<s>
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
avoiding	O
enemies	O
and	O
hazards	O
while	O
collecting	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
crystals	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
less	O
expensive	O
re-release	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
at	O
£7.99	O
,	O
also	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Terry	O
,	O
a	O
green	O
bouncing	O
sphere	O
with	O
eyes	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
recover	O
his	O
magic	O
crystals	O
that	O
were	O
stolen	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Baron	O
von	O
Bonsai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crystals	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
across	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Terry	O
must	O
conquer	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
at	O
Logotron	O
by	O
Dene	O
Carter	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Druid	B-Device
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Enlightenment	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
priced	O
at	O
£24.99	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
and	O
£9.99	O
and	O
£14.99	O
for	O
a	O
Commodore	O
64	O
cassette	O
and	O
disk	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
edition	O
came	O
out	O
a	O
week	O
after	O
the	O
others	O
and	O
supported	O
EGA	B-Device
and	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
Cloud	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
were	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Paul	O
Rand	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
over	O
similar	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Quedex	B-Application
,	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
its	O
"	O
stimulating	O
and	O
addictive	O
"	O
challenge	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
at	O
80%	O
,	O
while	O
Australian	O
Commodore	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
Review	O
offered	O
a	O
higher	O
estimation	O
of	O
83%	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
overall	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
730	O
out	O
of	O
1000	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
taxing	O
enough	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
good	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
solid	O
entertainment	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
similar	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carsten	O
Borgmeier	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
publication	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
71%	O
,	O
docking	O
points	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
while	O
Kati	O
Hamza	O
's	O
78%	O
for	O
The	O
One	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
price	O
might	O
be	O
too	O
high	O
for	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Caswell	O
of	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
held	O
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
in	O
high	O
esteem	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
sound	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
86%	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
,	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
's	O
Mark	O
Caswell	O
again	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
at	O
89%	O
and	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
more	O
playable	O
than	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stewart	O
C	O
.	O
Russell	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
,	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
lower	O
esteem	O
with	O
a	O
78%	O
rating	O
,	O
subtracting	O
points	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
gave	O
the	O
port	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
80%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
well	O
presented	O
and	O
addictive	O
arcade-puzzle	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
somewhat	O
easier	O
than	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
gave	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rand	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
also	O
scored	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
at	O
80%	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
despite	O
the	O
reduced	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
rating	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
differences	O
were	O
"	O
cosmetic	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
assessment	O
that	O
Katai	O
Hamza	O
agreed	O
with	O
for	O
his	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
review	O
in	O
The	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamza	O
also	O
looked	O
at	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
reduced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
"	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
serve[]	O
to	O
detriment	O
the	O
proceedings	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Datormagazins	O
Pontus	O
Linberg	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
magazine	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
in	O
its	O
following	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anatol	O
Locker	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
Power	O
Play	O
magazine	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
was	O
too	O
easy	O
and	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
borrowed	O
too	O
heavily	O
from	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Quedex	B-Application
,	O
Puffy	B-Application
's	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rock	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
mid-1991	O
by	O
GBH	O
at	O
the	O
budget	O
price	O
of	O
£7.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
78%	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
lowered	O
its	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
re-release	O
to	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
eminently	O
playable	O
and	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
amused	O
long	O
enough	O
to	O
easily	O
justify	O
the	O
price	O
tag	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
review	O
was	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
56%	O
after	O
praising	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
appeal	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
strangely	O
remote	O
joystick	O
response	O
 [ ... ] 	O
makes	O
a	O
tough	O
design	O
harder	O
to	O
play	O
than	O
it	O
really	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
