<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
May	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
centers	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
a	O
prisoner	O
on	O
death	O
row	O
for	O
murdering	O
his	O
ex-wife	O
and	O
two	O
children	O
,	O
a	O
crime	O
that	O
he	O
possesses	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
committing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
he	O
arrives	O
in	O
Abbot	O
State	O
Penitentiary	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Maryland	O
,	O
an	O
earthquake	O
hits	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
prison	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
supernatural	O
threats	O
from	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
freed	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
attempts	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
freedom	O
while	O
confronting	O
his	O
own	O
personal	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
remember	O
what	O
really	O
happened	O
to	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
three	O
endings	O
which	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
choices	O
throughout	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
reveals	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
received	O
primarily	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
felt	O
the	O
blend	O
of	O
action	B-Application
with	O
horror	O
did	O
n't	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
sufficiently	O
scary	O
,	O
although	O
game	O
designer	O
Richard	O
Rouse	O
III	O
has	O
stated	O
several	O
times	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
action	B-Application
horror	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
"	O
survival	O
horror	O
"	O
like	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
also	O
lauded	O
the	O
creature	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
tone	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
morality	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
determines	O
both	O
the	O
ending	O
and	O
how	O
certain	O
characters	O
interact	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
from	O
either	O
a	O
first-person	O
or	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
can	O
run	O
,	O
shoot	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flashlights	O
,	O
flares	B-Application
,	O
flash	O
grenades	O
,	O
TNT	O
,	O
shrapnel	O
grenades	O
,	O
and	O
molotov	O
cocktails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
representative	O
of	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
execution	O
methods	O
that	O
have	O
taken	O
place	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Torque	B-Device
kills	O
enemies	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
on-screen	O
meter	O
called	O
his	O
"	O
Insanity	O
meter	O
"	O
begins	O
to	O
fill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
it	O
begins	O
to	O
flash	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
form	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
tear	O
enemies	O
apart	O
and	O
can	O
perform	O
several	O
powerful	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
enemies	O
Torque	B-Device
kills	O
whilst	O
in	O
this	O
form	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
the	O
monster	O
becomes	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
combo	O
moves	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
in	O
this	O
form	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
health	O
automatically	O
depletes	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
he	O
does	O
n't	O
change	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
human	O
form	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
health	O
meter	O
fully	O
depleting	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
concerns	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
situations	O
,	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
first	O
encounters	O
an	O
NPC	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
hear	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
dead	O
wife	O
urging	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
almost	O
immediately	O
afterwards	O
will	O
hear	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
urging	O
him	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
actions	O
affect	O
his	O
morality	O
is	O
usually	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
reaction	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
praise	O
him	O
if	O
he	O
commits	O
a	O
good	O
act	O
and	O
chastise	O
him	O
if	O
he	O
does	O
something	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
,	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
saves	O
an	O
NPC	O
,	O
they	O
fight	O
alongside	O
him	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
permanently	B-Application
die	I-Application
during	O
gameplay	O
by	O
either	O
Torque	B-Device
’s	O
doing	O
or	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
finds	O
the	O
controls	O
to	O
the	O
electric	O
chair	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
turn	O
the	O
chair	O
on	O
to	O
torture	O
an	O
inmate	O
strapped	O
to	O
it	O
(	O
bad	O
morality	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
ignore	O
the	O
controls	O
(	O
neutral	O
morality	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
example	O
is	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
finds	O
a	O
guard	O
who	O
has	O
had	O
his	O
limbs	O
removed	O
and	O
is	O
slowly	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
decisions	O
made	O
concerning	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
cumulate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
get	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
endings	O
based	O
on	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
final	O
morality	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
get	O
a	O
rough	O
idea	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
level	O
by	O
both	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
own	O
physical	O
appearance	O
(	O
good	O
acts	O
make	O
him	O
appear	O
healthier	O
,	O
evil	O
acts	O
make	O
him	O
appear	O
less	O
human	O
)	O
and	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
a	O
family	O
photograph	O
which	O
he	O
carries	O
with	O
him	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
;	O
the	O
cleaner	O
the	O
photo	O
,	O
the	O
purer	O
his	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
being	O
escorted	O
by	O
CO	O
Ernesto	O
Alvarez	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Mark	O
Dias	O
)	O
onto	O
death	O
row	O
in	O
Abbott	O
State	O
Penitentiary	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Maryland	O
,	O
an	O
island	O
with	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
troubled	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
has	O
been	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
for	O
murdering	O
his	O
ex-wife	O
and	O
their	O
two	O
children	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
blacked	O
out	O
during	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
remember	O
nothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
entering	O
his	O
cell	O
,	O
an	O
earthquake	O
rocks	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
and	O
moments	O
later	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
inmates	O
on	O
death	O
row	O
except	O
Torque	B-Device
are	O
killed	O
by	O
Malefactors	O
,	O
a	O
grotesque	O
race	O
of	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
manifested	O
from	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
