<s>
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
is	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
three-part	O
series	O
of	O
Dragonlance	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
"	O
Gold	O
Box	O
"	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highest	O
graphics	O
setting	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
play	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
create	O
characters	O
and	O
form	O
a	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
may	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
series	O
of	O
goldbox	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
about	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
and	O
everything	O
is	O
drawn	O
in	O
16	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arrow	O
keys	O
are	O
conveniently	O
usable	O
to	O
select	O
menu	O
options	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
using	O
hotkeys	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
in	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
hotkey	O
option	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
many	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
offers	O
additional	O
races	O
players	O
may	O
choose	O
,	O
including	O
Kender	O
,	O
Qualinesti	O
Elves	O
,	O
Silvanesti	O
Elves	O
,	O
Hill	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
Mountain	O
Dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSI	O
sold	O
116,693	O
copies	O
of	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
April	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Dragon	O
(	O
Issue	O
#156	O
)	O
,	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
called	O
this	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
worth	O
purchasing	O
immediately	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
June	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
,	O
Jamie	O
Thomson	O
liked	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
character	O
generation	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
reasonably	O
entertaining	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World'''s	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
approved	O
of	O
the	O
non-combat	O
activities	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
for	O
unconscious	O
players	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
do	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
aware	O
of	O
its	O
failings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
little	O
to	O
find	O
fault	O
with	O
in	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
major	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
becoming	O
hopelessly	O
dated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
