<s>
Ian	O
Livingstone	O
's	O
Deathtrap	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Asylum	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
adventure	O
gamebook	O
Deathtrap	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
(	O
the	O
sixth	O
in	O
the	O
Fighting	O
Fantasy	O
series	O
)	O
written	O
by	O
Ian	O
Livingstone	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Puffin	O
Books	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
(	O
either	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
"	O
Red	O
Lotus	O
"	O
or	O
the	O
barbarian	B-Application
"	O
Chaindog	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
invitation	O
of	O
a	O
wizard	O
explores	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
dungeons	B-Application
and	O
must	O
overcome	O
both	O
monsters	O
and	O
traps	O
to	O
find	O
riches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
engine	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
another	O
Eidos-published	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
development	O
cycle	O
which	O
overlapped	O
that	O
of	O
Deathtrap	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
isolation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deathtrap	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
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>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
"	O
continually	O
distracted	O
us	O
from	O
the	O
fun	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
former	O
version	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
going	O
to	O
seriously	O
challenge	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
2s	I-Application
dominance	O
of	O
this	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
playable	O
and	O
well-designed	O
fantasy	O
romp	O
that	O
will	O
at	O
least	O
pass	O
the	O
time	O
until	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
's	O
next	O
appearance	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
later	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
was	O
"	O
certainly	O
worthy	O
of	O
attention	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
,	O
as	O
Eidos	O
might	O
suspect	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
busty	O
heroine.	O
"	O
</s>
