<s>
Azurik	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Perathia	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Adrenium	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
was	O
released	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Azurik	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
journeys	O
through	O
the	O
vast	O
world	O
of	O
Perathia	O
gathering	O
elemental	O
disc	O
fragments	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
many	O
realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
Lore	O
Guardians	O
along	O
with	O
Eldwyn	O
,	O
the	O
grand	O
master	O
and	O
leader	O
,	O
and	O
Balthazar	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
scholar	O
and	O
combatant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Balthazar	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
they	O
murder	O
Eldwyn	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
elemental	O
discs	O
,	O
leaving	O
Azurik	B-Application
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
can	O
harness	O
the	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
Air	O
,	O
Fire	O
,	O
and	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
namesake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adept	O
in	O
an	O
order	O
of	O
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
,	O
Azurik	B-Application
is	O
practicing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
his	O
staff	O
weapon	O
known	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Axion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
duel	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Azurik	B-Application
's	O
near-death	O
at	O
Balthazar	O
's	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Azurik	B-Application
leaves	O
,	O
Balthazar	O
throws	O
his	O
Axion	O
at	O
the	O
wall	O
in	O
a	O
fit	O
of	O
rage	O
,	O
shattering	O
a	O
small	O
vase	O
and	O
the	O
wall	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
interrupted	O
in	O
his	O
attempt	O
by	O
Eldwyn	O
and	O
Azurik	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sole	O
survivor	O
of	O
his	O
order	O
,	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
all	O
the	O
fragments	O
of	O
the	O
shattered	O
disks	O
and	O
returning	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
:	O
Azurik	B-Application
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Eldwyn	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
Balthazar	O
's	O
betrayal	O
,	O
Azurik	B-Application
becomes	O
the	O
last	O
Lore	O
Guardian	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
elemental	O
balance	O
in	O
Perathia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eldwyn	O
:	O
Eldwyn	O
is	O
the	O
master	O
of	O
the	O
guild	O
of	O
Lore	O
Guardians	O
and	O
mentor	O
to	O
Azurik	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
very	O
wise	O
and	O
powerful	O
and	O
viewed	O
by	O
Azurik	B-Application
as	O
somewhat	O
of	O
a	O
father	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
his	O
power	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
murdered	O
by	O
Balthazar	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
elemental	O
discs	O
and	O
Azurik	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
still	O
guides	O
Azurik	B-Application
throughout	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
spirit	O
and	O
through	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
a	O
Deluvian	O
Oracle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
went	O
into	O
the	O
tower	O
and	O
about	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
discs	O
but	O
was	O
interrupted	O
by	O
Eldwyn	O
and	O
Azurik	B-Application
,	O
Balthazar	O
eventually	O
kill	O
Eldwyn	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
elemental	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
main	O
attacks	O
are	O
sending	O
out	O
giant	O
bubbles	O
to	O
capture	O
Azurik	B-Application
until	O
they	O
burst	O
,	O
send	O
out	O
water	O
elementals	O
to	O
attack	O
him	O
,	O
using	O
her	O
tentacles	O
as	O
a	O
whip	O
should	O
Azurik	B-Application
get	O
close	O
,	O
or	O
sending	O
a	O
shockwave	O
of	O
water	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earth	O
guardian	O
's	O
attacks	O
range	O
from	O
merely	O
throwing	O
rocks	O
at	O
Azurik	B-Application
to	O
spawning	O
rock	O
shard	O
monsters	O
everywhere	O
and	O
getting	O
them	O
to	O
attack	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ironically	O
,	O
despite	O
him	O
being	O
the	O
fire	O
guardian	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
somehow	O
immune	O
to	O
any	O
water	O
based	O
attacks	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
only	O
laughs	O
at	O
Azurik	B-Application
's	O
attempts	O
to	O
hurt	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
three	O
attacks	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
fire	O
guardian	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
striking	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
by	O
causing	O
a	O
stream	O
of	O
fire	O
which	O
curves	O
into	O
a	O
hook-like	O
shape	O
,	O
creating	O
shards	O
made	O
of	O
fire	O
that	O
are	O
set	O
to	O
attack	O
Azurik	B-Application
from	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
a	O
wall	O
of	O
fire	O
around	O
him	O
upon	O
being	O
struck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
attacks	O
are	O
more	O
varied	O
as	O
she	O
can	O
strike	O
with	O
her	O
tail	O
,	O
create	O
little	O
tornadoes	O
,	O
summon	O
wind	O
elements	O
,	O
disappear	O
and	O
reappear	O
from	O
lightning	O
,	O
creating	O
copies	O
of	O
herself	O
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
blasts	O
of	O
wind	O
to	O
hurt	O
Azurik	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
death	O
guardian	O
appears	O
again	O
when	O
Azurik	B-Application
finds	O
his	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
death	O
realm	O
and	O
finds	O
the	O
death	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Azurik	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
guardian	O
,	O
for	O
he	O
handed	O
the	O
death	O
disc	O
over	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
in	O
its	O
proper	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
death	O
guardian	O
's	O
final	O
appearance	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
when	O
Azurik	B-Application
defeated	O
Balthazar	O
and	O
left	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
center	O
is	O
Town	O
,	O
the	O
hub	O
of	O
the	O
elemental	O
realms	O
and	O
home	O
of	O
Azurik	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
the	O
Elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
floor	O
has	O
two	O
elevators	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
floor	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
room	O
is	O
a	O
gate	O
to	O
the	O
Life	O
realm	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
become	O
active	O
when	O
the	O
Azurik	B-Application
gains	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
missing	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Life	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
elevator	O
are	O
ten	O
objects	O
that	O
Azurik	B-Application
can	O
gain	O
each	O
time	O
he	O
collects	O
ten	O
or	O
more	O
obsidian	O
jewels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
object	O
will	O
do	O
a	O
specific	O
function	O
once	O
Azurik	B-Application
has	O
completely	O
restored	O
a	O
disc	O
and	O
put	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
proper	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
