<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Core	O
Design	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
,	O
at	O
first	O
known	O
as	O
Zeloria	O
,	O
was	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
as	O
they	O
set	O
up	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
highly	O
unconventional	O
and	O
controversial	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
design	O
choices	O
for	O
an	O
adventure	O
title	O
from	O
that	O
era	O
,	O
including	O
having	O
many	O
simple	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
style	O
sequences	O
and	O
being	O
practically	O
devoid	O
of	O
in-game	O
text	O
and	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
Curse	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
especially	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazines	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
received	O
particular	O
praise	O
even	O
as	O
its	O
illogical	O
puzzles	O
and	O
unusual	O
design	O
choices	O
were	O
often	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
was	O
briefly	O
planned	O
but	O
eventually	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
game	O
titled	O
Universe	B-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
style	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Sierra	O
's	O
Creative	O
Interpreter	O
from	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
joystick	B-Device
or	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
input	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unusually	O
for	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
text-based	O
object	O
descriptions	O
or	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
few	O
short	O
scenes	O
of	O
rudimentary	O
communication	O
with	O
friendly	O
non-player	O
characters	O
use	O
only	O
a	O
minimalist	O
system	O
of	O
pictograms	B-Application
in	O
comic	O
book-style	O
speech	O
balloons	O
,	O
usually	O
displaying	O
the	O
objects	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
delivered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
action-style	O
sequences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dodging	O
hazards	O
or	O
timing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
some	O
classifying	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Enchantia	O
is	O
suffering	O
under	O
the	O
cruel	O
rule	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
coven	O
of	O
wicked	O
witches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
English	O
teenager	O
named	O
Brad	O
plays	O
a	O
baseball	B-Application
practice	O
with	O
his	O
sister	O
Jenny	O
when	O
the	O
witch	O
spots	O
him	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
incants	O
a	O
summoning	O
spell	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
suddenly	O
vanish	O
in	O
a	O
flash	O
of	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
his	O
surreal	O
adventure	O
,	O
he	O
braves	O
various	O
dangers	O
,	O
meets	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
friendly	O
and	O
hostile	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
rises	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
reluctant	O
hero	O
who	O
just	O
might	O
break	O
the	O
titular	O
curse	B-Application
and	O
bring	O
down	O
the	O
evil	O
's	O
reign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reaching	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
he	O
arrives	O
at	O
a	O
nearby	O
village	O
;	O
this	O
location	O
is	O
repeatedly	O
revisited	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Brad	O
comes	O
back	O
there	O
after	O
traveling	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
encountering	O
bizarre	O
characters	O
and	O
experiencing	O
absurd	O
adventures	O
:	O
the	O
Edge	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
cliff	O
,	O
the	O
Ice	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Valley	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
(	O
a	O
place	O
where	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
things	O
lost	O
on	O
Earth	O
have	O
gone	O
to	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
searching	O
for	O
an	O
unlikely	O
set	O
of	O
items	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
him	O
emerge	O
victorious	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
showdown	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
fire	O
extinguisher	O
and	O
a	O
mechanical	O
fan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
she	O
is	O
no	O
more	O
,	O
he	O
gets	O
instantly	O
transported	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
baseball	B-Application
field	O
where	O
it	O
all	O
had	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
title	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
adventure	O
one	O
,	O
initially	O
being	O
envisioned	O
as	O
an	O
isometric-view	O
role-playing	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Core	O
's	O
own	O
1991	O
Heimdall	B-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
project	O
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
more	O
classic	O
,	O
completely	O
2D	O
,	O
side-scrolling	O
adventure	O
game	O
(	O
yet	O
still	O
sometimes	O
being	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
co-designer	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
's	O
chief	O
programmer	O
Rob	O
Toone	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
these	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
interesting	O
without	O
being	O
difficult.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
onscreen	O
text	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
,	O
Toone	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
too	O
much	O
reading	O
can	O
slow	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
kill	O
it	O
,	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
Beamish	I-Application
,	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
artist	O
Rolf	O
Mohr	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
hopefully	O
,	O
a	O
picture	O
will	O
say	O
a	O
thousand	O
words	O
and	O
make	O
this	O
system	O
easy	O
to	O
use.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mohr	O
named	O
Sierra	O
's	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
as	O
his	O
big	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
were	O
developed	O
separately	O
and	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
product	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
quick	O
port	B-Protocol
from	O
one	O
system	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
had	O
also	O
been	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
mixes	O
backgrounds	O
hand-drawn	O
with	O
acrylic	O
paint	O
and	O
then	O
digitized	O
by	O
Mohr	O
,	O
and	O
sprite	O
bitmap	O
graphics	O
made	O
in	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
and	O
Brilliance	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
with	O
some	O
rotoscoped	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animators	O
Billy	O
Allison	O
and	O
Stuart	O
Atkinson	O
created	O
"	O
huge	O
"	O
DPaint-made	O
character	O
sequences	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
in	O
game	O
in	O
more	O
efficient	O
way	O
due	O
to	O
computer	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
used	O
the	O
full	O
8-bit	O
color	O
of	O
a	O
256-color	O
palette	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
downscaled	O
to	O
only	O
32	O
colors	O
(	O
including	O
24	O
colors	O
for	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
eight	O
colors	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
drawn	O
with	O
these	O
colors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allison	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
were	O
whole	O
sections	O
that	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
in	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
roller	O
skating	O
frankenstein	B-Application
,	O
that	O
shattered	O
into	O
loads	O
of	O
tiny	O
versions	O
of	O
him	O
if	O
you	O
'	O
killed	O
 '	O
him	O
,	O
I	O
did	O
the	O
