<s>
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
is	O
an	O
MS-DOS-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
largely	O
in	O
Midkemia	O
,	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
developed	O
by	O
Raymond	O
E	O
.	O
Feist	O
in	O
his	O
Riftwar	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PyroTechnix	O
completed	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Return	O
to	O
Krondor	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sierra	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2010	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversation	O
is	O
tree-based	O
:	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
various	O
dialogue	O
keywords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	O
use	O
swords	O
and	O
crossbows	B-Application
,	O
while	O
magicians	O
use	O
a	O
staff	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strength	O
influences	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
the	O
character	O
inflicts	O
in	O
mêlée	B-Application
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skills	O
include	O
defense	O
,	O
crossbow	B-Application
accuracy	O
,	O
mêlée	B-Application
weapon	O
accuracy	O
,	O
spell-casting	O
accuracy	O
,	O
enemy	O
assessment	O
,	O
weapon	O
and	O
armor	O
repair	O
,	O
barding	O
,	O
haggling	O
,	O
lockpicking	O
,	O
scouting	O
for	O
ambushes	O
,	O
and	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	O
can	O
use	O
crossbows	B-Application
and	O
magicians	O
can	O
cast	O
spells	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
enemy	O
units	O
in	O
adjacent	O
squares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
rest	O
,	O
which	O
regains	O
health	O
and	O
stamina	O
,	O
defend	O
against	O
enemy	O
mêlée	B-Application
attacks	O
,	O
or	O
assess	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
many	O
actions	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
using	O
keys	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
(	O
or	O
intended	O
hidden	O
feature	O
)	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
combinations	O
of	O
two	O
moves	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
—	O
one	O
using	O
the	O
mouse	O
and	O
another	O
using	O
the	O
keyboard	O
—	O
or	O
rest	O
twice	O
by	O
pressing	O
'	O
R	O
 '	O
before	O
the	O
turn	O
begins	O
and	O
holding	O
it	O
through	O
the	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
sell	O
a	O
relatively	O
expensive	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
service	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
teleport	O
between	O
any	O
temples	O
they	O
have	O
already	O
visited	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
price	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
distance	O
traveled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
its	O
shady	O
underworld	B-Application
,	O
someone	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
The	O
Crawler	O
has	O
recently	O
establish	O
himself	O
within	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
disrupting	O
business	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Mockers	O
in	O
Krondor	O
and	O
the	O
guilds	O
in	O
Romney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
cast	O
magic	O
on	O
Timirianya	O
,	O
one	O
must	O
use	O
a	O
crystal	O
staff	B-Application
and	O
keep	O
it	O
charged	O
with	O
raw	O
manna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
in	O
256-color	O
320x200	O
VGA	B-Protocol
mode	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
shops	O
,	O
inns	O
,	O
temples	O
,	O
special	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
large	O
cities	O
are	O
navigated	O
through	O
pictures	O
usable	O
through	O
hotspots	B-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
smaller	O
towns	O
have	O
3D	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
in	O
protected	B-Application
mode	I-Application
,	O
using	O
Borland	O
C++'s	O
Ergo	O
DPMI	O
/	O
RTM	O
DOS	B-Device
extender	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
quite	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
up	O
to	O
the	O
9x	O
series	O
and	O
works	O
very	O
well	O
in	O
DOSBox	B-Application
and	O
VDMSound	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
version	O
for	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	B-Operating_System
DOSBox	B-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xBaK	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
recreation	O
which	O
allows	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
to	O
be	O
played	O
natively	O
under	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
data	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1993	B-Application
:	O
The	O
original	O
3½	O
"	O
floppy	O
disk	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1994	B-Application
:	O
CD-ROM	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Red	O
Book	O
CD-audio	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
MIDI	O
music	O
tracks	O
,	O
a	O
5-minute	O
video	O
interview	O
with	O
Raymond	O
E	O
.	O
Feist	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Windows	O
hint	O
program/package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1996	B-Application
:	O
Re-release	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
in	O
Sierra	O
's	O
SierraOriginals	O
budget	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1997	B-Application
:	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
Sierra	O
's	O
website	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
Betrayal	B-Application
in	I-Application
Antara	I-Application
,	O
though	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1998	B-Application
:	O
CD-ROM	O
edition	O
(	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
CD-audio	O
soundtrack	O
)	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
hardcover	O
edition	O
of	O
Krondor	O
:	O
the	O
Betrayal	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PDF	O
manual	O
and	O
video	O
interview	O
with	O
Feist	O
,	O
promotional	O
materials	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
Return	O
to	O
Krondor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	B-Application
:	O
CD-ROM	O
edition	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
gave	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
a	O
94%	O
score	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
citing	O
"	O
the	O
wonderful	O
game	O
system	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
book-like	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Krondor	O
is	O
as	O
big	O
a	O
revolution	O
in	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
Underworlds	O
were	O
in	O
3D	O
role-playing	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
October	O
1993	B-Application
called	O
Krondor	O
"	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
...	O
a	O
new	O
high-watermark	O
in	O
RPG	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
review	O
by	O
Sandy	O
Petersen	O
appeared	O
in	O
November	O
1993	B-Application
in	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
#199	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Monitor	O
"	O
column	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quandary	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4.5/5	O
in	O
its	O
1996	B-Application
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
no	O
ordinary	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
"	O
complex	O
"	O
immersive	O
environment	O
,	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
riddles	O
replacing	O
"	O
the	O
usual	O
pits	O
and	O
levers	O
and	O
rolling	O
rocks	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
common	O
in	O
role-playing	O
dungeons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
was	O
named	O
1993	B-Application
's	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1994	B-Application
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Krondor	O
#43	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
150	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
November	O
1996	B-Application
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
as	O
the	O
31st	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
1997	B-Application
"	O
The	O
Best	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All-Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
44th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
classic	O
that	O
will	O
last	O
through	O
the	O
ages.	O
"	O
</s>
