<s>
Amber	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amber	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Amber	O
fell	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
pile	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
clones	O
coming	O
out	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
its	O
eerie	O
storyline	O
and	O
presentation	O
to	O
an	O
extent	O
offset	O
its	O
limited	O
gameplay	O
and	O
animation	O
and	O
made	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
was	O
bothered	O
more	O
than	O
most	O
by	O
the	O
similarities	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
overlook	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
just	O
enjoy	O
the	O
ride	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
's	O
worth	O
-	O
a	O
scary	O
story	O
told	O
with	O
nice	O
graphics	O
and	O
some	O
boggling	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Journeys	O
Beyond	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
Myst-like	O
adventure	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steven	O
Levy	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Strip	O
Myst	B-Application
of	O
its	O
fantasy-genre	O
trappings	O
and	O
replace	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
dollop	O
of	O
Stephen	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
can	O
begin	O
to	O
understand	O
what	O
it	O
feels	O
like	O
to	O
play	O
Amber	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
—	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
absorbing	O
supernatural	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Amber	B-Application
:	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
had	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeanine	O
DeSocio	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
publisher	O
Changeling	O
,	O
attributed	O
this	O
to	O
retailer	O
reluctance	O
to	O
stock	O
any	O
Macintosh	B-Device
games	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
ports	O
of	O
high-profile	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
