<s>
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1996	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
Interplay	O
's	O
computer	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
TSR	O
's	O
AD&D	O
roleplaying	O
system	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
previously	O
uncharted	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
wizards	O
,	O
using	O
blood	O
magic	O
to	O
create	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
called	O
the	O
Utter	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
provide	O
mana	B-Application
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
into	O
buildings	O
or	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researching	O
costs	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
gained	O
by	O
creating	O
or	O
transforming	O
basal	O
golems	O
,	O
creating	O
or	O
destroying	O
structures	O
,	O
casting	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
slaying	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
approach	O
is	O
original	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
Dune	O
II-like	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
harvest	B-Device
or	O
mine	O
resources	O
,	O
it	O
brings	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basal	O
golems	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
maximum	O
unit	O
capacity	O
per	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
balances	O
their	O
golems	O
with	O
the	O
fighting	O
units	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
reach	O
almost	O
limitless	O
mana	B-Application
production	O
(	O
although	O
a	O
player	O
cannot	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
300	O
mana	B-Application
at	O
one	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
golems	O
charge	O
mana	B-Application
individually	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
the	O
mana	B-Application
requires	O
a	O
continuous	O
cycle	O
of	O
selecting	O
individual	O
golems	O
and	O
clicking	O
a	O
"	O
transfer	O
"	O
button	O
(	O
or	O
,	O
alternatively	O
,	O
the	O
right	O
mouse	O
button	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golems	O
will	O
eventually	O
transfer	O
mana	B-Application
on	O
their	O
own	O
if	O
they	O
reach	O
their	O
maximum	O
capacity	O
and	O
are	O
left	O
unattended	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
severely	O
impacts	O
their	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
pacing	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
vintage	O
RTS	O
games	O
like	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
slow	O
compared	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
came	O
out	O
the	O
year	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
assemble	O
and	O
send	O
small	O
strike	O
forces	O
quite	O
well	O
,	O
can	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
find	O
and	O
use	O
magic	O
items	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
dangerous	O
opponent	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storylines	O
of	O
all	O
campaigns	O
are	O
typical	O
fantasy	B-Application
tales	O
(	O
without	O
any	O
explicit	O
AD&D	O
references	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
each	O
campaign	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
last	O
breath	O
,	O
the	O
realm	O
's	O
rightful	O
king	O
curses	B-Application
the	O
barbarian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
as	O
either	O
the	O
usurper	O
defending	O
his	O
new	O
kingdom	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
avenger	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
seeks	O
to	O
either	O
lift	O
or	O
fulfill	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
curse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
villagers	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
shadow	O
the	O
forbidden	O
plateau	O
fear	O
the	O
harvest	B-Device
time	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
then	O
that	O
creatures	O
hungering	O
for	O
human	O
stew	B-Device
descend	O
from	O
the	O
plateau	O
,	O
hunting	O
the	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
campaign	O
introduces	O
new	O
units	O
on	O
Nix	O
's	O
side	O
(	O
Goblin	O
,	O
Harpy	O
and	O
Enchanter	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
magical	O
cauldron	B-Application
that	O
boils	O
creatures	O
back	O
to	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Butcher	O
reviewed	O
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
a	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fairly	O
easy	O
game	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
've	O
played	O
any	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
seen	O
much	O
of	O
this	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
honest	O
,	O
it	O
simply	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
involving	O
or	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
Warcraft	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
does	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
in	O
an	O
effective	O
and	O
playable	O
manner	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
simply	O
does	O
n't	O
offer	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Herald-News	O
gave	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
review	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
terrain	O
were	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
did	O
n't	O
take	O
long	O
before	O
gamers	O
started	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
–	O
even	O
as	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
was	O
exploding	O
–	O
there	O
was	O
nothing	O
here	O
that	O
should	O
drag	O
them	O
away	O
from	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Red	O
Alert.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
Archives	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
version	O
included	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
C++	B-Language
source	O
code	O
and	O
asset	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
