<s>
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
25	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
resembling	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
the	O
Late	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
and	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
steampunk	O
technologies	O
interspersed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
games	O
sent	O
Garrett	O
straight	O
from	O
mission	O
to	O
mission	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
allows	O
him	O
to	O
walk	O
the	O
City	O
streets	O
between	O
missions	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
steal	O
from	O
passersby	O
,	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
townspeople	O
's	O
daily	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
side	O
quests	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
major	O
story	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
albeit	O
not	O
as	O
critically	O
successful	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
and	O
third-person	O
'	O
sneaker	O
 '	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Garrett	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
who	O
aims	O
to	O
steal	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
City	O
,	O
using	O
stealth	O
,	O
devices	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives	O
and	O
make	O
profits	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
limited	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
city	O
and	O
mission	O
levels	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
parts	O
connected	O
by	O
load	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
conventional	O
and	O
reconfigurable	O
shooter-style	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
has	O
considerably	O
more	O
tactile	O
controls	O
since	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
game	O
controller	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
all	B-Device
purpose	I-Device
keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
lock-picking	O
minigame	O
,	O
a	O
rumble	B-Device
effect	I-Device
can	O
be	O
felt	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
relation	O
between	O
the	O
lock	O
picks	O
and	O
tumblers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
of	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
also	O
allows	O
Garrett	O
to	O
turn	O
his	O
head	O
while	O
picking	O
locks	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
survey	O
their	O
surroundings	O
and	O
pick	O
locks	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
gently	O
makes	O
Garrett	O
creep	O
,	O
and	O
forcefully	O
makes	O
him	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
fell	O
into	O
serious	O
financial	O
turmoil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
closure	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	B-Application
had	O
been	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
work	O
on	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
advanced	O
stage	O
"	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Zones	O
Keith	O
Pullin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
designers	O
Randy	O
Smith	O
and	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
had	O
been	O
appointed	O
as	O
lead	O
designers	O
on	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
was	O
liquidated	O
and	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
became	O
unclear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
publisher	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
,	O
had	O
just	O
completed	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spector	O
explained	O
that	O
Eidos	O
would	O
have	O
given	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
to	O
Core	O
Design	O
or	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
had	O
he	O
not	O
accepted	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
key	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
—	O
Randy	O
Smith	O
,	O
Emil	O
Pagliarulo	O
,	O
Lulu	O
Lamer	O
and	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
—	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
begin	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
wrap	O
up	O
 [ the ] 	O
loose	O
ends	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
underwent	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
pre-production	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
entered	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
facilitating	O
a	O
faster	O
,	O
more	O
combat-based	O
playstyle	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Thief	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Smith	O
,	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
design	O
and	O
story	O
concepts	O
created	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
were	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
as	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visiting	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Osborn	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
reported	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
"	O
just	O
barely	O
"	O
started	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
two	O
titles	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
and	O
tweaked	O
version	O
of	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invisible	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
made	O
considerable	O
improvements	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
lighting	O
and	O
sound	O
engines	O
,	O
two	O
important	O
elements	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
hide	O
in	O
shadows	O
that	O
could	O
dynamically	O
move	O
based	O
on	O
adjacent	O
light	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
propagation	O
system	O
found	O
in	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
subtle	O
variances	O
in	O
determining	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
be	O
heard	O
by	O
enemies	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
architecture	O
of	O
a	O
room	O
,	O
presence	O
of	O
doors	O
and	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
material	O
said	O
doors	O
and	O
windows	B-Application
were	O
constructed	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
those	O
doors	O
and	O
windows	B-Application
were	O
open	O
or	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ion	O
Storm	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
entitle	O
the	O
game	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
fear	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
alienate	O
gamers	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
won	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
financial	O
targets	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
a	O
follow-up	O
title	O
:	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Dagger	O
of	O
Ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2023	O
interview	O
,	O
Randy	O
Smith	O
,	O
reflected	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
most	O
proud	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
segments	O
:	O
"	O
That	O
was	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
accomplishment	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
pull	O
that	O
off	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
ramping	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
,	O
switching	O
to	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
just	O
building	O
another	O
Thief	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
