<s>
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action/RPG	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
3DO	O
's	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
studio	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
)	O
and	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
studio	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
targeting	O
the	O
1999	O
Christmas	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
team	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
their	O
version	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
team	O
was	O
given	O
only	O
7	O
months	O
to	O
generate	O
a	O
full-length	O
game	O
's	O
worth	O
of	O
assets	O
and	O
retrofit	O
an	O
existing	O
first-person	B-Application
shooter	I-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
handle	O
third-person	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
upon	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ardon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prologue	O
depicts	O
the	O
burning	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
village	O
in	O
the	O
Fairfield	O
Lowlands	O
by	O
the	O
Legion	O
of	O
the	O
Fallen	O
,	O
an	O
undead	O
army	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
Necros	O
,	O
a	O
paragon	O
among	O
Necromancers	B-Operating_System
who	O
sold	O
his	O
soul	O
to	O
the	O
dark	O
gods	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
unparalleled	O
sorcerous	O
aptitude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
his	O
camp	O
by	O
Ogres	B-Application
,	O
Drake	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
blind	O
hermit	O
Nomandi	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
Drake	O
's	O
mentor	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
playable	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Stronghold	O
following	O
Drake	O
's	O
capture	O
by	O
Shamblers	O
,	O
the	O
lowliest	O
of	O
the	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
escapes	O
Stronghold	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Celestia	O
,	O
Lady	O
Archon	O
of	O
Citadel	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
enlisted	O
into	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
the	O
valiant	O
crusaders	B-Application
under	O
her	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
Corantha	O
,	O
city	O
of	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
Drake	O
enters	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Prince	O
Dain	O
Stonefist	O
against	O
the	O
Ironpick	O
rebels	B-Operating_System
who	O
attack	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
within	O
,	O
exposing	O
Dain	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
Tor	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
agent	O
for	O
the	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
to	O
Duskwood	O
,	O
Drake	O
retrieves	O
the	O
Coranthan	O
Scepter	O
of	O
Regency	O
from	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
Ogres	B-Application
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
insectoid	O
Dashers	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Tamris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Corantha	O
,	O
Drake	O
discovers	O
that	O
Earth	O
Elementals	B-Device
have	O
awakened	O
while	O
both	O
Dain	O
and	O
Tor	O
have	O
gone	O
missing	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Ironpicks	O
continuing	O
to	O
battle	O
the	O
Stonefists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Citadel	O
,	O
Drake	O
is	O
then	O
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
a	O
talisman	O
named	O
the	O
Star	O
of	O
Erathia	B-Application
from	O
the	O
northern	O
Glaciers	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
victory	O
in	O
hand	O
,	O
he	O
travels	O
back	O
to	O
Stronghold	O
,	O
to	O
aid	O
Celestia	O
's	O
crusaders	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
siege	O
against	O
the	O
Legion	O
's	O
bastion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
his	O
arrival	O
,	O
Drake	O
encounters	O
Celestia	O
fleeing	O
the	O
battlefield	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
crusaders	B-Application
,	O
Captain	O
Ursan	O
,	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
crusaders	B-Application
fight	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
lines	O
,	O
he	O
penetrates	O
the	O
walls	O
of	O
Stronghold	O
,	O
battling	O
the	O
Legion	O
's	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
finally	O
comes	O
face-to-face	O
with	O
Necros	O
in	O
Stronghold	O
's	O
depths	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
wily	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
departs	O
through	O
a	O
portal	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
crusader	B-Application
to	O
combat	O
his	O
lieutenants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
claims	O
victory	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
himself	O
in	O
Necros	O
 '	O
floating	O
battleship	B-Application
,	O
Drake	O
discovers	O
Necros	O
 '	O
forces	O
docked	O
at	O
a	O
massacred	O
,	O
Legion-occupied	O
Citadel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
Necros	O
standing	O
before	O
an	O
enormous	O
interdimensional	O
portal	O
-	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
Gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necros	O
claims	O
that	O
Celestia	O
sought	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Kreegans	B-Application
just	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
,	O
taunting	O
Drake	O
into	O
doing	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
attacking	O
the	O
invincible	O
Necromancer	B-Operating_System
,	O
Drake	O
destroys	O
the	O
Gate	O
itself	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
rift	O
in	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
targeted	O
the	O
outer	O
pillars	O
with	O
Exploding	O
Gems	O
right	O
where	O
the	O
bolts	O
of	O
electricity	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
Gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
,	O
triumphant	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
Citadel	O
,	O
finding	O
the	O
crusaders	B-Application
victorious	O
against	O
the	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Celestia	O
still	O
in	O
hiding	O
from	O
Necros	O
and	O
her	O
newly	O
enlightened	O
armies	O
,	O
Drake	O
becomes	O
the	O
Lord	O
Archon	O
of	O
Citadel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
crusaders	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
differ	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
reaching	O
the	O
Citadel	O
,	O
Drake	O
must	O
pass	O
through	O
the	O
small	O
village	O
of	O
Cador-Sûl	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
dungeon-like	O
locations	O
,	O
the	O
Catacombs	O
and	O
the	O
fallen	O
Starship	O
,	O
are	O
accessible	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ursan	O
plays	O
a	O
larger	O
role	O
,	O
Celestia	O
does	O
not	O
flee	O
Citadel	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Necros	O
 '	O
Battleship	B-Application
,	O
with	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
Kreegan	B-Application
Gate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
Drake	O
starts	O
with	O
no	O
weapons	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
quickly	O
find	O
a	O
melee	O
weapon	O
and	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
features	O
a	O
simple	O
experience	O
system	O
which	O
involves	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
expands	O
upon	O
this	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
skill	O
with	O
individual	O
weapons	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
projectiles	O
through	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
new	O
experience	O
level	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
restored	O
to	O
full	O
health	O
and	O
gains	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
maximum	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
and	O
offensive	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
discover	O
spell	B-Application
books	O
which	O
allow	O
Drake	O
to	O
cast	O
new	O
spells	B-Application
(	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
upgrade	O
spells	B-Application
they	O
already	O
possess	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
employ	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
cost	O
mana	B-Application
to	O
be	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
also	O
have	O
a	O
brief	O
casting	O
time	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
Drake	O
is	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
common	O
location	O
is	O
the	O
Citadel	O
,	O
a	O
floating	O
city	O
depicted	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
medieval	O
castle	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
conches	O
and	O
shell-like	O
structures	O
prominent	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
variation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
empower	O
"	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
by	O
purchasing	O
elemental-	O
,	O
essence	O
-	O
and	O
aether	O
-	O
based	O
talismans	O
and	O
runes	O
,	O
attuning	O
each	O
to	O
different	O
properties	O
-	O
respectively	O
Fire	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
Water	O
,	O
Air	O
;	O
Spirit	O
,	O
Mind	O
,	O
Body	O
;	O
and	O
Light	O
and	O
Dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
unlocks	O
a	O
"	O
Special	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
all	O
weapons	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
talismans	O
,	O
runes	O
and	O
infinite	O
items	O
at	O
the	O
outset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
All	O
things	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
shine	O
.	O
</s>
