<s>
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Raven	O
Software	O
's	O
debut	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
3D	O
realtime	O
style	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
FTL	O
Games	O
 '	O
popular	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
leads	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
heroes	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
dungeon	O
to	O
ultimately	O
confront	O
and	O
defeat	O
a	O
powerful	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Estoroth	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
cleric	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
banished	O
to	O
a	O
black	B-Application
crypt	I-Application
for	O
committing	O
unspeakable	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
pre-generated	O
characters	O
to	O
select	O
as	O
possible	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
also	O
features	O
'	O
bosses	O
 '	O
on	O
several	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
within	O
twenty	O
spaces	O
of	O
the	O
start	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
by	O
Brian	O
Raffel	O
and	O
Steve	O
Raffel	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
as	O
a	O
non-electrical	O
game	O
set	O
for	O
pen-and-paper	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
work	O
began	O
in	O
April	O
1990	O
to	O
eventually	O
turn	O
their	O
idea	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
pre-release	O
blurb	O
in	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
12	O
interconnected	O
dungeons	O
rendered	O
in	O
64-colour	O
extra	O
half-brite	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
EA	O
spokesman	O
purported	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
"	O
like	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
dungeon	O
simulator	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
and	O
came	O
on	O
three	O
880k	O
disks	O
(	O
excluding	O
a	O
game-save	O
disk	O
,	O
used	O
if	O
not	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
mode	O
used	O
was	O
called	O
Extra	O
Half-Bright	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
user	O
defined	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
of	O
thirty-two	O
colours	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
thirty-two	O
colours	O
which	O
were	O
half	O
the	O
brightness	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gloomy	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
received	O
an	O
83%	O
from	O
German	O
reviewer	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
begins	O
their	O
review	O
remarking	O
their	O
disdain	O
for	O
RPGs	O
,	O
calling	O
them	O
"	O
escapism	O
for	O
accountants	O
"	O
but	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
[	O
Black	O
Crypt ]	O
somehow	O
managed	O
to	O
draw	O
me	O
in	O
and	O
keep	O
me	O
there	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
as	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
calls	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
"	O
aesthetically	O
unremarkable	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
sequence	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
and	O
accompanying	O
music	O
"	O
unsuitable	O
rubbish	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
'	O
unatmospheric	O
 '	O
.Amiga	O
Power	O
furthermore	O
calls	O
it	O
'	O
unoriginal	O
 '	O
and	O
expresses	O
that	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
appears	O
based	O
on	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
and	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
variety	O
of	O
monsters	O
is	O
not	O
wide	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
seem	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
criticisms	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
's	O
reviewer	O
expresses	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
quickly	O
found	O
myself	O
excusing	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
atmosphere	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
healthy	O
feeling	O
that	O
progress	O
was	O
being	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
,	O
initially	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
but	O
expressing	O
that	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
'	O
unique	O
 '	O
RPG	O
that	O
sets	O
itself	O
apart	O
from	O
others	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
in	O
3D	O
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
is	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
3D	O
role-playing	O
game	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
What	O
finally	O
tips	O
the	O
balance	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
's	O
favour	O
is	O
the	O
delicate	O
line	O
between	O
mental	O
effort	O
and	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
superb	O
way	O
the	O
plot	O
leads	O
you	O
through	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
further	O
praises	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
expressing	O
that	O
"	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
Black	B-Application
Crypt	I-Application
provide	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
often	O
vital	O
clues	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
the	O
controls	O
'	O
admirable	O
 '	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
"	O
so	O
intuitive	O
that	O
five	O
minutes	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
even	O
notice	O
[	O
you	O
're	O
using	O
it ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
