<s>
Gobliiins	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
four	O
entries	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Coktel	O
Vision	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
(	O
and	O
later	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
)	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visual	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
its	O
characters	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
French	O
artist	O
Pierre	O
Gilhodes	O
,	O
whose	O
style	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
another	O
game	O
from	O
Coktel	O
Vision	O
:	O
Woodruff	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Schnibble	I-Application
of	I-Application
Azimuth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
usually	O
controls	O
multiple	O
goblins	B-Application
as	O
player	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
letters	O
'	O
i	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Goblin	O
"	O
indicates	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
control	O
:	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
second	O
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
Goblins	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
4	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
features	O
a	O
shared	O
health	O
system	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
leaving	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
wrong	O
place	O
can	O
be	O
detrimental	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
absent	O
in	O
the	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
include	O
voices	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
goblinish	O
"	O
talk	O
that	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platinum	O
edition	O
of	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
4	O
contains	O
all	O
previous	O
titles	O
with	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
ScummVM	B-Device
for	O
newer	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
goblins	B-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
skill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
three	O
goblins	B-Application
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
aid	O
their	O
king	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
gone	O
insane	O
under	O
mysterious	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
obtaining	O
the	O
items	O
,	O
Niak	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
one	O
behind	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
insanity	O
and	O
manipulated	O
the	O
goblins	B-Application
into	O
performing	O
his	O
bidding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goblins	B-Application
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Niak	O
's	O
lair	O
,	O
save	O
the	O
king	O
by	O
destroying	O
the	O
voodoo	O
doll	O
used	O
to	O
drive	O
him	O
insane	O
,	O
and	O
defeat	O
Niak	O
while	O
he	O
is	O
creating	O
deadly	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerplay	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
70%	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
69%	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1994	O
the	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
Multimedia	O
CD	O
"	O
was	O
ever	O
so	O
cute	O
and	O
challenging	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
much	O
improved	O
sound	O
track	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
brought	O
by	O
publisher	O
Bulkypix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
's	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
player	O
controls	O
two	O
characters	O
:	O
Fingus	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
well-mannered	O
,	O
intelligent	O
,	O
and	O
shy	O
)	O
and	O
Winkle	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
strong	O
,	O
obnoxious	O
,	O
but	O
dimwitted	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
goblins	B-Application
can	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
generally	O
use	O
an	O
item	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
allows	O
(	O
and	O
requires	O
)	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
both	O
goblins	B-Application
can	O
be	O
given	O
an	O
order	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
timing	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
difference	O
between	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
neither	O
playable	O
character	O
can	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
good	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
game	O
magazines	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
between	O
70%	O
and	O
90%	O
,	O
though	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
scored	O
it	O
at	O
just	O
40%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1993	O
's	O
Goblins	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	O
was	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
just	O
Goblins	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
Sierra	O
got	O
involved	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
Quest	O
suffix	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
align	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
other	O
Quest	O
series	O
:	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
and	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
areas	O
in	O
Goblins	B-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
therefore	O
scroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
18	O
different	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
like	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Prince	O
Buffoon	O
,	O
some	O
are	O
interconnected	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
walking	O
from	O
the	O
countryside	O
to	O
the	O
inn	O
)	O
whilst	O
others	O
cannot	O
be	O
exited	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
finished	O
that	O
specific	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Blount	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
little	O
prince	O
that	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
in	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Prince	O
Buffoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gaming	O
press	O
awarded	O
broadly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
ranging	O
from	O
around	O
75%	O
to	O
85%	O
,	O
though	O
—	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Gobliins	B-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
awarded	O
a	O
lower	O
score	O
of	O
just	O
53%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
that	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
"	O
Goblins	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
thoroughly	O
amuse	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
presented	O
Goblins	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	O
with	O
its	O
1994	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
its	O
puzzles	O
"	O
will	O
challenge	O
and	O
delight	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gobliiins	B-Application
4	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
and	O
stars	O
the	O
same	O
trio	O
of	O
characters	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Gobliiins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Playtoons	B-Application
1	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uncle	I-Application
Archibald	I-Application
,	O
the	O
little	O
dragon	O
from	O
Goblins	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
3	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
creative	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
