built with both 3D Studio and different paint programs on a PC. Then the characters were rendered for the cutscenes and scaled down as game sprites. The sprites were animated with Deluxe Paint and Deluxe Animator. Chahi admitted in 2007 that the 6 year development of Heart of Darkness had completely exhausted him. After the game's completion, he took a hiatus on game development and pursued travelling and other interests. He made a return to the games industry in 2011 with the release of From Dust. Reception The PlayStation version received favorable reviews, while the PC version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. CNET Gamecenter, Computer Games Strategy Plus and Game Informer gave the game favourable to mixed reviews, over a month before the game was released Stateside. Next Generation, however, said that the PlayStation version was "very much a visual title that relies heavily on the storyline to keep a player's interest. And while the story is good, the gameplay isn't anything revolutionary, or even that interesting. After five years of waiting, the wait simply wasn't worth it." Scary Larry of GamePro called the PlayStation version "a new, more whimsical game that's just as clever as Out of This World". Jason D'Aprile said of the PC version, "It's not for everyone, and its age is beginning to show, but Heart of Darkness still offers superb animation, music, graphics, and atmosphere." The game was a finalist for the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' 1998 "Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music" award, which went to Road Rash 3D. Notes References External links 1998 video games Cancelled 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games Cancelled Atari Jaguar games Cancelled Amiga CD32 games Cancelled Game Boy Advance games Cancelled Panasonic M2 games Cancelled Sega Saturn games Interplay Entertainment games Ocean Software games Infogrames games Platform games PlayStation (console) games Video games about children Video games about dogs Video games developed in France Video games with stereoscopic 3D graphics Windows games Cinematic platform games