<s>
Legend	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Four	I-Application
Crystals	I-Application
of	I-Application
Trazere	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
four	O
adventurers	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Trazere	B-Application
from	O
an	O
ancient	O
,	O
re-awakening	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Mindscape	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
:	O
Son	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copyrights	O
for	O
both	O
"	O
Legend	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
"	O
are	O
currently	O
owned	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
who	O
bought	O
them	O
from	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Mindscape	O
library	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Four	I-Application
Crystals	I-Application
of	I-Application
Trazere	I-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
Taglione	O
was	O
meeting	O
with	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
of	O
Mindscape	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
conversion	O
to	O
PC	O
of	O
Tony	O
Crowther	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1992	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
,	O
specially-written	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
,	O
courtesy	O
of	O
Anthony	O
'	O
Tag	O
 '	O
Taglione	O
and	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
free	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Home	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
real-life	O
competition	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
's	O
content	O
is	O
not	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
storyline	O
or	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
comprises	O
a	O
small	O
but	O
challenging	O
standalone	O
adventure	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Trazere	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Taglione	O
coded	O
another	O
similarly	O
unique	O
demo	O
for	O
PC	O
Home	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
Legend'''s	O
sequel	O
,	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
:	O
Son	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
called	O
Worlds	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
:	O
Son	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
realm	O
of	O
Trazere	B-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
tweaks	O
and	O
bugfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentLegend	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
August	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
September	O
1991	O
release	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
1991	O
issue	O
of	O
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
,	O
The	O
One	O
interviewed	O
Anthony	O
Taglione	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
programmer	O
,	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
a	O
pre-release	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
interview	O
was	O
conducted	O
when	O
Legend	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Mirrorsoft	O
,	O
and	O
prior	O
to	O
Robert	O
Maxwell	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
subsequent	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
Mirrorsoft	O
;	O
this	O
possibly	O
contributed	O
to	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
delayed	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
Legend	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
,	O
and	O
worked	O
on	O
Legend	B-Application
long-distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
's	O
development	O
team	O
corresponded	O
though	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
met	O
in-person	O
intermittently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
and	O
Taglione	O
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
very	O
much	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
environment	O
which	O
simulated	O
playing	O
tabletop	O
D&D	O
with	O
characters	O
running	O
around	O
and	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
utilize	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
realtime	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
uses	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
and	O
AI	O
for	O
monsters	O
&	O
characters	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
fight	O
without	O
user	O
intervention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
particularly	O
necessary	O
due	O
to	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
real-time	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
four	O
characters	O
;	O
Taglione	O
expresses	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
this	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
question	O
of	O
maintaining	O
a	O
very	O
fine	O
balance	O
between	O
having	O
the	O
[	O
game	O
play ]	O
itself	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
much	O
control	O
as	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
's	O
going	O
to	O
want.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Flexibility	O
 '	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
differing	O
playstyles	O
was	O
a	O
priority	O
in	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
magic	O
system	O
was	O
initially	O
based	O
upon	O
that	O
of	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taglione	O
and	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Pete	O
James	O
initially	O
drafted	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
magic	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Taglione	O
expressed	O
that	O
"	O
Initially	O
we	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
base	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
Bloodwych	B-Application
type	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
we	O
thought	O
'	O
well	O
,	O
we	O
've	O
done	O
that	O
,	O
what	O
's	O
the	O
point	O
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
custom	O
spells	O
using	O
runes	B-Application
and	O
ingredients	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
various	O
effects	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Literally	O
hundreds	O
and	O
thousands	O
of	O
different	O
spells	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
just	O
from	O
these	O
16	O
basic	O
runes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
the	O
player	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
spell-creation	O
menu	O
during	O
combat	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
heated	O
debate	O
"	O
in	O
Legend	B-Application
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
has	O
a	O
sprite	O
limit	O
of	O
'	O
around	O
200	O
 '	O
sprites	O
on-screen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionThe	O
Four	O
Crystals	O
of	O
Trazere	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#187	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
gave	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
79%	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
pacing	O
of	O
quests	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"[Legend]	O
presents	O
a	O
realistic	O
,	O
attainable	O
challenge	O
,	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
sub-games	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
action	O
moving	O
along	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Legend	B-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
80th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Diablo''	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
offered	O
"	O
countless	O
nights	O
of	O
puzzling	O
,	O
hacking	O
,	O
slashing	O
and	O
magic-casting.	O
"	O
</s>
