<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
contemporary	O
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Haunting	I-Application
,	O
Guardians	O
of	O
Destiny	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
adventure	O
game	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
occasional	O
combat	O
,	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
solving	O
of	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
puzzles	O
also	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
use	O
their	O
melee	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
drag	O
objects	O
and	O
even	O
enemy	O
corpses	O
into	O
specific	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
acquires	O
spells	B-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
change	O
form	O
at	O
will	O
if	O
in	O
human	O
or	O
lizard	O
form	O
;	O
once	O
in	O
beast	O
form	O
Luther	O
must	O
wait	O
to	O
change	O
randomly	O
back	O
to	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
beast	O
cannot	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
run	O
faster	O
and	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
more	O
easily	O
than	O
other	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luther	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
melee	O
attack	O
,	O
fire	O
a	O
bow	O
at	O
range	O
,	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
at	O
four	O
different	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
spell	B-Application
has	O
a	O
fifth	O
level	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
usable	O
if	O
Luther	O
consumes	O
an	O
ancient	O
stone	O
or	O
has	O
acquired	O
the	O
Mantle	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
,	O
which	O
occurs	O
at	O
a	O
set	O
point	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
draw	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
pool	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
like	O
Luther	O
's	O
health	O
,	O
is	O
gradually	O
recovered	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
role-playing	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
had	O
recently	O
attained	O
commercial	O
hit	O
status	O
,	O
Westwood	O
opted	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
2	I-Application
one	O
of	O
its	O
flagship	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
half	O
of	O
1997	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keith	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
very	O
good	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
engine	O
was	O
dated	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
mutt	O
—	O
part	O
RPG	O
,	O
part	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
,	O
Andy	O
Butcher	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
can	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
its	O
patchy	O
nature	O
and	O
uninspiring	O
graphics	O
,	O
Lands	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
does	O
have	O
many	O
,	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
role-playing	O
successes	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
alongside	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1997	O
"	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
;	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
