<s>
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
The	O
Connelley	O
Group	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epyx	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
version	O
of	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
,	O
with	O
smoother	O
and	O
faster	O
graphics	O
,	O
streamlined	O
controls	O
,	O
fewer	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
fewer	O
room	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
adventurer	O
,	O
who	O
tries	O
to	O
survive	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
dungeon	O
levels	O
filled	O
with	O
both	O
treasure	O
and	O
monsters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
summoned	O
to	O
the	O
chambers	O
of	O
an	O
old	O
priest	O
called	O
Merlis	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
warrior	O
of	O
Apshai	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
prophecy	O
that	O
only	O
he	O
can	O
reclaim	O
the	O
fabled	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
and	O
rid	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
its	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
curses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
covers	O
the	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
clear	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
enemies	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
simple	O
rats	O
and	O
snakes	B-General_Concept
to	O
giants	O
,	O
inhabit	O
the	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
called	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
"	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
...	O
enthralling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concluded	O
that	O
Gateway	B-Application
to	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
marvelous	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
must	O
for	O
D	O
&	O
D	O
freaks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Addison-Wesley	O
Book	O
of	O
Atari	O
Software	O
1984	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
overall	O
B	O
rating	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
"	O
to	O
Temple	B-Application
of	I-Application
Apshai	I-Application
because	O
of	O
the	O
faster	O
pace	O
,	O
fewer	O
keyboard	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
cartridge	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
rated	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
64%	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
