<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
ReadySoft	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
,	O
which	O
began	O
as	O
laserdisc	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
primarily	O
presented	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
before	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
between	O
1996	O
and	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
various	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
conversion	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
that	O
uses	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
entirely	O
of	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Lance	O
Galahad	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Dr.	O
Nero	O
Neurosis	O
from	O
conquering	O
the	O
world	O
at	O
his	O
castle	O
and	O
its	O
residents	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
exploration	O
is	O
freer	O
than	O
in	O
most	O
previously	O
released	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
rooms	O
linked	O
to	O
crossroads	O
that	O
leaves	O
the	O
route	O
for	O
finding	O
the	O
Brain	O
Chamber	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Failure	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
path	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
Lance	O
reaches	O
a	O
crossroads	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
other	O
actions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
choosing	O
the	O
dangerous	O
path	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
displaying	O
the	O
failure	B-Application
scenes	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Lance	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Fritz	O
or	O
by	O
his	O
other	O
enemies	O
or	O
obstacles	O
or	O
he	O
falls	O
to	O
his	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivi	O
is	O
a	O
curvaceous	O
,	O
vampiric	O
vixen	O
with	O
a	O
Southern	B-Application
belle	I-Application
accent	O
who	O
runs	O
a	O
"	O
funeral	O
salon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
by	O
ReadySoft	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
15	O
December	O
1995	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
conversions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
aforementioned	O
PC	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
of	O
both	O
ports	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Coconuts	O
Japan	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
by	O
International	O
Creative	O
Digital	O
Image	O
and	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Philips	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Media	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
Jaguar	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
were	O
compressed	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
have	O
considerably	O
lower	O
video	O
quality	O
than	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
two	O
CDs	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
comes	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
releases	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
labeled	O
simply	O
"	O
Disc	O
1	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
labeled	O
"	O
Disc	O
1	O
(	O
v1.1	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
freezes	O
during	O
startup	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
completely	O
unplayable	O
;	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Disc	O
1	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
a	O
working	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
line	O
is	O
dubbed	O
over	O
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
translation	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
laughter	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actor	O
is	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-i	B-Device
version	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
shipped	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
DVC	O
(	O
digital	O
video	O
cartridge	O
)	O
for	O
high	O
quality	O
MPEG	O
compression	O
and	O
better	O
video	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
via	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
upgraded	O
from	O
Version	O
1.0	O
to	O
Version	O
1.1	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
3.0	O
and	O
4.2	O
and	O
fixed	O
various	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
the	O
screen	O
turns	O
black	O
for	O
a	O
split	O
second	O
after	O
making	O
a	O
move	O
in	O
certain	O
scenes	O
when	O
Lance	O
looks	O
around	O
,	O
or	O
after	O
failing	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
icons	O
vanish	O
during	O
death	O
scenes	O
and	O
resurrection	O
scenes	O
,	O
depriving	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
death	O
scenes	O
or	O
to	O
skip	O
resurrection	O
scenes	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
original	O
or	O
all	O
other	O
game	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
CDs	O
,	O
has	O
higher	O
video	O
resolution	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
ReadySoft	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
advertised	O
in	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
13	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
widely	O
praising	O
the	O
animated	O
sequences	O
but	O
bemoaning	O
the	O
trial-and-error	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
's	O
high	O
quality	O
video	O
and	O
quick	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
one	O
flaw	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
or	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
unfinished	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
glitches	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
concurred	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	O
Timess	O
Gregory	O
D	O
.	O
George	O
criticized	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
for	O
being	O
better	O
than	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
uninterrupted	O
flow	O
of	O
each	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
review	O
team	O
razed	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
low	O
quality	O
FMV	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
found	O
compared	O
extremely	O
poorly	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
FMV	O
in	O
other	O
Saturn	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
video	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
people	O
play	O
quick-time	O
event	O
FMV	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
making	O
the	O
poor	O
quality	O
a	O
fatal	O
flaw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
poor	O
video	O
compression	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
scored	O
a	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
both	O
control	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2.5	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
