<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
features	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
and	O
Motohiro	O
Kawashima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
handheld	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NuFX	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
an	O
adaptation	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pronto	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkmoon	I-Application
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
on	I-Application
Myth	I-Application
Drannor	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
series	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
released	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
animated	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
features	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
dungeon	O
,	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possibility	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
through	O
the	O
recruiting	O
of	O
NPCs	O
was	O
a	O
tradition	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
a	O
party	O
from	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
into	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Darkmoon	O
or	O
from	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Darkmoon	O
into	O
Assault	O
on	O
Myth	O
Drannor	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
play	O
through	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1991	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#171	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
#1	O
on	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
games	O
for	O
April	O
1991	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
SSI	O
D&D	O
game	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
finally	O
gave	O
IBM	O
PC	O
owners	O
a	O
Dungeon	O
Master-like	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
,	O
heavily	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
 [ aging ] 	O
classic	O
–	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
–	O
are	O
inevitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praises	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
previous	O
AD&D	O
titles	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
puzzle-solving	O
than	O
combat	O
–	O
a	O
refreshing	O
change	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
expresses	O
that	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
is	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
and	O
Chaos	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
,	O
but	O
states	O
that	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
is	O
still	O
"	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
for	O
followers	O
of	O
the	O
AD&D	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hailing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
dream	O
come	O
true	O
"	O
for	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
fans	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
6.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
a	O
7.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
praising	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
characters	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
not	O
quite	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
Snatcher	B-Application
,	O
but	O
without	O
doubt	O
a	O
highly	O
ace	O
role-player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameSpy	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
,	O
"	O
most	O
players	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
well	O
worth	O
the	O
effort	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
placed	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSI	O
sold	O
129,234	O
copies	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
series	O
overall	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
reached	O
global	O
sales	O
above	O
350,000	O
units	O
by	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1991	O
,	O
SSI	O
participated	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World'''s	O
Top	O
Ad	O
contest	O
and	O
their	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
came	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
among	O
voting	O
readers	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
magazine	O
publisher	O
's	O
objection	O
to	O
the	O
piece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
50	O
PC	O
players	O
and	O
50	O
Amiga	B-Device
players	O
to	O
discover	O
all	O
12	O
features	O
would	O
win	O
$100	O
worth	O
of	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
two	O
sequels:Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Beholder	O
II	O
:	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Darkmoon	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
added	O
outdoor	O
areas	O
and	O
greatly	O
increased	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
interaction	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
with	O
their	O
environment	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
substantially	O
more	O
'	O
roleplaying	O
 '	O
aspects	O
to	O
the	O
game.Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Beholder	O
III	O
:	O
Assault	O
on	O
Myth	O
Drannor	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Darkmoon	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
in-house	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
SSI.Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Beholder	O
Trilogy	O
(	O
1995	O
,	O
SSI	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
rerelease	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
on	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
modules	O
for	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
fans	O
as	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Eye	O
of	O
the	O
Beholder''	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
