<s>
Conquests	B-Application
of	I-Application
Camelot	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Search	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Grail	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
1991	O
's	O
Conquests	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Longbow	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Robin	I-Application
Hood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
text	O
displays	O
lesser-known	O
forms	O
of	O
words	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Gwenhyver	O
,	O
Excaliber	O
,	O
Gawaine	O
,	O
Launcelot	O
,	O
and	O
magick	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
better-known	O
Guinevere	O
,	O
Excalibur	O
,	O
Gawain	O
,	O
Lancelot	B-Application
,	O
and	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
at	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
Camelot	B-Application
because	O
of	O
the	O
love	O
triangle	O
between	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
,	O
Guinevere	O
and	O
Lancelot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
having	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
covered	O
by	O
a	O
silver	O
cloth	O
,	O
Gawain	O
,	O
Lancelot	B-Application
and	O
Galahad	B-Application
departed	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adventure	O
begins	O
at	O
Camelot	B-Application
and	O
then	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
across	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Glastonbury	O
Tor	O
he	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
a	O
joust	B-Application
by	O
a	O
Black	O
Knight	O
before	O
rescuing	O
Gawain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Tor	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
mad	O
hermit	B-Application
,	O
a	O
monk	O
who	O
serves	O
the	O
"	O
Old	O
Ones	O
"	O
and	O
claims	O
he	O
has	O
the	O
Grail	O
,	O
left	O
by	O
Joseph	O
of	O
Arimathea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
he	O
visits	O
Ot	O
Moor	O
where	O
the	O
frozen	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
curse	O
)	O
Lady	O
of	O
the	O
Lake	O
challenges	O
Arthur	O
to	O
a	O
riddle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
imprisoned	O
Lancelot	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Southampton	O
,	O
Arthur	O
leaves	O
England	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
follow	O
Galahad	B-Application
's	O
traces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
Arthur	O
is	O
tried	O
throughout	O
his	O
acts	O
of	O
selflessness	O
and	O
helping	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
traversing	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
perilous	O
catacombs	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
the	O
ancient	O
Temple	O
of	O
Aphrodite	O
where	O
the	O
goddess	O
directs	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Grail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
reaching	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
Arthur	O
has	O
a	O
stop	O
at	O
the	O
Pool	O
of	O
Siloam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Camelot	B-Application
there	O
is	O
a	O
Chapel	O
dedicated	O
both	O
to	O
Mithras	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
however	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
labarum	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
soldiers	O
of	O
Roman	O
heritage	O
,	O
and	O
Jesus	O
Christ	O
for	O
the	O
Christian	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grail	O
's	O
power	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
universal	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
Christian	O
relic	O
and	O
an	O
artifact	O
(	O
the	O
cauldron	B-Application
)	O
of	O
feminine	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
in	O
pagan	O
folklore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
discern	O
the	O
locals	O
 '	O
problems	O
and	O
help	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
(	O
issue	O
16	O
)	O
,	O
Theo	O
Clarke	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Conquests	B-Application
of	I-Application
Camelot	I-Application
has	O
a	O
delicacy	O
that	O
is	O
unusual	O
in	O
this	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
little	O
overt	O
humour	O
but	O
a	O
gentle	O
wit	O
pervades	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
needed	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
–	O
August	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
that	O
Conquests	O
of	O
Camelots	B-Application
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
were	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
previous	O
Sierra	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
did	O
not	O
recommend	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
more	O
experienced	O
adventurers	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
low	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
August	O
1990	B-Application
Dragon	O
(	O
Issue	O
160	O
)	O
,	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
called	O
this	O
"	O
a	O
beautifully	O
crafted	O
animated	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
,	O
long	O
recognized	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
adventure	O
market	O
,	O
continues	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
way	O
with	O
offerings	O
such	O
as	O
this	O
colorful	O
journey	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
by	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
excellent	O
rating	O
of	O
4½	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Conquests	B-Application
of	I-Application
Camelot	I-Application
is	O
yet	O
another	O
'	O
must	O
buy	O
 '	O
from	O
the	O
talented	O
folk	O
at	O
Sierra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
