<s>
Amberstar	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
Thalion	O
Software	O
's	O
never-finished	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ambermoon	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
-	O
helped	O
by	O
the	O
various	O
adventurers	O
who	O
join	O
the	O
party	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
-	O
must	O
recover	O
the	O
thirteen	O
missing	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Amberstar	B-Application
,	O
the	O
talisman	O
that	O
banished	O
Lord	O
Tarbos	O
initially	O
,	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
demon	O
once	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amberstar	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
Germany	O
and	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
deep	O
storyline	O
while	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
a	O
bit	O
outdated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
current	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
or	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
Clouds	I-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Amberstar	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"[mixes]	O
the	O
depth	O
,	O
character	O
interaction	O
and	O
size	O
of	O
[	O
Ultima	O
VI ]	O
with	O
the	O
first-person	O
3D	O
immediacy	O
of	O
[	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Beholder ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
Amberstar	B-Application
,	O
punctuating	O
this	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
No	O
matter	O
what	O
your	O
predicament	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
always	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
see	O
or	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
criticizes	O
Amberstar	B-Application
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
3D	O
bits	O
are	O
by-and-large	O
redundant	O
-	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
unattractive	O
,	O
direct	O
action	O
with	O
the	O
3D	O
environment	O
is	O
minimal	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
UI	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
over-complicated	O
and	O
not	O
particularly	O
elegant	O
"	O
,	O
furthermore	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
design	O
forethought	O
"	O
would	O
improve	O
Amberstar	B-Application
's	O
overall	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
also	O
criticises	O
Amberstar	B-Application
's	O
switching	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
a	O
third-person	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
questions	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
this	O
design	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
planned	O
as	O
first	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
Amberstar	B-Application
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
only	O
one	O
sequel	O
called	O
Ambermoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Amberstar	B-Application
,	O
Ambermoon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
only	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
Amberstar	B-Application
and	O
Ambermoon	B-Application
led	O
Thalion	O
Software	O
to	O
close	O
after	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
German	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
