<s>
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
four-player	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
once	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Multitap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
kill	O
meter	O
"	O
that	O
increases	O
with	O
each	O
successful	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
once	O
filled	O
,	O
executes	O
a	O
gory	O
finishing	O
move	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
began	O
development	O
as	O
Earth	O
Monster	O
,	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mesoamerican	O
ballgame	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
attacked	O
one	O
another	O
as	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
ball	O
into	O
a	O
hoop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
considered	O
it	O
fun	O
but	O
unfinished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bootleg	B-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
nonetheless	O
uploaded	O
to	O
pirating	O
websites	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
especially	O
popular	O
as	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
cancellation	O
,	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
reskinned	B-Application
to	O
make	O
the	O
1999	O
Activision	O
video	O
game	O
Wu-Tang	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Style	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
use	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kills	I-Device
engine	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
opponents	O
in	O
a	O
closed	O
3D	O
room	O
fighting	O
to	O
kill	O
one	O
another	O
one-by-one	O
using	O
gory	O
special	O
moves	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kills	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whichever	O
character	O
fills	O
this	O
meter	O
first	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
on	O
one	O
other	O
opponent	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
,	O
which	O
kills	O
them	O
and	O
removes	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
round	O
then	O
repeats	O
without	O
the	O
defeated	O
character	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
who	O
performed	O
a	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
in	O
the	O
prior	O
round	O
earning	O
a	O
small	O
boost	O
to	O
their	O
kill	O
meter	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
"	O
puts	O
players	O
through	O
eight	O
stages	O
against	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
four-player	O
matches	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
are	O
one-on-one	O
battles	O
against	O
the	O
characters	O
Judas	O
and	O
Marukka	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
"	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
all	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
players	O
required	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Multitap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Training	O
Mode	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
test	O
individual	O
characters	O
 '	O
moves	O
on	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
opponent	I-Application
;	O
performing	O
each	O
move	O
in	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
moveset	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
unlocks	O
a	O
fifth	O
costume	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
,	O
Marukka	O
decides	O
out	O
of	O
boredom	O
to	O
gather	O
ten	O
people	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
sent	O
to	O
Hell	O
for	O
their	O
sins	O
to	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
at	O
being	O
reincarnated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Imp	O
:	O
A	O
dwarf	O
"	O
leather	O
daddy	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
hatred	B-Application
for	O
tall	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
after	O
amputating	O
his	O
legs	O
and	O
sticking	O
stilts	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
members	O
of	O
Paradox	O
's	O
team	O
resented	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
producer	O
Harvard	O
Bonin	O
for	O
attempting	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
different	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
,	O
and	O
modeled	O
The	O
Imp	O
after	O
Bonin	O
as	O
a	O
jab	O
at	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Violet	O
:	O
A	O
circus	O
contortionist	O
who	O
developed	O
a	O
strong	O
hatred	B-Application
for	O
men	O
after	O
being	O
raped	O
by	O
one	O
who	O
broke	O
into	O
her	O
dressing	O
room	O
,	O
whom	O
she	O
later	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
titled	O
Earth	O
Monster	O
,	O
a	O
fantasy	O
sports	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mesoamerican	O
ballgame	O
where	O
players	O
would	O
control	O
large	O
,	O
muscular	O
Aztec	O
warriors	O
who	O
punched	O
and	O
kicked	O
one	O
another	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
ball	O
into	O
a	O
hoop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harvard	O
Bonin	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
assigned	O
to	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
,	O
showed	O
developers	O
fetish	O
magazines	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Skin	O
Two	O
,	O
and	O
BDSM	O
DVDs	O
as	O
references	O
for	O
the	O
desired	O
art	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
an	O
especially	O
violent	O
,	O
"	O
full-blown	O
adult	O
"	O
fighting	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
four-player	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
meant	O
to	O
compare	O
to	O
the	O
similarly	O
violent	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
,	O
based	O
around	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
fighting	O
for	O
a	O
chance	O
at	O
resurrection	O
after	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
Hell	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assistant	O
producer	O
,	O
Brian	O
Gomez	O
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
musical	O
Cats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bonin	O
,	O
the	O
kill	O
meter	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
"	O
promote	O
in-your-face	O
aggression	O
"	O
to	O
contrast	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
from	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
defending	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
E3	O
1998	O
,	O
where	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
it	O
gained	O
a	O
large	O
following	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
gory	O
and	O
sexual	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2023	O
,	O
only	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Hatred	B-Application
and	O
an	O
unreleased	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
)	O
ever	O
received	O
an	O
AO	O
rating	O
solely	O
for	O
extreme	O
,	O
graphic	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
operations	O
of	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
purchase	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
EA	O
gaining	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kills	I-Device
development	O
team	O
were	O
not	O
directly	O
informed	O
by	O
EA	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
and	O
instead	O
found	O
out	O
by	O
reading	O
articles	O
about	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
producer	O
Kevin	O
Mulhall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
retail	O
purchase	O
,	O
bootleg	B-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
uploaded	O
to	O
pirating	O
websites	O
by	O
its	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
and	O
frequently	O
downloaded	O
ROMs	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
later	O
reskinned	B-Application
by	O
Paradox	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
1999	O
PlayStation	B-Device
fighting	O
game	O
Wu-Tang	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Style	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
rap	O
group	O
Wu-Tang	O
Clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
engine	O
later	O
became	O
a	O
core	O
technology	O
for	O
Paradox	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
two-player	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
2000	O
game	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
its	O
2001	O
sequel	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
2000	O
game	O
Rock	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Sock	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Robots	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
,	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republics	O
Mike	O
Griffin	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
[	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
is ]	O
perfect	O
for	O
mindless	O
fun	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
cold	O
drinks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
also	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
bugs	O
right	O
now	O
that	O
prevent	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
from	O
being	O
completely	O
effective.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
September	O
2004	O
issue	O
,	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
cited	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
overrated	O
cancelled	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
got	O
lots	O
of	O
hype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Metro	O
included	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
offensive	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
Complex	O
named	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
the	O
seventh	O
most	O
violent	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
unreleased	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
T	O
.	O
Wright	O
of	O
Variety	O
considered	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
notorious	O
unreleased	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
IGN	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
cancelled	O
game	O
in	O
recent	O
memory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
Australia	O
,	O
Leah	O
Williams	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
look	O
at	O
it	O
now	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
seems	O
a	O
bit	O
naff	O
—	O
but	O
way	O
back	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
was	O
extremely	O
controversial.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Den	O
of	O
Geeks	O
Gavin	O
Jasper	O
called	O
Thrill	B-Device
Kill	I-Device
,	O
Tattoo	B-Application
Assassins	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Primal	O
Rage	O
2	O
the	O
"	O
holy	O
trinity	O
of	O
almost-to-completely-finished	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
released	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