deaths	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
and	O
are	O
bent	O
on	O
purging	O
any	O
life	O
they	O
run	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
opens	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
cell	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
several	O
guards	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
creatures	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
uses	O
security	O
monitors	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
entire	O
prison	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsessed	O
with	O
discovering	O
what	O
is	O
wrong	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
Killjoy	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
image	O
projected	O
from	O
16	O
mm	O
film	O
projectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
green	O
vapor	B-Application
formed	O
into	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hermes	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
drive	O
Torque	B-Device
into	O
unleashing	O
the	O
evil	O
inside	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
of	O
guilt	O
for	O
his	O
actions	O
,	O
he	O
claims	O
Carnate	O
drove	O
him	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
wants	O
to	O
help	O
Torque	B-Device
realize	O
his	O
decency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
teach	O
Torque	B-Device
how	O
to	O
unleash	O
the	O
anger	O
inside	O
himself	O
and	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
powerful	O
monster	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
transformation	O
is	O
only	O
in	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
then	O
encounters	O
a	O
fellow	O
inmate	O
,	O
Dallas	O
(	O
Mark	O
Berry	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
knows	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
prison	O
,	O
Eastern	O
Correctional	O
Institution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
head	O
through	O
the	O
eastern	O
cellblock	O
,	O
where	O
Torque	B-Device
has	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Carmen	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
why	O
she	O
left	O
him	O
;	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
incarcerated	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
she	O
knew	O
she	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
change	O
to	O
her	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
and	O
Dallas	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
loading	O
bay	O
,	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
room	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
doors	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
Dallas	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
fire	O
starts	O
,	O
preventing	O
Torque	B-Device
from	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
western	O
cellblock	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
has	O
another	O
vision	O
of	O
Carmen	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
she	O
is	O
pregnant	O
but	O
is	O
filing	O
for	O
divorce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
radio	O
room	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
radio	O
is	O
working	O
,	O
but	O
something	O
from	O
the	O
asylum	O
is	O
preventing	O
communication	O
with	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
asylum	O
,	O
and	O
encounters	O
Killjoy	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
"	O
cure	O
"	O
him	O
using	O
his	O
"	O
Rebirth	O
Machine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
fights	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tests	O
set	O
by	O
Killjoy	O
before	O
destroying	O
all	O
his	O
projectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killjoy	O
then	O
tells	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
prison	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
will	O
give	O
him	O
his	O
diagnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
back	O
to	O
Abbot	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
beach	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
Clem	O
(	O
Ross	O
Douglas	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
elderly	O
inmate	O
who	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
an	O
escape	O
when	O
the	O
earthquake	O
struck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clem	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
one-person	O
boat	O
ready	O
to	O
sail	O
,	O
but	O
needs	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
help	O
fighting	O
creatures	O
emerging	O
from	O
a	O
wrecked	O
slave	O
ship	O
before	O
he	O
can	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
sets	O
fire	O
to	O
the	O
wreck	O
,	O
enabling	O
Clem	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Carnate	O
's	O
lighthouse	B-Application
is	O
not	O
working	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
reactivated	O
before	O
the	O
vessel	O
can	O
approach	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
lighthouse	B-Application
,	O
passing	O
through	O
the	O
old	O
military	O
barracks	O
,	O
Fort	O
Maleson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
defeats	O
him	O
by	O
using	O
pressurized	O
gas	O
to	O
push	O
Hermes	O
into	O
a	O
furnace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continues	O
to	O
the	O
lighthouse	B-Application
,	O
outside	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
meets	O
Ernesto	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
restore	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
reactivate	O
the	O
lighthouse	B-Application
,	O
arranging	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
ship	O
at	O
the	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
encounter	O
a	O
broken	O
bridge	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
impressed	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
Hermes	O
helps	O
them	O
cross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
near	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
fire	O
,	O
and	O
Ernesto	O
goes	O
on	O
alone	O
,	O
telling	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
docks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
docks	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
a	O
massive	O
creature	O
with	O
a	O
miniature	O
version	O
of	O
himself	O
protruding	O
from	O
its	O
stomach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
fights	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
creature	O
while	O
remembering	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
children	O
's	O
deaths	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
endings	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
remembers	O
that	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
children	O
were	O
killed	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
spared	O
by	O
two	O
criminals	O
under	O
orders	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
individual	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Colonel	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
incriminated	O
Torque	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
suffer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
to	O
the	O
docks	O
and	O
is	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
boat	O
,	O
the	O
captain	O
recognizes	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
case	O
has	O
been	O
reopened	O
after	O
the	O
prosecutor	O
was	O
indicted	O
,	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
will	O
likely	O
have	O
a	O
retrial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bad	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
