<s>
Biosys	B-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
biosys	B-Application
or	O
BioSys	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
simulation/graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
hybrid	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Jumpstart	O
Solutions	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Russell	O
barely	O
escapes	O
and	O
passes	O
out	O
once	O
he	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
rainforest	O
biodome	O
,	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
starts	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
initially	O
has	O
to	O
maintain	O
Russel	O
's	O
survival	B-Application
inside	O
this	O
environment	O
and	O
begin	O
to	O
unravel	O
the	O
mysteries	O
behind	O
this	O
facility	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
current	O
predicament	O
(	O
Russell	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
this	O
real-time	O
adventure	B-Application
is	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
natural	O
balance	O
in	O
four	O
artificial	O
biotopes	O
and	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
mystery	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
survival	B-Application
,	O
and	O
simulation	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
PC	O
Games	O
issue	O
74	O
,	O
which	O
noted	O
that	O
Take	O
2	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
render	O
adventure	B-Application
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
puzzles	O
while	O
also	O
conveying	O
biological	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
message	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Biosys	B-Application
told	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
look	O
out	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2010s	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
download	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
1995	O
emulator	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Zombs	O
Lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
drew	O
many	O
comparisons	O
with	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
Myst	B-Application
and	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
Robinson	B-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
critics	O
often	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
or	O
repetitiveness	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
audiovisuals	O
were	O
often	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
PC	O
Zone	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
word	O
'	O
biosys	B-Application
 '	O
is	O
short	O
for	O
biological	O
systems	O
,	O
so	O
assumed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
about	O
"	O
cyborgs	O
having	O
a	O
fight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
pedestrian	O
puzzling	O
"	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
though	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
narrative	O
confusion	O
and	O
a	O
disorientating	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
1999	O
,	O
Publico	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
considered	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Player	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
vital	O
the	O
player	O
understands	O
the	O
interface	O
as	O
"	O
any	O
thoughtless	O
change	O
can	O
cause	O
the	O
entire	O
ecosystem	O
to	O
collapse	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
n't	O
decide	O
what	O
it	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
;	O
for	O
an	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
it	O
had	O
too	O
few	O
puzzles	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
simulation	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
serious	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
unusual	O
mix	O
of	O
adventure	B-Application
and	O
eco-simulation	O
,	O
both	O
an	O
edutainment	O
product	O
and	O
a	O
fully-fledged	O
graphical	O
adventure	B-Application
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
for	O
players	O
interested	O
in	O
ecological	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Joker	O
deemed	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
original	O
and	O
challenging	O
survival	B-Application
adventure	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
excitement	O
that	O
Jumpstart	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zeta	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
brought	O
together	O
lovers	O
of	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
:	O
adventure	B-Application
,	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
simulation	O
;	O
additionally	O
the	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
assets	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
were	O
perfect	O
for	O
those	O
less	O
experienced	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
genre	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
that	O
Biosys	B-Application
contained	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
title	O
:	O
"	O
originality	O
,	O
excellent	O
story	O
,	O
engaging	O
game	O
situations	O
and	O
plot	O
that	O
unfolds	O
in	O
a	O
crescendo	O
 [ of ] 	O
discoveries	O
all	O
while	O
desperately	O
trying	O
to	O
survive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Open	O
deemed	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
unmissable	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
lovers	O
of	O
adventure	B-Application
for	O
simulation	O
enthusiasts	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
deemed	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reminded	O
Gambler	O
magazine	O
of	O
Robinson	B-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
though	O
noted	O
it	O
also	O
included	O
RPG	O
and	O
ecological	O
gameplay	O
;	O
ultimately	O
it	O
deemed	O
the	O
game	O
fit	O
for	O
the	O
patient	O
player	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
intricacies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
interacting	O
with	O
a	O
dynamically	O
changing	O
realistic	O
world	O
"	O
would	O
intriguing	O
in	O
theory	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
becomes	O
very	O
tedious	O
,	O
dull	O
,	O
and	O
plodding	O
in	O
practice	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
Robinson	B-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
only	O
"	O
complete	O
crap	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
magazine	O
ultimately	O
compared	O
the	O
graphics	O
negatively	O
to	O
Starship	B-Application
Titanic	I-Application
and	O
said	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
only	O
have	O
value	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
studying	O
ecology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
Italy	O
concluded	O
its	O
review	O
by	O
asserting	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
with	O
its	O
limits	O
Bìosys	O
remains	O
a	O
good	O
adventure	B-Application
:	O
the	O
excellent	O
ambience	O
,	O
involving	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
simulation	O
elements	O
that	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
every	O
other	O
adventure	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biosys	B-Application
received	O
the	O
1999	O
Seal	O
of	O
Approval	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
Center	O
for	O
Youth	O
Media	O
Culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2001	O
,	O
Game	O
reviewer	O
Paul	O
Smith	O
thought	O
he	O
game	O
makes	O
more	O
sense	O
than	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Rebell	O
felt	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
long-forgotten	O
Biosys	B-Application
made	O
games	O
from	O
Russian	O
developers	O
look	O
like	O
Tamagotchi	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
as	O
a	O
challenging	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventures	B-Application
Index	O
summarised	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
another	O
small	O
masterpiece	O
that	O
went	O
completely	O
unnoticed	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
stupidity	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Chordian	O
felt	O
Biosys	B-Application
was	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
skip	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
tedium	O
in	O
constantly	O
keeping	O
track	O
of	O
one	O
health	O
and	O
energy	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lelievre	O
is	O
currently	O
completing	O
a	O
research	O
project	O
on	O
Tevi	O
another	O
of	O
her	O
games	O
called	O
Vestigia	O
,	O
and	O
Biosys	B-Application
;	O
she	O
is	O
studying	O
the	O
latter	O
from	O
an	O
external	O
,	O
poietic	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
