<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
XZR	B-Application
and	O
XZR	B-Application
II	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1988	B-Application
,	O
with	O
versions	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
X1	B-Device
turbo	I-Device
(	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
XZR	B-Application
II	O
simply	O
titled	O
Exile	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
Working	O
Designs	O
handling	O
the	O
localization	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
while	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
published	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM2	O
format	O
,	O
titled	O
Exile	B-Application
:	O
Wicked	O
Phenomenon	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
localized	O
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	B-Application
series	O
centers	O
on	O
Sadler	O
,	O
a	O
Syrian	O
Assassin	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
in	O
July	O
1988	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
and	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
X1	B-Device
turbo	I-Device
on	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
XZR	B-Application
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yujiroh	O
,	O
Shinobu	O
Ogawa	O
and	O
Tenpei	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
then	O
starts	O
in	O
Baghdad	O
,	O
where	O
Sadler	O
rescues	O
Rumi	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Sadler	O
to	O
Persia	O
and	O
then	O
Babylon	B-General_Concept
,	O
where	O
he	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
Euphrates	O
River	O
from	O
pollution	O
by	O
an	O
oil	O
magnate	O
,	O
encounter	O
the	O
Assyrian	O
queen	O
Semiramis	O
and	O
Babylonian	O
goddess	O
Ishtar	O
,	O
and	O
visit	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
in	O
search	O
of	O
unicorns	B-Application
,	O
before	O
heading	O
to	O
Alexandria	B-Application
,	O
becoming	O
baptised	O
in	O
a	O
Jewish	O
village	O
,	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
Ouroboros	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likely	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
controversial	O
ending	O
,	O
Telenet	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
original	O
XZR	B-Application
when	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
opting	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
sequel	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1988	B-Application
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
,	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
composed	O
by	O
Shinobu	O
Ogawa	O
and	O
Tenpei	O
Sato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XZR	B-Application
II	O
depicts	O
the	O
further	O
adventures	O
of	O
Sadler	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM2	O
System	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
published	O
by	O
Renovation	O
Products	O
and	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
published	O
by	O
Working	O
Designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
XZR	B-Application
II	O
which	O
rewrites	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
cutting	O
one	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
act	O
in	O
which	O
Sadler	O
time	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
(	O
as	O
it	O
referenced	O
the	O
ending	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
XZR	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
removes	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Sufrawaldhi	O
,	O
Sadler	O
's	O
fourth	O
traveling	O
companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
removed	O
scenes	O
deemed	O
inappropriate	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
burning	O
village	O
and	O
instances	O
of	O
naked	O
women	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
Designs	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
NEC	O
to	O
change	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	O
religious	O
and	O
drug-related	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
town	O
of	O
crucified	O
heretics	O
being	O
burned	O
alive	O
was	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	B-General_Concept
release	O
,	O
but	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vic	O
Ireland	O
commented	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Exile	B-Application
2	O
cover	O
is	O
polarizing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
,	O
I	O
chose	O
Exile	B-Application
2	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
try	O
this	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XZR/Exile	O
series	O
are	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
play	O
modes	O
:	O
the	O
hideout	O
screens	O
,	O
the	O
RPG	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
action	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sadler	O
fights	O
primarily	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
once	O
he	O
acquires	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
most	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
,	O
Sadler	O
gains	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
cash	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
for	O
every	O
enemy	O
he	O
kills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
HP	O
(	O
hit	O
points	O
)	O
and	O
MP	O
(	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
)	O
,	O
two	O
more	O
statistics	O
are	O
represented	O
on	O
screen	O
:	O
AP	O
(	O
attack	O
power	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
offensive	O
capabilities	O
)	O
and	O
AC	O
(	O
armor	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
defensive	O
capabilities	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
determined	O
by	O
Sadler	O
's	O
current	O
level	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
conventional	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
potions	O
and	O
medical	O
herbs	O
,	O
Sadler	O
also	O
uses	O
narcotics	O
such	O
as	O
hashish	O
,	O
coca	O
,	O
opiates	O
,	O
LSD	B-Application
,	O
marijuana	O
and	O
peyote	O
to	O
heal	O
himself	O
or	O
increase	O
other	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
,	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
XRZ	O
II	O
,	O
replaced	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
illicit	O
drugs	O
with	O
fictionalized	O
equivalents	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
:	O
Wicked	O
Phenomenon	O
revamps	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
ditching	O
the	O
hideout	O
screens	O
and	O
adding	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
Sadler	O
or	O
any	O
of	O
his	O
companions	O
(	O
Rumi	O
,	O
Kindi	O
and	O
Fakhyle	O
)	O
during	O
action	O
segments	O
,	O
using	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
unique	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wicked	O
Phenomenon	O
also	O
brings	O
back	O
all	O
the	O
illicit	O
narcotics	O
missing	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Exile	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
altered	O
spellings	O
for	O
their	O
names	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
AP	O
and	O
AC	O
gauges	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
(	O
which	O
instead	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
,	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
cash	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
still	O
use	O
drugs	O
to	O
temporarily	O
enhance	O
their	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
was	O
rated	O
24.23	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
by	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
translation	O
in	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
edition	O
is	O
pretty	O
bad	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
has	O
little	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
breadth	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	B-Application
:	O
Wicked	O
Phenomenon	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
decent	O
review	O
from	O
John	O
Huxley	O
at	O
defunctgames.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Exile	B-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
that	O
successfully	O
marries	O
action	O
and	O
role-playing	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
deep	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
as	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