remembers	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
killed	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
arrives	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
transforms	O
into	O
his	O
monster	O
state	O
and	O
kills	O
him	O
,	O
before	O
running	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
woods	O
of	O
Carnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neutral	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
remembers	O
that	O
he	O
accidentally	O
killed	O
his	O
wife	O
during	O
a	O
discussion	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
revenge	O
,	O
his	O
eldest	O
son	O
drowned	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
before	O
killing	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
arrives	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
knocks	O
him	O
out	O
and	O
commandeers	O
the	O
boat	O
,	O
sailing	O
away	O
from	O
Carnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
date	O
back	O
to	O
early	O
2002	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
"	O
Unspeakable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surreal	O
Software	O
game	O
designer	O
Richard	O
Rouse	O
III	O
wrote	O
a	O
two-page	O
pitch	O
,	O
which	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
stylized	O
horror	O
shooter	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
frenetic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
meets	O
the	O
horror	O
setting	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
the	O
immersive	O
game-world	O
of	O
Half-Life.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
this	O
system	O
impossible	O
to	O
implement	O
effectively	O
,	O
Rouse	O
envisioned	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
as	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
drastically	O
stripped	O
down	O
morality	O
system	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
simpler	O
AI	B-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
tracking	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
influence	O
of	O
The	O
Shining	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
horror	O
films	O
,	O
also	O
influenced	O
how	O
the	O
developers	O
handled	O
the	O
basic	O
storyline	O
,	O
especially	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
backstory	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
decision	O
on	O
Rouse	O
's	O
part	O
was	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
be	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
than	O
a	O
traditional	O
survival	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
implications	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
it	O
meant	O
we	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
combat	O
and	O
avoid	O
the	O
long	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
frail	O
central	O
characters	O
,	O
clumsy	O
controls	O
,	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
sparse	O
ammo	O
of	O
many	O
console	B-Device
horror	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
concept	O
in	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
would	O
work	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
guilt	O
or	O
innocence	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
had	O
a	O
target-lock	O
system	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
controls	O
in	O
Syphon	B-Application
Filter	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
unhappy	O
with	O
this	O
system	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
based	O
more	O
on	O
"	O
PC-style	O
shooters	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
Half	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
control	O
scheme	O
to	O
facilitate	O
easier	O
free	O
aiming	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
target	O
lock	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
our	O
controls	O
for	O
a	O
console-style	O
shooter	O
but	O
our	O
gameplay	O
from	O
a	O
PC-style	O
shooter	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
into	O
development	O
we	O
realized	O
we	O
had	O
a	O
dangerous	O
disconnect	O
in	O
our	O
design	O
that	O
made	O
our	O
game	O
tedious	O
instead	O
of	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
successful	O
console	B-Device
third-person	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
,	O
Halo	O
,	O
Medal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Honor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
,	O
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
"	O
eschewed	O
target-lock	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
double-stick	O
control	O
schemes	O
that	O
simulated	O
the	O
mouse/keyboard	O
experience	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
scrap	O
their	O
target-lock	O
system	O
and	O
go	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
aim	O
system	O
;	O
"	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
sales	O
for	O
these	O
titles	O
,	O
we	O
concluded	O
the	O
installed	O
base	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
familiar	O
with	O
these	O
controls	O
was	O
now	O
large	O
enough	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
take	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
turning	O
off	O
a	O
few	O
newbies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
included	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
action-horror	O
game	O
set	O
inside	O
a	O
prison	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
2003	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
action-packed	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
maximum	O
security	O
prison	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helene	O
Sheeler	O
,	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
Midway	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
redefines	O
terror	O
with	O
a	O
chilling	O
look	O
into	O
a	O
penitentiary	O
haunted	O
by	O
apparitions	O
of	O
executed	O
prisoners	O
grotesquely	O
reincarnated	O
as	O
the	O
methods	O
of	O
executions	O
that	O
befell	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
Midway	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
prison	O
,	O
Abbot	O
State	O
Penitentiary	O
,	O
located	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Maryland	O
was	O
partially	O
based	O
on	O
Alcatraz	O
,	O
located	O
on	O
Alcatraz	O
Island	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
M-rated	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
would	O
draw	O
the	O
locations	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
Midway	O
announced	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
explaining	O
"	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
the	O
leading	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
launching	O
original	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
are	O
still	O
publishing	O
titles	O
like	O
Blitz	B-Application
and	O
Hitz	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
but	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
we	O
are	O
concentrating	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
Xbox.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CFO	O
Thomas	O
Powell	O
stated	O
the	O
targets	O
were	O
based	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
high	O
hopes	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
,	O
and	O
their	O
"	O
second	O
tier	O
of	O
titles	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
NBA	B-Application
Ballers	I-Application
,	O
MLB	B-Application
Slugfest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Psi-Ops	B-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Mindgate	I-Device
