<s>
Bloodwych	B-Application
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
documented	O
by	O
Richard	O
Hewison	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
Project	O
Manager	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
at	O
Mirrorsoft	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
article	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
Trazere	O
Trinity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodwych	B-Application
began	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
during	O
Anthony	O
Taglione	O
's	O
(	O
Tag	O
)	O
time	O
at	O
university	O
in	O
Reading	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
gained	O
a	O
keen	O
interest	O
in	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
friend	O
(	O
and	O
eventual	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
artist	O
and	O
designer	O
)	O
Pete	O
James	O
drew	O
initial	O
screens	O
for	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
'	O
chess-like	O
'	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
further	O
inspiration	O
from	O
playing	O
FTL	O
's	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
Tag	O
,	O
Pete	O
and	O
Philip	O
Taglione	O
's	O
suggested	O
a	O
C64	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
rights	O
being	O
obtained	O
this	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
game	O
titled	O
The	O
Crystal	O
Maze	O
which	O
would	O
eventually	O
be	O
renamed	O
to	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	O
4	O
television	O
programme	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
screens	O
were	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
Mirrorsoft	O
,	O
who	O
agreed	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
lead	O
versions	O
being	O
pushed	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	O
platforms	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tag	O
took	O
the	O
lead	O
on	O
these	O
68000	O
machines	O
,	O
whilst	O
his	O
brother	O
Philip	O
developed	O
the	O
z80	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
C64	O
version	O
followed	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renowned	O
fantasy	O
artist	O
Chris	O
Achilleos	O
was	O
approached	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
box	O
artwork	O
;	O
his	O
painting	O
of	O
a	O
“	O
crystal	O
guardian	O
”	O
for	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
was	O
done	O
with	O
complete	O
creative	O
freedom	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
finished	O
the	O
painting	O
,	O
the	O
creature	O
that	O
Achilleos	O
created	O
was	O
then	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
as	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
Entropy	O
(	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
documentation	O
as	O
'	O
The	O
Entity	O
 '	O
)	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
Zendik	O
’s	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
add-on	O
pack	O
released	O
called	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
:	O
Data	O
Disks	O
Vol	O
1	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Extended	O
Levels	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
a	O
saved	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
IBM	O
version	O
's	O
"	O
weak	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
scores	O
very	O
solidly	O
on	O
game-play	O
and	O
deserves	O
serious	O
consideration	O
from	O
dungeon	O
fanatics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga-64	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
additionally	O
a	O
CU	O
Screen	O
Star	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
even	O
more	O
varied	O
gameplay	O
than	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodwych	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
Hexx	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heresy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wizard	I-Application
(	O
working	O
title	O
Wizard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hexx	B-Application
was	O
a	O
similar	O
dungeon-navigating	O
game	O
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
slightly	O
modified	O
cast	O
of	O
champions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
magic	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
longer	O
featured	O
the	O
grid-based	O
walking	O
system	O
of	O
typical	O
blobbers	O
.	O
</s>
