<s>
Crystals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
is	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Silmarils	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
Ishar	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Silmarils	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
they	O
were	O
re-distributed	O
as	O
the	O
Ishar	B-Application
Compilation	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Crystals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
blend	O
strategy	O
and	O
role-playing	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
commentators	O
comparing	O
battles	O
to	O
repetitive	O
games	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
or	O
draughts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
described	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
as	O
"	O
innovative	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
battles	O
were	O
"	O
strange	O
,	O
grid-based	O
strategic	O
affairs	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
lacked	O
any	O
violence	O
or	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
publishers	O
to	O
re-distribute	O
Crystals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Crystals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
86%	O
,	O
praising	O
Crystals	O
 '	O
UI	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
simple	O
and	O
friendly	O
front-end	B-Architecture
that	O
does	O
n't	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
atmosphere.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
furthermore	O
calls	O
Crystals	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arborea	I-Application
"	O
rich	O
and	O
rewarding.	O
"	O
</s>
