side ▁Li ath : ▁World Sp iral ). ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Poland ▁by ▁L K ▁A val on ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁Play Station ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Take - Two ▁Inter active , ▁and ▁in ▁Germany ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁publish er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Game ▁Re actor ▁har sh ly ▁critic ized ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁ob sole te ▁and ▁lack ing ▁in ▁innov ation . ▁Pr zy god os kop ▁described ▁the ▁title ▁as ▁" master - sh it ". ▁I GN ▁noted ▁the ▁game ' s ▁action ▁is ▁very ▁hard ▁and ▁that ▁players ▁should ▁take ▁time ▁to ▁navigate ▁its ▁controls ▁and ▁techniques ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁compet ency ▁and ▁progress . ▁Mer ist ation ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁particularly ▁impress ive ▁but ▁that ▁it ▁my ▁be ▁appe aling ▁to ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁genre . ▁PC ▁World ▁Poland ▁felt ▁that ▁negative ▁aspects ▁included ▁the ▁dynam ism ▁of ▁the ▁camera ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁handling ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁character . ▁Ab solute ▁Games ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁shame ▁that ▁Am ber ▁Company ▁was ▁was ting ▁their ▁time ▁local ising ▁" che ap - che ap " ▁games ▁like ▁this ▁one . ▁V R ▁Games ▁p anned ▁the ▁" bor ing ▁and ▁monot on ous ▁game play " ▁and ▁" un bal anced ▁and ▁rather ▁incon ven ient ▁controls ".