<s>
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Nival	O
Interactive	O
that	O
combines	O
role-playing	O
,	O
stealth	O
,	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
interface	B-Application
and	O
full	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foes	O
that	O
Zak	O
has	O
to	O
face	O
include	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Goblins	B-Application
,	O
Orcs	B-Language
,	O
Lizard	O
men	O
,	O
Ogres	B-Application
,	O
Dragons	O
,	O
Humans	O
,	O
Undead	O
,	O
Trolls	B-Application
,	O
Boars	O
,	O
Beholders	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
beasts	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
think	O
on	O
tactics	O
such	O
as	O
watching	O
at	O
the	O
enemy	O
movement	O
patterns	O
or	O
scaring	O
some	O
boars	O
into	O
a	O
pack	O
of	O
wolves	O
to	O
ensure	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
join	O
the	O
fight	O
and	O
aid	O
a	O
single	O
more	O
powerful	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
also	O
has	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
allowing	O
you	O
and	O
other	O
people	O
to	O
do	O
quests	O
,	O
level	O
up	O
and	O
generally	O
do	O
the	O
things	O
you	O
do	O
on	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
with	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Carla	O
Harker	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
ai	O
n't	O
all	O
bad	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
n't	O
made	O
so	O
absurdly	O
difficult	O
by	O
random	O
chance.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Evil	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
in	I-Application
Astral	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
