<s>
Gnome	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
is	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Austin	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Level	O
9	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
ports	O
are	O
text-only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1988	O
:	O
Ingrid	B-Application
's	I-Application
Back	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gnome	B-Application
Ingrid	O
Bottomlow	O
has	O
displeased	O
her	O
family	O
by	O
her	O
un-gnomelike	O
behaviour	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
going	O
off	O
to	O
university	O
and	O
getting	O
an	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
Level	O
9	O
adventure	O
Knight	B-Application
Orc	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
(	O
KAOS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gnome	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
User	O
magazine	O
reviewer	O
rated	O
it	O
9/10	O
points	O
overall	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
am	O
convinced	O
it	O
is	O
Level	O
9	O
's	O
best	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
for	O
ACE	O
magazine	O
also	O
ended	O
on	O
a	O
positive	O
note	O
:	O
"	O
Gnome	B-Application
Ranger	I-Application
has	O
improved	O
on	O
Knight	B-Application
Orc	I-Application
in	O
the	O
puzzle	O
stakes	O
(	O
more	O
logical	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
(	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
less	O
confusing	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
(	O
more	O
comprehensible	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
(	O
more	O
interesting	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