sprites	O
etc	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
never	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Enchantia	O
"	O
was	O
only	O
proposed	O
by	O
Mohr	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
as	O
more	O
fitting	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
producer	O
added	O
"	O
Curse	B-Application
of	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
title	O
(	O
Mohr	O
would	O
later	O
"	O
accidentally	O
"	O
name	O
Killzone	B-Application
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
elements	O
were	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Lion	O
,	O
the	O
Witch	O
and	O
the	O
Wardrobe	O
,	O
The	O
Wonderful	O
Wizard	O
of	O
Oz	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Snow	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
animated	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
relies	O
heavily	O
on	O
surreal	O
humor	O
and	O
slapstick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
several	O
Easter	O
egg	O
pop	O
culture	O
references	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
shop	O
called	O
"	O
Benn	O
's	O
Costume	O
Shop	O
"	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
costume	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
band	O
named	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Slugs	I-Application
"	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
humanoid	O
slugs	O
,	O
getting	O
into	O
a	O
frozen	O
realm	O
through	O
a	O
wardrobe	O
,	O
and	O
encountering	O
the	O
wreck	O
of	O
Marie	O
Celeste	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
connections	O
might	O
be	O
accidental	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
likeness	O
to	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
,	O
another	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
as	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
funny	O
version	O
of	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
plot	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
who	O
noted	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
similarities	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
especially	O
regarding	O
the	O
initial	O
dungeon-escape	O
scenes	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
under	O
this	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
(	O
ECTS	O
)	O
in	O
April	O
1992	O
,	O
after	O
missing	O
the	O
original	O
March/April	O
release	O
date	O
announced	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Zeloria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
release	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
with	O
valuable	O
prizes	O
(	O
computers	O
and	O
money	O
)	O
in	O
some	O
magazines	O
such	O
as	O
France	O
's	O
Joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
computers	O
with	O
newer	O
PC	O
operating	O
systems	O
need	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
using	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
CD	O
directly	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Games	O
bundled	O
it	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
PC	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
drives	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
CD	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Encore	O
Multipack	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Heimdall	B-Application
and	O
Thunderhawk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
derided	O
by	O
some	O
for	O
its	O
confusing	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
system	O
,	O
often	O
illogical	O
puzzle	O
solutions	O
and	O
what	O
some	O
reviewers	O
thought	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
quality	O
humor	O
,	O
plot	O
development	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
attributing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
text	O
and	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
reviewers	O
in	O
particular	O
have	O
often	O
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Sharp	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	B-Application
gave	O
this	O
"	O
well-made	O
and	O
cleverly	O
constructed	O
package	O
"	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	B-Application
Accolade	O
award	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
flawless	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
hinted	O
that	O
using	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
for	O
control	O
may	O
make	O
certain	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
less	O
annoying	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Gamer	O
Gold	O
award	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
down-right	O
bloody	O
enchanting	O
"	O
and	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
"	O
easily	O
greatest	O
and	O
most	O
impressive	O
game	O
yet	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
even	O
advising	O
to	O
"	O
buy	O
it	O
today	O
because	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
you	O
will	O
more	O
than	O
likely	O
commit	O
suicide	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
that	O
good.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Gill	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
gave	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
CU	O
Gold	O
Screen	O
award	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
illogical	O
,	O
the	O
further	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
get	O
the	O
more	O
luxurious	O
it	O
becomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Les	O
Ellis	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
funniest	O
games	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
played	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
classic	O
adventure	O
,	O
which	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
tweaks	O
could	O
have	O
easily	O
beaten	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
 [ series ] 	O
and	O
a	O
worthy	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
collection	O
and	O
will	O
stand	O
as	O
a	O
challenge	O
to	O
any	O
adventurer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
humour	O
this	O
adventure	O
is	O
well	O
on	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
becoming	O
a	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
preview	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
magazine	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
pretty	O
looking	O
product	O
"	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
Loom	B-Application
/	O
KQV	B-Application
/	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kyrandia	I-Application
approach	O
,	O
"	O
even	O
as	O
another	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
actually	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
multi-screen	O
puzzle	O
game	O
than	O
a	O
traditional	O
animated	O
adventure	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
gamers	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
penchant	O
for	O
puzzle	O
should	O
find	O
it	O
entertaining	O
"	O
despite	O
its	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
clumsy	O
"	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Holder	O
of	O
Australia	O
's	O
OZ	O
Amiga	B-Device
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
light-hearted	O
and	O
funny	O
adventure	O
that	O
appeals	O
to	O
almost	O
everyone	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
releases	O
of	O
1993.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Ed	O
Ricketts	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
called	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
"	O
light	O
years	O
behind	O
"	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
with	O
"	O
no	O
comparison	O
"	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
textless	O
interface	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
work	O
-	O
despite	O
the	O
designers	O
 '	O
belief	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
need	O
words	O
