application
Raccoonus	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kri	I-Application
aroused	O
some	O
controversy	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
where	O
some	O
regarded	O
Sony	O
as	O
having	O
made	O
culturally	O
insensitive	O
use	O
of	O
elements	O
of	O
Māori	O
culture	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
