<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Beenox	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acting	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
as	O
she	O
attempts	O
to	O
clear	O
herself	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
suspect	O
of	O
her	O
former	O
mentor	O
Werner	O
Von	O
Croy	O
's	O
murder	O
while	O
investigating	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
a	O
black	O
magic	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
from	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
could	O
compete	O
better	O
with	O
newer	O
action	O
games	O
and	O
fully	O
exploit	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
trilogy	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
selling	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
while	O
some	O
praise	O
went	O
to	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
critics	O
faulted	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
controls	O
,	O
camera	O
and	O
numerous	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
was	O
scrapped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
like	O
previous	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
games	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
second	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Kurtis	B-Application
Trent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
events	O
in	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
and	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
was	O
presumed	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unspecified	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
Lara	O
arrives	O
in	O
Paris	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
her	O
former	O
mentor	O
,	O
Werner	O
Von	O
Croy	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
tasked	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Eckhardt	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
artefacts	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Obscura	B-Application
Paintings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
retrieving	O
Von	O
Croy	O
's	O
journal	O
from	O
a	O
colleague	O
named	O
Margot	B-Application
Carvier	I-Application
,	O
she	O
learns	O
that	O
Von	O
Croy	O
discovered	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
fourth	O
Obscura	O
Painting	O
beneath	O
the	O
Louvre	O
;	O
during	O
her	O
time	O
in	O
Paris	O
getting	O
help	O
from	O
local	O
businessman	O
and	O
mob	O
boss	O
Louis	B-Application
Bouchard	I-Application
,	O
Lara	O
is	O
stalked	O
by	O
Kurtis	B-Application
Trent	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
survivor	O
of	O
a	O
society	O
called	O
the	O
Lux	O
Veritatis	O
who	O
are	O
sworn	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
Eckhardt	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
started	O
development	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
next	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
platform	O
:	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
had	O
pushed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
its	O
technical	O
limits	O
,	O
contributing	O
to	O
lower	O
review	O
scores	O
and	O
sales	O
than	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
separated	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
and	O
series	O
regulars	O
on	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
stage	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
titles	O
except	O
programmer	O
Gavin	O
Rummery	O
who	O
had	O
moved	O
into	O
a	O
management	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
designer	O
Richard	O
Morton	O
came	O
over	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
team	O
had	O
gone	O
"	O
off	O
the	O
rails	O
"	O
,	O
scrapping	O
the	O
entire	O
project	O
once	O
already	O
and	O
only	O
completing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
basic	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
them	O
also	O
commented	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Core	O
team	O
were	O
prepared	O
for	O
the	O
added	O
complexity	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
advanced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wished	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
providing	O
heavy	O
competition	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
from	O
Shenmue	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
character	O
movements	O
were	O
drawn	O
from	O
and	O
based	O
directly	O
on	O
movements	O
made	O
by	O
real	O
people	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
later	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
design	O
drew	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
films	O
from	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Luc	O
Besson	O
and	O
David	O
Fincher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schofield	O
created	O
the	O
character	O
Kurtis	B-Application
Trent	I-Application
upon	O
a	O
request	O
for	O
someone	O
who	O
could	O
become	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
a	O
spin-off	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Schofield	O
,	O
the	O
early	O
plan	O
was	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
character	O
Jean-Yvre	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
murder	O
victim	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
controversy	O
about	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
similarity	O
to	O
real-life	O
archaeologist	O
Jean-Yves	O
Empereur	O
,	O
Jean-Yves	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
Von	O
Croy	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
subsequently	O
rewritten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
deadline	O
,	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
key	O
narrative	O
elements	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
;	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
losses	O
was	O
the	O
explanation	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
character	O
survived	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
those	O
elements	O
were	O
also	O
deliberately	O
left	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
who	O
wished	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
into	O
planned	O
sequels	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
being	O
an	O
afterthought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Connelly	O
and	O
Martin	O
Iveson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Connelly	O
had	O
always	O
written	O
his	O
work	O
with	O
an	O
orchestra	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
previous	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
scores	O
had	O
used	O
synthesised	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonell	O
Elliott	O
returned	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
voiced	O
her	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Revelation	I-Application
and	O
Chronicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurtis	B-Application
Trent	I-Application
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Eric	O
Loren	O
,	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
voicing	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
Schofield	O
on	O
developing	O
him	O
during	O
recordings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos	O
believed	O
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
would	O
benefit	O
from	O
additional	O
marketing	O
support	O
from	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
:	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
-	O
The	O
Cradle	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
2001	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
promotion	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
,	O
Elliott	O
performed	O
as	O
Lara	O
for	O
a	O
promotional	O
video	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
suit	O
with	O
Lara	O
's	O
model	O
mapped	O
over	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
20	O
June	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
UK	O
on	O
4	O
July	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
July	O
in	O
mainland	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
on	O
23	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Beenox	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Angel	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
received	O
strong	O
initial	O
sales	O
,	O
mostly	O
driven	O
by	O
an	O
aggressive	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
52	O
and	O
49	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
version	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
magazine	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
it	O
5.5/10	O
,	O
while	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
8/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
said	O
that	O
those	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
pale	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
90%	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
adventure	O
or	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
actually	O
hurt	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
qualities	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
moves	O
worked	O
smoothly	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
stealth	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
5th	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Worst	O
Sequels	B-Language
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
caused	O
multiple	O
problems	O
for	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Jeremy	O
Heath-Smith	O
,	O
managing	O
director	O
at	O
Core	O
Design	O
and	O
development	O
director	O
at	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
would	O
leave	O
both	O
companies	O
with	O
immediate	O
effect	O
,	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
called	O
The	O
Lost	O
Dominion	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
proposed	O
trilogy	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
were	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
Cow	O
Productions	O
,	O
publishers	O
of	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
comic	O
series	O
,	O
partnered	O
with	O
Eidos	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
beginning	O
with	O
issue	O
#32	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
were	O
later	O
adapted	O
into	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
,	O
an	O
interactive	O
DVD	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
Bright	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
film	O
,	O
Eidos	O
transferred	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
game	O
from	O
Core	O
Design	O
to	O
another	O
Eidos	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
noted	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
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.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
would	O
never	O
release	O
another	O
Tomb	B-Application
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title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Angel	O
of	O
Darkness	O
1.5	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
revamped	O
collaboration	O
between	O
developer	O
Julian	O
Guba	O
and	O
character	O
model	O
creator	O
Konrad	O
Majewski	O
with	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
devlog	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
by	O
Guba	O
revealed	O
the	O
development	O
progress	O
and	O
featured	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
for	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
which	O
took	O
Majewski	O
approximately	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
and	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
regarding	O
the	O
designs	O
they	O
will	O
implement	O
or	O
revamp	O
.	O
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