<s>
BloodNet	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Catfish	O
and	O
Teeny	O
Weeny	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
in	O
BloodNet	B-Application
is	O
standard	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
with	O
some	O
icon-based	O
commands	O
available	O
from	O
a	O
drop	O
down	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
"	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
universe	O
"	O
is	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
where	O
codewords	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
different	O
"	O
wells	O
"	O
(	O
cyberspace	B-General_Concept
locations	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Role-playing	O
elements	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
other	O
recruitable	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
have	O
number-based	O
stats	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Perception	O
,	O
Hacking	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mix	O
of	O
future	O
tech	O
and	O
gothic	O
vampire	B-Application
story	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
cyberpunk	O
style	O
,	O
BloodNet	B-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Ransom	O
Stark	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
battle	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
named	O
Abraham	O
Van	O
Helsing	O
who	O
is	O
attempting	O
world	O
domination	O
and	O
save	O
both	O
humanity	O
and	O
the	O
cybernet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ransom	O
Stark	O
was	O
bitten	O
by	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
the	O
infection	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
computer	O
grafted	O
onto	O
his	O
brain	O
stem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
must	O
then	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
head	O
vampire	B-Application
,	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
infection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
February	O
1994	O
approved	O
of	O
BloodNet	B-Application
combining	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
cyberpunk	O
,	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
characters	O
and	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
streamlined	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
said	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
left	O
me	O
vaguely	O
dissatisfied	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
direction	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
pacing	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
Cyberspace	B-General_Concept
,	O
"	O
confusing	O
and	O
frustrating	O
"	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unavoidable	O
repeating	O
random	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
BloodNet	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
gem	O
without	O
polish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pelit	O
rated	O
BloodNet	B-Application
82%	O
in	O
the	O
February	O
1994	O
issue	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
summary	O
of	O
"	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
,	O
great	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
but	O
almost	O
everything	O
could	O
have	O
done	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BloodNet	B-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
BloodNets	B-Application
"	O
script	O
 [ ... ] 	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
to	O
hit	O
this	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
surrealistic	O
aspects	O
to	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
are	O
definitely	O
fascinating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
BloodNet	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
AI	O
system	O
is	O
great	O
...	O
with	O
party	O
characters	O
volunteering	O
for	O
jobs	O
,	O
offering	O
opinions	O
and	O
reacting	O
to	O
your	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
rendered	O
3D-esque	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
expressed	O
their	O
reliance	O
on	O
the	O
manual	O
for	O
reference	O
to	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
describe	O
BloodNet	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
littered	O
with	O
objects	O
that	O
seem	O
to	O
serve	O
no	O
purpose	O
...	O
lots	O
of	O
flipping	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
pages	O
is	O
necessary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
company	O
called	O
"	O
Megalo	O
Music	O
"	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
written	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
2000	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
proposed	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
designer	O
for	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
,	O
John	O
Antinori	O
,	O
has	O
since	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
"	O
never	O
meaningfully	O
worked	O
on	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
never	O
would	O
have	O
agreed	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
2000	O
"	O
because	O
"	O
Bloodnet	B-Application
was	O
set	O
well	O
in	O
future	O
past	O
2000	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodnet	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
