<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
after	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
Virgin	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
outperform	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
complimenting	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
skill	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
criticized	O
its	O
combat	O
and	O
repetitiveness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
real-time	O
,	O
three-dimensional	O
view	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
game	O
and	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighter	O
affects	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
Rogue	O
affects	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
bows	O
and	O
pick	O
locks	O
,	O
and	O
Mage	O
affects	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	B-Application
include	O
fireballs	O
,	O
lightning	O
,	O
and	O
healing	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
four	O
power	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medicines	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
heal	O
party	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
party	O
can	O
rest	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
party	O
can	O
be	O
woken	O
by	O
monsters	O
)	O
,	O
regeneration	O
health	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
,	O
If	O
all	O
party	O
members	O
lose	O
all	O
their	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
contain	O
areas	O
that	O
affect	O
the	O
party	O
by	O
draining	O
mana	B-Application
or	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
fall	O
asleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
already	O
had	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
experience	O
from	O
the	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
that	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westwood	O
's	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
outperform	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
increasing	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
with	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
affected	O
game	O
design	O
significantly	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
in-game	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
knew	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
special	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
too	O
far	O
into	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
rework	O
its	O
2D	O
engine	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
worked	O
hard	O
to	O
tweak	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
engine	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
September	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
with	O
32	O
colors	O
was	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
in	O
1994	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
voice-overs	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
performed	O
by	O
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
global	O
sales	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
250,000	O
units	O
by	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
Today	O
,	O
Trent	O
C	O
.	O
Ward	O
called	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
that	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
"	O
breaks	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
pleasantly	O
surprising	O
ways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
that	O
improved	O
on	O
those	O
of	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
,	O
sophisticated	O
automap	O
,	O
and	O
simplified	O
skill	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
inventory	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
disliking	O
the	O
combat	O
,	O
Scorpia	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
is	O
a	O
better-than-average	O
game	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
 [ and ] 	O
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
especially	O
"	O
for	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
but	O
criticized	O
some	O
puzzles	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
pathetically	O
easy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Rand	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
believed	O
that	O
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
"	O
everything	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
III	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
—	O
and	O
more	O
"	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
because	O
the	O
party	O
can	O
frequently	O
rest	O
and	O
heal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
that	O
Stewart	O
's	O
voice	O
evoked	O
phrases	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
added	O
"	O
enormous	O
weight	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
spooky	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lands	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lore	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Betrayal	B-Application
at	I-Application
Krondor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
features	O
impressive	O
special	O
effects	O
that	O
some	O
said	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
world	O
and	O
a	O
delightful	O
story	O
that	O
blends	O
together	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
fantasy	O
archetypes	O
of	O
shape-shifting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
