<s>
Theseis	B-Device
was	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Greek	O
indie	O
development	O
team	O
Track7	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
garnering	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
interest	O
by	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
international	O
media	O
,	O
Theseis	B-Device
languished	O
in	O
development	O
hell	O
for	O
almost	O
half	O
a	O
decade	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
unceremoniously	O
cancelled	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
shortage	O
in	O
funds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theseis	B-Device
was	O
presented	O
in	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
trailing	O
behind	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theseis	B-Device
would	O
also	O
feature	O
an	O
inventory	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
examine	O
and	O
manipulate	O
found	O
objects	O
through	O
a	O
3D	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
travels	O
will	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
other	O
locations	O
of	O
myth	O
and	O
legend	O
,	O
like	O
Crete	O
and	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
and	O
encounter	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
colorful	O
characters	O
,	O
from	O
other	O
explorers	O
to	O
beggars	O
to	O
actual	O
mythological	O
creatures	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theseis	B-Device
began	O
development	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
strong	O
similarities	O
to	O
Syberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Darkfall	B-Protocol
,	O
Theseis	B-Device
was	O
considered	O
a	O
strong	O
prospect	O
for	O
the	O
Greek	O
video	O
gaming	O
industry	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
ambitious	O
scope	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
big-budget	O
productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
for	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
next-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
PC	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
confirmed	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reveal	O
,	O
and	O
fueled	O
by	O
the	O
positive	O
feedback	O
from	O
E3	O
,	O
Track7	O
made	O
radical	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
,	O
departing	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
point	O
‘	O
n	O
click	O
format	O
and	O
turn	O
Theseis	B-Device
into	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
early	O
milestones	O
however	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
Theseis	B-Device
began	O
facing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
issues	O
during	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
faced	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
it	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
E3	O
demo	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
resort	O
to	O
a	O
clean	O
re-write	O
;	O
leadership	O
roles	O
were	O
redistributed	O
among	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
with	O
other	O
obligations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
departing	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
serve	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
re-written	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
;	O
and	O
financial	O
issues	O
began	O
setting	O
in	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
large	O
stretches	O
of	O
delayed	O
payroll	O
and	O
the	O
departure	O
of	O
several	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
who	O
opted	O
to	O
take	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Track7	O
.	O
</s>
