<s>
Avadon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Avadon	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avadon	B-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
continent	O
of	O
Lynaeus	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
two	O
primary	O
warring	O
factions	O
,	O
with	O
internal	O
struggles	O
within	O
these	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fortress	O
of	O
Avadon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
force	O
within	O
the	O
Pact	O
;	O
a	O
small	O
army	O
of	O
warriors	O
,	O
spies	O
,	O
assassins	O
,	O
and	O
diplomats	O
(	O
known	O
in-game	O
as	O
Hands	O
,	O
Eyes	O
,	O
and	O
Hearts	O
)	O
tasked	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
Pact	O
and	O
eliminate	O
any	O
threats	O
to	O
its	O
safety	O
,	O
both	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
grow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servants	O
of	O
Avadon	B-Application
have	O
great	O
power	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
bound	O
by	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
the	O
Pact	O
,	O
or	O
rather	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
law	O
of	O
the	O
pact	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
corruption	O
and	O
abuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avadon	B-Application
is	O
led	O
by	O
its	O
'	O
Keeper	O
 '	O
Redbeard	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
and	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
who	O
was	O
elected	O
by	O
the	O
council	O
that	O
decides	O
matters	O
relevant	O
to	O
all	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Pact	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
so	O
being	O
elected	O
Redbeard	O
holds	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
keeper	O
for	O
(	O
his	O
unnaturally	O
long	O
)	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Hands	O
of	O
Avadon	B-Application
,	O
warriors	O
under	O
Redbeard	O
's	O
command	O
who	O
seek	O
out	O
and	O
fight	O
a	O
conspiracy	O
against	O
the	O
Pact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avadon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Blademaster	O
,	O
a	O
Shadowwalker	O
,	O
a	O
Shaman	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Sorceress	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
can	O
variously	O
recruit	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
other	O
characters	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
set	O
of	O
four	O
classes	O
)	O
for	O
missions	O
assigned	O
by	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
Avadon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
class	O
in	O
Avadon	B-Application
has	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
several	O
dozen	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avadon	B-Application
features	O
elaborate	O
scripted	O
encounters	O
that	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
encourage	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tactics	O
,	O
using	O
differing	O
party	O
compositions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avadon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
has	O
generally	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
critics	O
,	O
scoring	O
77%	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
from	O
seven	O
reviews	O
and	O
77%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
from	O
nine	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
gave	O
Avadon	B-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
simple	O
as	O
it	O
looks	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
’s	O
very	O
easy	O
to	O
fire	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
minutes	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
magically	O
transported	O
without	O
supper	O
to	O
5AM	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
7/10	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
earlier	O
efforts	O
in	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
and	O
Geneforge	B-Application
franchises	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
compensates	O
for	O
its	O
archaic	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
with	O
an	O
engaging	O
focus	O
on	O
storytelling	O
and	O
turn-based	O
party	O
combat	O
that	O
recalls	O
the	O
glory	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Gold	O
Box	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
late	O
'	O
80s	O
and	O
early	O
'	O
90s	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
