<s>
Ecstatica	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
team	O
Andrew	O
Spencer	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
DOS/Windows	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
play	O
remains	O
similar	O
to	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
,	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
ellipsoid	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
starts	O
right	O
where	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
ended	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Nameless	O
Traveller	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Prince	O
in	O
an	O
unnamed	O
country	O
,	O
rescued	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
from	O
the	O
doomed	O
town	O
of	O
Tirich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
kingdom	O
with	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
,	O
planning	O
to	O
get	O
married	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
that	O
his	O
castle	O
has	O
been	O
savagely	O
pillaged	O
and	O
plundered	O
and	O
his	O
people	O
have	O
been	O
brutally	O
massacred	O
by	O
demons	O
,	O
goblins	O
,	O
and	O
human	O
barbarians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
drawbridge	O
,	O
a	O
winged	O
demon	O
flies	O
by	O
and	O
kidnaps	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
while	O
the	O
Prince	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
by	O
another	O
winged	O
demon	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
wake	O
up	O
and	O
realize	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
castle	O
's	O
pillory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Prince	O
is	O
revitalized	O
and	O
set	O
free	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
female	O
voice	O
that	O
urges	O
him	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Archmage	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
by	O
restoring	O
the	O
7	O
Elder	O
sign	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
beloved	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Archmage	O
before	O
she	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ecstatica	B-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
ellipsoid	O
graphics	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
give	O
polygonal	O
objects	O
smooth	O
edges	O
instead	O
of	O
sharp	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
sense	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
,	O
grows	O
the	O
object	O
rather	O
than	O
builds	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
important	O
is	O
that	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
so	O
graphically	O
rich	O
and	O
varied	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
can	O
really	O
get	O
lost	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Art	O
Angel	O
assessed	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
much	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
map	O
,	O
increased	O
character	O
movements	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
variety	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
Ecstatica	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
surpassed	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
