<s>
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Norrath	I-Application
:	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
of	I-Application
EverQuest	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Network	B-Device
Adapter	I-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
game	O
online	O
with	O
others	O
and	O
kill	O
others	O
or	O
join	O
to	O
form	O
groups	O
of	O
adventurers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
re-worked	O
and	O
expanded	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
Champions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Arms	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Norrath	I-Application
features	O
a	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
storyline	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
who	O
must	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
via	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Divided	O
into	O
five	O
acts	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
elves	B-Application
in	O
their	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
,	O
who	O
have	O
formed	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
goblins	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
strange	O
to	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
later	O
acts	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
eventually	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
underworld	O
and	O
beyond	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
antics	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
strange	O
orc	B-Language
leader	O
and	O
his	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
focal	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
universe	O
known	O
as	O
Norrath	B-Protocol
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
online	O
RPG	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
itself	O
prior	O
to	O
"	O
The	O
Shattering	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
moon	O
Luclin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
applies	O
many	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
three	O
main	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
:	O
Pelys	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
,	O
Vanarhost	O
,	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Underworld	O
who	O
also	O
narrates	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
and	O
Innoruuk	O
,	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Hatred	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
traditional	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
with	O
several	O
additional	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
RPGs	O
,	O
many	O
dungeons	O
in	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Norrath	I-Application
feature	O
a	O
boss	O
or	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
enemies	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
defeated	O
to	O
advance	O
or	O
obtain	O
a	O
special	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
important	O
for	O
scenarios	O
which	O
require	O
a	O
transfer	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Champions	B-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Arms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Norrath	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
