<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
who	O
works	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
a	O
steampunk	O
metropolis	O
called	O
the	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
placed	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
on	O
urban	O
stealth	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
minimized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
monsters	O
and	O
maze-like	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
previously	O
to	O
develop	O
Thief	B-Application
and	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
extended	O
contract	O
between	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
and	O
Eidos	O
to	O
release	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
initial	O
sales	O
were	O
stronger	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
2X	O
:	O
Shadows	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	O
Age	O
,	O
a	O
widely	O
praised	O
expansion	O
mod	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
a	O
reboot	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
graphical	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
methodically	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
plans	O
ahead	O
by	O
scouting	O
,	O
reading	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
and	O
observing	O
patrol	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
killing	O
humans	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
certain	O
missions	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
not	O
knock	O
out	O
any	O
guards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
metropolis	O
called	O
the	O
City	O
,	O
whose	O
appearance	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
both	O
medieval	O
and	O
Victorian	O
era	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Garrett	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Russell	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
cynical	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
who	O
defeated	O
the	O
Trickster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pursuing	O
Garrett	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
sheriff	O
,	O
Gorman	O
Truart	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Sam	O
Babbitt	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
imposed	O
a	O
zero	B-Application
tolerance	I-Application
policy	O
on	O
crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
as	O
Garrett	O
continues	O
his	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karras	O
had	O
provided	O
Servants	O
to	O
nobles	O
with	O
gardens	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
set	O
off	O
an	O
apocalyptic	B-Application
chain	O
reaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
began	O
designing	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
January	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
project	O
director	O
Steve	O
Pearsall	O
later	O
said	O
was	O
an	O
experiment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
played	O
it	O
safe	O
by	O
including	O
certain	O
"	O
exploration	O
...	O
or	O
adventure	O
oriented	O
"	O
missions	O
with	O
"	O
jumping	O
and	O
climbing	O
puzzles	O
"	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
significantly	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
and	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
scale	O
back	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
maze-like	O
levels	O
and	O
monsters	O
such	O
as	O
zombies	B-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
urban	O
environments	O
and	O
human	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pearsall	O
stated	O
that	O
Thiefs	B-Application
monsters	O
were	O
negatively	O
received	O
because	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
human	O
enemies	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
clearly	O
indicate	O
when	O
they	O
noticed	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
commenced	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
editor-in-chief	O
Emil	O
Pagliarulo	O
was	O
hired	O
as	O
a	O
junior	O
designer	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
"	O
zdim	O
"	O
Carlson	O
and	O
Iikka	O
Keränen	O
joined	O
from	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
's	O
Daikatana	B-Application
team	O
,	O
and	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
contractor	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
was	O
hired	O
as	O
a	O
full-time	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
was	O
typical	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
worked	O
in	O
a	O
wall-less	O
space	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
pit	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
converse	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pearsall	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
films	O
were	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
"	O
biggest	O
aesthetic	O
influences	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
its	O
plot	O
was	O
Umberto	O
Eco	O
's	O
novel	O
The	O
Name	O
of	O
the	O
Rose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
previously	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
and	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engine	O
updates	O
created	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
16-bit	O
color	O
,	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
average	O
character	O
model	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
given	O
close	O
to	O
double	O
the	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
average	O
model	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
added	O
detail	O
focused	O
on	O
characters	O
 '	O
heads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
routines	O
written	O
into	O
the	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
enemies	O
to	O
notice	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
such	O
as	O
open	O
doors	O
,	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
or	O
in	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
but	O
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
fog	O
and	O
rain	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
technology	O
from	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
clouds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
contract	O
between	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
and	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
to	O
release	O
four	O
new	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Thief	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
had	O
been	O
signed	O
on	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
roughly	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
entered	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
updated	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
colored	O
lighting	O
,	O
higher	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
models	O
and	O
larger	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jason	O
Bates	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
display	O
attracted	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
buzz	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
crowd	O
of	O
dedicated	O
onlookers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
increased	O
focus	O
on	O
stealth	O
necessitated	O
new	O
level	O
design	O
concepts	O
:	O
the	O
most	O
stealth-based	O
missions	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
had	O
centered	O
on	O
urban	O
burglary	O
,	O
but	O
Pearsall	O
explained	O
that	O
this	O
"	O
would	O
get	O
tired	O
pretty	O
fast	O
"	O
if	O
repeated	O
in	O
every	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
diversified	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
designing	O
missions	O
with	O
such	O
objectives	O
as	O
kidnapping	O
,	O
blackmail	O
and	O
eavesdropping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Randy	O
Smith	O
explained	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
Thiefs	B-Application
levels	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
pre-existing	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
"	O
tried	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
really	O
good	O
missions	O
first	O
"	O
and	O
then	O
adjusted	O
the	O
plot	O
to	O
suit	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
a	O
sound	O
engine	O
that	O
simulates	O
propagation	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
occlusion	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
EAX	O
2.0	O
to	O
make	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
sound	O
environment	O
more	O
realistic	O
and	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
listen	O
through	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
more	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
speech	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
score	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
"	O
blur	O
ambient	O
 [ sound ] 	O
and	O
music	O
"	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Brosius	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
Thiefs	B-Application
soundtrack	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
"	O
simple	O
and	O
hypnotic	O
"	O
loops	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
in	O
length	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
longer	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
thoughtfully	O
"	O
constructed	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
components	O
were	O
combined	O
and	O
animated	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
After	I-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technique	O
had	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
designer	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
's	O
suggestion	O
to	O
use	O
motion	O
comic	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
Thief	B-Application
game	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
development	O
continued	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
