<s>
Venetica	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
fantasy-themed	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Deck13	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DTP	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2009	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
with	O
ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
being	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
2010	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Rombax	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
16th-century	O
Europe	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Venice	B-Application
in	O
which	O
Death	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
being	O
chosen	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Corpus	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
duties	O
of	O
the	O
grim	O
reaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
abuses	O
the	O
powers	O
to	O
gain	O
immortality	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
Death	O
's	O
daughter	O
,	O
Scarlett	O
,	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
stopping	O
him	O
and	O
rescuing	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlett	O
uses	O
Death	O
's	O
scythe	O
to	O
fight	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
melee	O
weapons	O
and	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
called	O
twilight	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attribute	O
points	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
increase	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
basic	O
attributes	O
that	O
correspond	O
to	O
in-game	O
characteristics	O
,	O
namely	O
"	O
constitution	O
"	O
(	O
health	O
points	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
wisdom	O
"	O
(	O
mental	O
energy	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
strength	O
"	O
(	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
dealt	O
with	O
weapons	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
mental	O
power	O
"	O
(	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
dealt	O
with	O
spells	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
Venice	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
Scarlett	O
has	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
joining	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
guilds	O
,	O
with	O
that	O
choice	O
changing	O
both	O
how	O
the	O
story	O
will	O
unfold	O
and	O
what	O
skills	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
reputation	O
system	O
that	O
tracks	O
her	O
actions	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
reflects	O
her	O
renown	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
called	O
mental	O
skills	O
by	O
using	O
mental	O
energy	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
equivalent	O
to	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
features	O
another	O
type	O
of	O
energy	O
called	O
twilight	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
sufficient	O
twilight	O
energy	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
die	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
reload	O
their	O
last	O
manual	O
save-game	O
since	O
Venetica	B-Application
features	O
neither	O
automatic	O
saving	O
nor	O
respawn	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
head-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
features	O
a	O
medallion	O
in	O
the	O
upper	O
left	O
corner	O
that	O
displays	O
the	O
current	O
health	O
in	O
red	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
mental	O
energy	O
in	O
blue	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
segments	O
inside	O
that	O
if	O
filled	O
in	O
purple	O
denote	O
sufficient	O
twilight	O
energy	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Scarlett	O
upon	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
upper	O
right	O
corner	O
,	O
a	O
mini-map	O
is	O
displayed	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
right	O
corner	O
,	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
bar	O
allows	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
currently	O
equipped	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
typical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
fashion	O
,	O
Venetica	B-Application
offers	O
players	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
different	O
weapons	O
and	O
armaments	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
potions	O
and	O
items	O
to	O
heal	O
and	O
help	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
offers	O
between	O
25	O
and	O
40	O
hours	O
of	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Venetica	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
16th-century	O
styled	O
world	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Venice	B-Application
where	O
Death	O
is	O
a	O
physical	O
being	O
,	O
who	O
follows	O
the	O
instructions	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
Corpus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
council	O
chooses	O
a	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
to	O
control	O
Death	O
and	O
he	O
decides	O
to	O
bring	O
complete	O
death	O
and	O
destruction	O
upon	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
has	O
immortalized	O
himself	O
through	O
Death	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
Death	O
and	O
Corpus	O
cannot	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Scarlett	O
,	O
Death	O
's	O
daughter	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
cultivate	O
and	O
grow	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
father	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlett	O
is	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
small	O
fictional	O
village	O
of	O
San	O
Pasquale	O
near	O
Venice	B-Application
with	O
her	O
lover	O
,	O
Benedict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
his	O
plans	O
,	O
he	O
recruited	O
four	O
allies	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
Undead	O
Five	O
:	O
The	O
Mistress	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
's	O
Guild	O
,	O
Hector	O
of	O
Persia	O
,	O
Princess	O
Chiamaka	O
of	O
Africa	O
and	O
the	O
Doge	O
of	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
informs	O
Scarlett	O
that	O
Victor	O
is	O
seeking	O
the	O
Black	O
Grimoire	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
book	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
would	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
consolidate	O
his	O
power	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasked	O
by	O
Death	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
Scarlett	O
travels	O
to	O
Venice	B-Application
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
Sophistos	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Grimoire	O
,	O
to	O
learn	O
whether	O
he	O
destroyed	O
the	O
book	O
as	O
instructed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
then	O
tracks	O
down	O
Sophistos	O
to	O
Hector	O
's	O
flagship	O
which	O
anchors	O
near	O
Venice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
goes	O
to	O
Sophistos	O
 '	O
house	O
in	O
Venice	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
converse	O
with	O
his	O
spirit	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlett	O
will	O
then	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
Inner	O
City	O
after	O
deciding	O
which	O
of	O
three	O
guilds	O
to	O
join	O
:	O
The	O
Order	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
Seal	O
,	O
a	O
warrior	O
order	O
fueled	O
by	O
revenge	O
that	O
Benedict	O
wanted	O
to	O
join	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
The	O
Hooded	O
Wings	O
,	O
a	O
guild	O
of	O
discreet	O
messengers	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Net	O
of	O
the	O
Mask	O
,	O
the	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
guild	O
Victor	O
was	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Deck13	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
German	O
developer	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
40	O
employees	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
mainly	O
developed	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ankh	B-Application
and	O
Jack	B-Application
Keane	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
publisher	O
DTP	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Venetica	B-Application
had	O
gone	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
2009	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Wizarbox	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Venetica	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
distributed	O
by	O
Rombax	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
got	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
according	O
to	O
ranking	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
called	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
dizzying	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
sharp	O
light	O
contrasts	O
,	O
erratic	O
camera	O
and	O
too	O
small	O
subtitles	O
,	O
and	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
terrible	O
even	O
on	O
previous	O
generation	O
consoles	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
or	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
near	O
unanimous	O
consensus	O
among	O
reviewers	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
many	O
graphical	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
with	O
critics	O
citing	O
examples	O
such	O
as	O
limbs	O
appearing	O
in	O
door	O
and	O
walls	O
,	O
swords	O
hovering	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
items	O
appearing	O
through	O
other	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
disappearing	O
shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venetica	B-Application
received	O
worse	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
English	O
versions	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
particularly	O
criticizing	O
the	O
poor	O
writing	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
recording	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
non-matching	O
subtitles	O
that	O
suffer	O
from	O
poor	O
spelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
lauded	O
the	O
combo	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
useful	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
handle	O
larger	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
without	O
the	O
game	O
becoming	O
too	O
easy	O
for	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
some	O
needed	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
she	O
liked	O
the	O
basic	O
idea	O
and	O
emphasized	O
that	O
Venetica	B-Application
was	O
an	O
accomplishment	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
over-ambition	O
led	O
to	O
so	O
many	O
problems	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
frustrating	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
