<s>
Caverns	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Minos	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
vertically-scrolling	O
shooter	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
and	O
Ivan	O
Zorzin	O
of	O
Llamasoft	O
and	O
published	O
via	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
biggest	O
influence	O
is	O
Caverns	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
from	O
1981	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
elements	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
and	O
Oids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
Project	O
game	O
representing	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
Caverns	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
descend	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
cavern	O
,	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
blowing	O
the	O
cavern	O
up	O
,	O
in	O
Caverns	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Minos	I-Operating_System
the	O
player	O
's	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
an	O
object	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
cavern	O
and	O
deliver	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Mothersheep	O
"	O
that	O
waits	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
cavern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Caverns	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ship	O
in	O
Caverns	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Minos	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
descend	O
at	O
a	O
fixed	O
rate	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
sped	O
up	O
gradually	O
by	O
gravity	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
fire	O
thrusters	O
to	O
slow	O
it	O
down	O
or	O
move	O
it	O
upwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
also	O
encounters	O
minotaurs	B-Operating_System
which	O
can	O
be	O
rescued	O
by	O
landing	O
the	O
ship	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
near	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caverns	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Minos	I-Operating_System
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
London	O
's	O
Metro	O
Magazine	O
and	O
G4TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
Life	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
As	O
close	O
to	O
perfect	O
as	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
can	O
get.	O
"	O
</s>