experienced	O
extreme	O
financial	O
troubles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
company	O
head	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
,	O
Eidos	O
informed	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
an	O
option	O
"	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
miss	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
dire	O
consequences	O
if	O
 [ we ] 	O
missed	O
by	O
even	O
a	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
in	O
early	O
February	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
been	O
produced	O
almost	O
entirely	O
on	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
producer	O
Michael	O
McHale	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
reached	O
"	O
feature	O
freeze	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
in	O
"	O
super	O
crunch	O
mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
2	I-Application
debuted	O
high	O
on	O
the	O
bestsellers	O
list	O
for	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
initial	O
sales	O
were	O
better	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
commercially	O
successful	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Thomas	O
L	O
.	O
McDonald	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
everything	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
bigger	O
,	O
sharper	O
,	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
effective	O
"	O
than	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McDonald	O
summarized	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
gamer	O
's	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Preston	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
focused	O
and	O
polished	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
"	O
zombie	B-Application
battles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jasen	O
Torres	O
of	O
GameFan	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
liked	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
Thief	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
;	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
stuff	O
that	O
made	O
Thief	B-Application
great	O
,	O
with	O
less	O
of	O
the	O
annoying	O
stuff	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
applauded	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
"	O
zombie	B-Application
killer	O
"	O
missions	O
and	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
superior	O
to	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
graphics	O
were	O
passable	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
sound	O
design	O
was	O
"	O
phenomenal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
Thief	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
got	O
it	O
where	O
it	O
counts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
its	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
slight	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
lauded	O
its	O
world	O
as	O
"	O
amazingly	O
alive	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
remarkable	O
impersonation	O
of	O
real	O
intelligence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Barry	O
Brenesal	O
commented	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
provides	O
a	O
solid	O
gaming	O
experience	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
startle	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zones	O
Paul	O
Presley	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
were	O
larger	O
but	O
easier	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
considered	O
their	O
objectives	O
to	O
be	O
somewhat	O
linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
Thief	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
dated	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
real-time	O
lighting	O
"	O
tends	O
to	O
give	O
each	O
environment	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
'	O
false	O
 '	O
quality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
performed	O
well	O
commercially	O
,	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
was	O
not	O
set	O
to	O
receive	O
royalties	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
struggled	O
financially	O
since	O
the	O
commercial	O
failures	O
of	O
its	O
self-published	O
games	O
Terra	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
and	O
British	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
's	O
Flight	B-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
III	I-Application
had	O
flopped	O
at	O
retail	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
Squadron	I-Application
had	O
gone	O
over	O
budget	O
and	O
fallen	O
behind	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
's	O
Tim	O
Stellmach	O
,	O
the	O
delay	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
royalties	O
"	O
faced	O
 [ us ] 	O
with	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
money.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
management	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
in	O
which	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
would	O
acquire	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
but	O
Eidos	O
fell	O
into	O
a	O
sudden	O
financial	O
crisis	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
's	O
$40	O
million	O
game	O
Daikatana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factors	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
planned	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
successors	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
and	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
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
Looking	O
Glass	O
closed	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
PC	O
Zones	O
Keith	O
Pullin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brosius	O
suggested	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
have	O
seen	O
Garrett	O
"accept[ing]	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
consequences	O
to	O
his	O
actions	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
likely	O
have	O
become	O
"	O
ready	O
to	O
give	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
always	O
take.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
closed	O
,	O
its	O
assets	O
were	O
liquidated	O
and	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
was	O
sold	O
at	O
auction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
raised	O
doubts	O
that	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
trilogy	O
would	O
be	O
completed	O
,	O
a	O
situation	O
that	O
Salon.com	O
writer	O
Wagner	O
James	O
Au	O
compared	O
to	O
Lucasfilm	O
closing	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
rumors	O
,	O
Eidos	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2000	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
delegated	O
to	O
the	O
Warren	O
Spector-supervised	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
recently	O
completed	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Spector	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
given	O
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
announced	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
team	O
members	O
Randy	O
Smith	O
,	O
Lulu	O
Lamer	O
,	O
Emil	O
Pagliarulo	O
and	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
begin	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
announced	O
its	O
hires	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
concept	O
work	O
on	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
begin	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
"	O
wrap	O
up	O
 [ the ] 	O
loose	O
ends	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
built	O
directly	O
upon	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
concept	O
work	O
done	O
at	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
renamed	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
on	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
after	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
rumors	O
,	O
a	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
developer	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
;	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
Hammerites	O
,	O
pagans	O
or	O
Keepers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Dark	O
Engineering	O
Guild	O
began	O
developing	O
an	O
expansion	O
mod	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
2X	O
:	O
Shadows	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
void	O
left	O
by	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
mod	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
mentored	O
by	O
a	O
pagan	O
hermit	O
named	O
Malak	O
,	O
who	O
trains	O
her	O
as	O
a	O
thief	B-Application
but	O
who	O
has	O
ulterior	O
motives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
starts	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
and	O
ends	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
thereby	O
depicting	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
Gorman	O
Truart	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Mechanists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
2X	O
features	O
13	O
missions	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
roughly	O
3,000	O
new	O
lines	O
of	O
recorded	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
fan	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
writer	O
commented	O
that	O
Thief	B-Application
2X	O
did	O
not	O
perfectly	O
follow	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
tone	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
finished	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
had	O
"	O
no	O
excuse	O
not	O
to	O
play	O
T2X	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Thief	B-Application
2Xs	O
release	O
,	O
he	O
lauded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Thief	B-Application
fan	O
work	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
achievements	O
of	O
any	O
fan	O
community	O
for	O
any	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
