<s>
James	B-Application
Clavell	I-Application
's	I-Application
Shōgun	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Dave	O
Lebling	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infocom	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1975	O
novel	O
Shōgun	B-Application
by	O
James	O
Clavell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
he	O
embraces	O
Japanese	O
life	O
and	O
is	O
honored	O
as	O
a	O
samurai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Lebling	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
considers	O
Shōgun	B-Application
the	O
worst	O
game	O
he	O
was	O
ever	O
responsible	O
for	O
overall	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
is	O
proud	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
timing	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shōgun	B-Application
packaging	O
includes	O
two	O
physical	O
objects	O
:	O
a	O
map	O
representing	O
John	O
Blackthorne	O
's	O
"	O
known	O
world	O
"	O
of	O
1600	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Soul	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
,	O
a	O
booklet	O
describing	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
significance	O
of	O
samurai	B-Application
swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Arneson	O
gave	O
Shōgun	B-Application
a	O
negative	O
review	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arneson	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
large	O
size	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
Shōgun	B-Application
was	O
only	O
"	O
mildly	O
interesting	O
"	O
and	O
inferior	O
to	O
Zork	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Morris	O
reviewed	O
James	B-Application
Clavell	I-Application
's	I-Application
Shōgun	I-Application
for	O
Games	O
International	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
1	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
rather	O
have	O
seen	O
this	O
game	O
taking	O
the	O
novel	O
as	O
a	O
springboard	O
for	O
much	O
more	O
open	O
adventure	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