Conspiracy	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
titles	O
coming	O
later	O
in	O
2004	O
such	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
,	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
,	O
and	O
NARC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
Encore	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Erik	O
Aho	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
on	O
Drakan	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ancients	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Gates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
combined	O
with	O
other	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
hubcaps	B-Application
,	O
railroad	O
spikes	O
,	O
hammers	O
and	O
glass	O
jars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Air	O
Force	O
on	O
FileFront	O
(	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
both	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
as	O
DRM-free	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-six	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-seven	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazines	O
Joe	O
Rybicki	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
arguing	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
scary	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
survival-horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
"	O
if	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
is	O
the	O
gaming	O
equivalent	O
of	O
The	O
Shining	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
Friday	O
the	O
13th.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Rybicki	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
blend	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
horror	O
elements	O
did	O
n't	O
really	O
work	O
;	O
"	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
mix	O
horror	O
and	O
action	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
sets	O
itself	O
up	O
for	O
failure	O
 [ ... ] 	O
once	O
you	O
shake	O
off	O
the	O
anxiety	O
you	O
've	O
been	O
trained	O
to	O
associate	O
with	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
just	O
get	O
on	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
slog.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
has	O
some	O
scary	O
moments	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
they	O
punctuate	O
a	O
fairly	O
regular	O
,	O
albeit	O
twisted	O
,	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
driving	O
it	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
,	O
because	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
could	O
have	O
been	O
great	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
not	O
asking	O
for	O
a	O
carbon	O
copy	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
or	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
consideration	O
,	O
Surreal	O
could	O
have	O
remoulded	O
the	O
experience	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
effectively.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
tends	O
to	O
rely	O
more	O
on	O
startling	O
you	O
with	O
visual	O
effects	O
and	O
sudden	O
attacks	O
than	O
on	O
actually	O
trying	O
to	O
scare	O
you	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
a	O
pretty	O
refreshing	O
take	O
on	O
horror-themed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
even	O
taking	O
this	O
into	O
consideration	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
a	O
fun	O
action	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
David	O
Hodgson	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Oz	O
meets	O
Clive	O
Barker	O
,	O
drenched	O
in	O
the	O
entrails	O
of	O
Stephen	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Osborne	O
scored	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
offers	O
a	O
smooth	O
blend	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
shooter	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
a	O
few	O
bugs	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
problems	O
,	O
and	O
occasional	O
clunky	O
moments	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
important	O
dialogue	O
is	O
interrupted	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
scripted	O
event	O
,	O
creating	O
an	O
audio	O
muddle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
did	O
n't	O
receive	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
polishing	O
and	O
a	O
major	O
graphics	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
well-designed	O
levels	O
,	O
fluid	O
pacing	O
,	O
and	O
hyper-violent	O
combat	O
in	O
eerie	O
locales	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
a	O
fun	O
way	O
to	O
safely	O
tap	O
into	O
your	O
dark	O
side.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeremy	O
Zoss	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
8.25	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
if	O
titles	O
like	O
Fatal	B-Application
Frame	I-Application
represent	O
the	O
psychological	O
end	O
of	O
horror	O
gaming	O
,	O
then	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
a	O
splatter	O
flick.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
great	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
it	O
succeeds	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
horrific	O
thrill	O
ride	O
and	O
fun	O
action	B-Application
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
In	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
's	O
overrun	O
with	O
sequels	O
and	O
lame	O
attempts	O
at	O
horror	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
is	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
death	O
rattle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	B-Application
is	O
intense	O
,	O
the	O
creatures	O
are	O
actually	O
creepy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
does	O
not	O
shy	O
away	O
from	O
truly	O
macabre	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
Midway	O
announced	O
their	O
projected	O
revenue	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2004	O
was	O
$18	O
million	O
,	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
CEO	O
David	O
Zucker	O
stated	O
"	O
The	O
positive	O
market	O
reception	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
illustrates	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
successfully	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
entirely	O
new	O
properties	O
that	O
resonate	B-Application
strongly	O
with	O
the	O
growing	O
audience	O
of	O
sophisticated	O
,	O
mature	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
Inc.	O
,	O
the	O
visionary	O
developer	O
behind	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
,	O
strengthens	O
our	O
internal	O
product	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
reinforces	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
high	O
quality	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Surreal	O
's	O
co-founder	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Sufferings	I-Device
director	O
Alan	O
Patmore	O
stated	O
"	O
We	O
developed	O
a	O
great	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Midway	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
and	O
feel	O
that	O
partnering	O
with	O
them	O
will	O
allow	O
us	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
our	O
titles	O
by	O
providing	O
us	O
with	O
additional	O
resources--and	O
by	O
allowing	O
us	O
to	O
leverage	O
their	O
resources	O
and	O
expertise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Midway	O
and	O
MTV	O
Films	O
announced	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
