<s>
Throne	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese-themed	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Interactive	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
seven	O
)	O
different	O
samurai	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Yamato	O
,	O
a	O
medieval	O
version	O
of	O
Japan	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
shogun	B-Language
Tsunayoshi	O
and	O
the	O
daimyō	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
dawn	O
breaks	O
,	O
the	O
daimyō	O
decides	O
to	O
counterattack	O
,	O
ordering	O
his	O
seven	O
surviving	O
samurai	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
Zanshin	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
resembles	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	O
worked	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
for	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Blister	O
Awards	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
.	O
</s>
