<s>
Albion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1995	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
that	O
incorporates	O
traditional	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
but	O
Commodore	O
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albion	B-Application
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
Amberstar	B-Application
and	O
Ambermoon	B-Application
,	O
bearing	O
very	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
team	O
(	O
Erik	O
Simon	O
-	O
design	O
,	O
Jurie	O
Horneman	O
-	O
code	O
,	O
Thorsten	O
Mutschall	O
-	O
graphics	O
,	O
Matthias	O
Steinwachs	O
-	O
sound	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
Dieter	O
Rottermund	O
-	O
artwork	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
Thalion	O
Software	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2015	O
on	O
Gog.com	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
world	O
teeming	O
with	O
life	O
,	O
secrets	O
,	O
surprises	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inhabited	O
by	O
the	O
sentient	O
,	O
tall	O
and	O
slender	O
,	O
feline-like	O
humanoids	O
called	O
Iskai	B-Application
and	O
the	O
many	O
divisions	O
of	O
Celtic	O
humans	O
that	O
traveled	O
magically	O
to	O
the	O
planet	O
in	O
their	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
Driscoll	O
to	O
alert	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
the	O
Toronto	O
to	O
the	O
true	O
situation	O
to	O
save	O
Albion	B-Application
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albion	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
typical	O
of	O
that	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
character	O
has	O
sufficient	O
experience	O
points	O
they	O
will	O
advance	O
in	O
level	O
,	O
increasing	O
their	O
maximum	O
life	O
and	O
spell	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albion	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
hybrid	O
2D/3D	O
graphical	O
system	O
to	O
depict	O
its	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
Michael	O
Wolf	O
called	O
Albion	B-Application
"	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
engrossing	O
,	O
and	O
involved	O
roleplaying	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
roleplaying	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Petra	O
Schlunk	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
found	O
this	O
lengthy	O
game	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
recommend	O
it	O
to	O
lovers	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
when	O
another	O
dry	O
spell	B-Application
hits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
Albion	B-Application
"	O
well-thought	O
out	O
and	O
definitely	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bright	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
desert	O
"	O
of	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chuck	O
Klimushyn	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
considered	O
Albion	B-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
for	O
the	O
RPG	O
crowd	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
those	O
who	O
cut	O
their	O
teeth	O
on	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Might	O
and	O
Magic	O
,	O
Wizardry	O
,	O
and	O
Ultima	O
may	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
looks	O
a	O
little	O
brighter	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
latest	O
offering	O
from	O
Blue	O
Byte.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
nominated	O
Albion	B-Application
as	O
its	O
1996	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albion	B-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Albion	B-Application
was	O
refreshing	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
because	O
it	O
helped	O
fill	O
a	O
void	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
it	O
carefully	O
balanced	O
story	O
,	O
puzzles	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
by	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
whose	O
editors	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Meridian	B-Protocol
59	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
the	O
Pandora	B-Device
handheld	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
fans	O
via	O
static	O
recompilation	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
x86	B-Operating_System
binary	O
executable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Albion	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
distributor	O
GOG.com,	O
albeit	O
only	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
DOSBox	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
newer	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
