<s>
Alchemist	B-Language
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
by	O
Imagine	O
Software	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
who	O
can	O
shape-shift	O
into	O
a	O
golden	O
eagle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemist	B-Language
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ian	O
Weatherburn	O
and	O
Paul	O
Lindale	O
and	O
was	O
Imagine	O
's	O
first	O
action-adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
gold-coloured	O
cassette	B-Device
and	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
who	O
has	O
been	O
summoned	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
evil	O
warlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
alchemist	B-Language
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
Spell	B-Application
of	O
Destruction	O
"	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
warlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alchemist	B-Language
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
golden	O
eagle	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
spell	B-Application
energy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alchemist	B-Language
can	O
hurl	O
lightning	O
bolts	O
and	O
other	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
eagle	O
form	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
negotiate	O
steep	O
hills	O
or	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alchemist	B-Language
can	O
only	O
carry	O
one	O
item	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
and	O
must	O
consume	O
food	O
to	O
keep	O
stamina	O
levels	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alchemist	B-Language
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
play	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
highlighted	O
Alchemist	B-Language
's	O
cartoon	O
graphics	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
CRASHs	O
1984	O
retrospective	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Alchemist	B-Language
,	O
whilst	O
detailed	O
,	O
had	O
not	O
aged	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Spectrum	O
highlighted	O
the	O
alchemist	B-Language
character	O
's	O
graphic	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
eagle	O
transformation	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
