<s>
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
first-person	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
futuristic	O
grave	O
robber/archaeologist	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
raptor	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
recently	O
opened	O
cavern	O
in	O
Scotland	O
rumoured	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
design	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
Myst-style	O
pre-rendered	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
gripping	O
but	O
was	O
somewhat	O
less	O
impressed	O
,	O
summarizing	O
,	O
"	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
brings	O
adventure	O
,	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
smattering	O
of	O
action	O
to	O
what	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
Myst	B-Application
clone	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
little	O
life	O
-	O
just	O
a	O
little	O
-	O
to	O
a	O
genre	O
that	O
sorely	O
needs	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nicholas	O
Petreley	O
of	O
InfoWorld	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
crowd-pleaser	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
grateful	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
among	O
that	O
camp	O
,	O
prepare	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
and	O
rarely	O
come	O
up	O
for	O
air.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Butcher	O
reviewed	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butcher	O
comments	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
take	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
into	O
it	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
is	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
extremely	O
satisfying.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2002	O
retrospective	O
review	O
for	O
Just	O
Adventure	O
,	O
Michael	O
Necasek	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
story	O
of	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
props	O
far	O
from	O
unusual	O
in	O
adventure	O
games	O
:	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
,	O
secret	O
conspiracies	O
to	O
rule	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
like	O
other	O
good	O
games	O
(	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
comes	O
to	O
mind	O
)	O
,	O
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
explain	O
them	O
with	O
unexpected	O
twists.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Azrael	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tear	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
