<s>
Clive	B-Application
Barker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Undying	I-Application
is	O
a	O
horror	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undying	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
1920s	O
Irish	O
paranormal	O
adventurer	O
Patrick	O
Galloway	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
the	O
mysterious	O
occult	O
happenings	O
at	O
the	O
estate	O
of	O
his	O
friend	O
Jeremiah	O
Covenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
Covenants	O
 '	O
journals	O
and	O
Galloway	O
's	O
own	O
memories	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
learns	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
curse	O
and	O
the	O
creature	O
behind	O
it	O
:	O
the	O
Undying	B-Application
King	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
demonic	O
presence	O
threatening	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
reality	O
we	O
inhabit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attempting	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Undying	B-Application
King	O
from	O
entering	O
our	O
world	O
,	O
Patrick	O
must	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
the	O
four	O
undead	O
Covenant	O
siblings	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Count	O
Otto	O
Keisinger	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
rival	O
who	O
simply	O
wants	O
to	O
gain	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
demonic	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
he	O
arrives	O
in	O
a	O
monastery	O
where	O
the	O
only	O
weapon	O
that	O
can	O
permanently	O
kill	O
the	O
Covenant	O
siblings	O
is	O
located	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Scythe	O
of	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
passive	O
,	O
remorseful	O
observer	O
of	O
the	O
tragic	O
events	O
,	O
Jeremiah	O
had	O
in	O
fact	O
been	O
just	O
as	O
corrupted	O
as	O
his	O
siblings	O
,	O
having	O
died	O
and	O
been	O
resurrected	O
during	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
just	O
been	O
using	O
his	O
old	O
friend	O
to	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
his	O
more	O
powerful	O
siblings	O
so	O
he	O
could	O
take	O
Patrick	O
's	O
Gel'ziabar	O
Stone	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
siphon	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Undying	B-Application
King	O
into	O
himself	O
,	O
allowing	O
Jeremiah	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
he	O
saw	O
fit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enraged	O
at	O
his	O
friend	O
's	O
treachery	O
,	O
Patrick	O
beheads	O
Jeremiah	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
proves	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mistake	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
Covenant	O
slain	O
,	O
the	O
seal	O
is	O
broken	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Undying	B-Application
King	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ground	O
bursts	O
open	O
,	O
releasing	O
the	O
mummified	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
Celtic	O
warrior	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
seal	O
away	O
the	O
Undying	B-Application
King	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
druids	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
warrior	O
quickly	O
crumbles	O
to	O
dust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Undying	B-Application
in	O
general	O
follows	O
the	O
precepts	O
of	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Undying	B-Application
-	O
and	O
one	O
which	O
gives	O
it	O
a	O
similar	O
ambience	O
to	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
-	O
is	O
that	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
set	O
of	O
offensive	O
weapons	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
magical	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	O
consume	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
Galloway	O
's	O
magical	O
energy	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
flask	O
icon	O
and	O
corresponding	O
number	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
center-right	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	O
tattoo	O
pickups	O
called	O
"	O
Arcane	O
Whorls	O
"	O
permanently	O
increase	O
mana	B-Application
regeneration	O
rate	O
,	O
while	O
amulets	O
called	O
"	O
Mana	B-Application
Wells	O
"	O
increase	O
maximum	O
mana	B-Application
by	O
10	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undying	B-Application
lacks	O
any	O
form	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
including	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
or	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
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>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Undying	B-Application
for	O
its	O
2001	O
"	O
Computer	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clive	B-Application
Barker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Undying	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Aliens	B-Application
versus	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
also	O
nominated	O
Undying	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
award	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
awarded	O
Undying	B-Application
their	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Atmosphere	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
soaked	O
in	O
suspense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Undying	B-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
with	O
sales	O
so	O
low	O
that	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
patch	O
were	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
