<s>
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Legend	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
is	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
genre	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
parodies	O
numerous	O
other	O
topics	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
to	O
Zork	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
style	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
that	O
Lorealle	O
will	O
be	O
not	O
rescued	O
in	O
time	O
by	O
any	O
knight	O
,	O
Morgana	O
conspires	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Union	O
Hall	O
picks	O
the	O
most	O
incompetent	O
and	O
unworthy	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
–	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bud	O
the	O
Wizard	O
(	O
a	O
pun	O
on	O
Budweiser	O
)	O
informs	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
find	O
several	O
magical	O
items	O
:	O
the	O
Pitchfork	O
of	O
Damocles	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
leaves	O
of	O
the	O
tallest	O
tree	O
in	O
the	O
Enchanted	O
Forest	O
;	O
the	O
Crescent	O
Wrench	O
of	O
Armageddon	B-Application
,	O
within	O
the	O
walls	O
of	O
Blicester	O
Castle	O
;	O
the	O
Raw	O
Steak	O
of	O
Eternity	O
,	O
guarded	O
by	O
the	O
Stygian	O
Dragon	O
;	O
the	O
Crowbar	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	B-Application
in	O
the	O
mists	O
around	O
the	O
Mountain	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Bolt	O
Cutters	O
of	O
Doom	O
owned	O
by	O
an	O
enchanter	O
in	O
the	O
Swamp	O
of	O
Perdition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
rated	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
from	O
Dragon	O
,	O
and	O
scoring	O
78%	O
and	O
75%	O
from	O
German	O
magazines	O
PC	O
Games	O
and	O
PC	O
Players	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
review	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Perfectly	O
realized	O
from	O
concept	O
to	O
execution	O
,	O
Eric	B-Application
the	I-Application
Unready	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rare	O
treat	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
missed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
magazine	O
in	O
1993	O
named	O
it	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
1994	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
comic	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
1996	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
150	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
in	O
103rd	O
place	O
,	O
also	O
ranking	O
it	O
as	O
#9	O
Funniest	O
Computer	O
Game	O
,	O
#11	O
Most	O
Memorable	O
Game	O
Hero	O
,	O
and	O
#7	O
Most	O
Rewarding	O
Ending	O
.	O
</s>
