<s>
Heimdall	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
The	O
8th	O
Day	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Core	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
in	O
early	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
entitled	O
Heimdall	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
and	O
released	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
by	O
controlling	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
Heimdall	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
arcade-style	O
trials	O
-	O
axe-tossing	O
(	O
cutting	O
a	O
maid	O
's	O
braids	O
)	O
;	O
boar	O
hunting	O
;	O
and	O
fighting	O
on	O
a	O
ship	O
-	O
which	O
influence	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
stats	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
members	O
they	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
use	O
during	O
a	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Heimdall	B-Application
falls	O
under	O
the	O
class	O
of	O
"	O
Chieftain	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
others	O
fall	O
under	O
Viking-styled	O
classes	O
-	O
Warrior	O
,	O
Wizard	O
,	O
Shipwright	O
,	O
Navigator	O
,	O
Druid	O
,	O
Blacksmith	O
and	O
Berserker	O
-	O
who	O
each	O
differ	O
in	O
stats	O
and	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
take	O
only	O
Heimdall	B-Application
and	O
two	O
crew	O
members	O
with	O
them	O
onto	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
leave	O
the	O
island	O
by	O
the	O
entry	O
point	O
they	O
came	O
in	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
rearrange	O
their	O
crew	O
to	O
denote	O
who	O
explores	O
the	O
island	O
with	O
Heimdall	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
rearrange	O
a	O
party	O
's	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Norse	O
god	O
Loki	B-Device
stealing	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
sword	O
,	O
Freyr	O
's	O
spear	O
and	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
's	O
hammer	O
and	O
hiding	O
them	O
within	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
small	O
village	O
of	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
finds	O
herself	O
magically	O
pregnant	O
with	O
god	O
's	O
destined	O
offspring	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
birth	O
to	O
Heimdall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heimdall	B-Application
begins	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
gods	O
 '	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
he	O
explores	O
the	O
realms	O
of	O
Utgard	O
,	O
Midgard	B-Language
and	O
Asgard	O
,	O
overcoming	O
traps	O
and	O
monsters	O
and	O
eventually	O
returns	O
home	O
with	O
the	O
missing	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
only	O
those	O
new	O
to	O
role-playing	O
games	O
would	O
enjoy	O
Heimdall	B-Application
,	O
while	O
given	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
games	O
,	O
experienced	O
players	O
will	O
find	O
some	O
other	O
better	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Gary	O
Whitta	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
895	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
1000	O
)	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
cartoon-like	O
graphics	O
and	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
mediocre	O
during	O
exploration	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
but	O
better	O
in	O
the	O
combat	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
"	O
unobtrusive	O
"	O
but	O
substandard	O
for	O
a	O
CD	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