"	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
"	O
no	O
humour	O
to	O
speak	O
of	O
,	O
no	O
genuinely	O
amusing	O
humour	O
,	O
anyway.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
as	O
a	O
preview	O
in	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
game	O
set	O
to	O
rival	O
even	O
the	O
mightiest	O
of	O
American	O
adventures	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
David	O
Upchurch	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
lacks	O
real	O
humour	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
be	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
-	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
relate	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
you	O
meet	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
although	O
entertaining	O
,	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
is	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
what	O
Smash	O
is	O
to	O
mashed	O
potato	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
just	O
a	O
weaker	O
substitute.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Perkins	O
of	O
The	O
Age	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
might	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
mite	O
disappointing	O
by	O
fantasy	O
gamers	O
with	O
moderately	O
sophisticated	O
tastes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
,	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
high	O
ratings	O
of	O
84%	O
in	O
Génération	O
4	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
90%	O
/	O
91%	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
&	O
PC	O
)	O
in	O
Joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Player	O
gave	O
it	O
only	O
38%	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
make	O
the	O
players	O
"	O
nostalgic	O
for	O
Sierra	O
titles	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
the	O
reviews	O
from	O
other	O
German	O
magazines	O
were	O
generally	O
better	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
8.3/12	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazin	O
,	O
53/60	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
&	O
PC	O
)	O
in	O
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markt	O
,	O
68%	O
in	O
both	O
PC	O
Joker	O
and	O
PC	O
Games	O
,	O
69%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
,	O
71%	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
&	O
81%	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
in	O
Power	O
Play	O
,	O
and	O
86%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
was	O
also	O
strong	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
where	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
in	O
C&A	O
(	O
95%	O
)	O
and	O
Secret	O
Service	O
(	O
77%	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
among	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
of	O
1992	O
(	O
alongside	O
Alone	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
,	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kyrandia	I-Application
)	O
by	O
Computer	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
1993	O
ranking	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventures	O
games	O
by	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
PCmanía	O
,	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
received	O
only	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
strange	O
"	O
design	O
and	O
despite	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
"	O
trademark	O
"	O
good	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	B-Application
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
27th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
proponents	O
of	O
adventure	O
genre	O
's	O
purity	O
"	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
dislike	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
unwise	O
flirt	O
"	O
with	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
19th	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
written	O
text	O
"	O
perfectly	O
"	O
fits	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
specific	O
type	O
of	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
26th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Polish	O
console	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
PSX	O
Extreme	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
strong	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Gry-Online	O
included	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
even	O
partial	O
descriptions	O
of	O
objects	O
among	O
the	O
reasons	O
why	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
outstanding	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
too	O
many	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
icons	O
and	O
"	O
useless	O
"	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
advertisement	O
for	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
GamesRadar	O
's	O
humor	O
article	O
about	O
"	O
what	O
game	O
ads	O
looked	O
like	O
when	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
was	O
alive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Amiga	B-Device
video	O
game	O
owned	O
by	O
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
2012	O
made	O
a	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
video	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
great	O
graphics	O
,	O
great	O
animation	O
,	O
appalling	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
briefly	O
planned	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
working	O
title	O
has	O
still	O
remained	O
"	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
2	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
"	O
for	O
practical	O
reasons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
game	O
ultimately	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
Universe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
upgraded	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
and	O
a	O
similar	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responding	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
,	O
Core	O
Design	O
described	O
Universe	B-Application
as	O
being	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
"	O
more	O
logical	O
and	O
less	O
linear	O
than	O
their	O
first	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
has	O
"	O
suffered	O
considerably	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
inclusion	O
of	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
"	O
adventure	O
gamers	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
in	O
their	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
premise	O
has	O
remained	O
notably	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Brad	O
to	O
Boris	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
sister	O
named	O
Jenny	O
)	O
who	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
another	O
world	O
which	O
has	O
to	O
save	O
from	O
an	O
evil	O
mage-king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Universe	B-Application
is	O
more	O
serious	O
in	O
its	O
tone	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
only	O
serves	O
as	O
comic	O
relief	O
and	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
silly	O
as	O
Enchantia.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sorcerer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1994	O
adventure	O
game	O
similarly	O
featuring	O
a	O
modern	O
boy	O
protagonist	O
transported	O
to	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
where	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
vanquish	O
an	O
evil	O
wizard	O
,	O
was	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
cover	O
art	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
chief	O
artist	O
Rolf	O
Mohr	O
said	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
Disney	O
's	O
2007	O
film	O
Enchanted	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
big	O
"	O
influence	O
on	O
Yahtzee	O
's	O
own	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
