<s>
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
for	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
and	O
uses	O
their	O
proprietary	O
Virtual	B-Application
Theatre	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well-received	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Diermot	O
's	O
movements	O
and	O
actions	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
also	O
engage	O
in	O
dialogue	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
through	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
to	O
gain	O
hints	O
of	O
what	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
puzzles	O
or	O
progress	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Theatre	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
in-game	O
characters	O
to	O
wander	O
around	O
the	O
gameworld	O
independently	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
performing	O
"	O
every	O
day	O
life	O
"	O
actions	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
previously	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	B-General_Concept
files	I-General_Concept
are	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Revolution	O
Software	O
website	O
for	O
download	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
ScummVM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
was	O
received	O
favorably	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
innovative	O
controls	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Sierra	O
and	O
LucasFilm	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fine	O
first	O
release	O
from	O
this	O
developer	O
and	O
bodes	O
well	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
#47	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
#66	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
All-Time	O
Top	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
30th	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
indeed	O
a	O
revolution	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
"	O
fine	O
adventure	O
game	O
well	O
worth	O
investigating	O
"	O
could	O
compete	O
with	O
Sierra	O
and	O
LucasFilm	O
games	O
;	O
"	O
in	O
any	O
event	O
,	O
Temptress	O
surpasses	O
almost	O
anything	O
Sierra	O
have	O
offered	O
,	O
by	O
being	O
larger	O
,	O
funnier	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
better	O
drawn	O
...	O
an	O
innovative	O
system	O
knocks	O
spots	O
of	O
the	O
Sierra-standards	O
and	O
shows	O
LucasFilm	O
a	O
thing	O
or	O
two	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
humour	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
dose	O
of	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
humour	O
and	O
fairy-tale	O
nonsense.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
impressive	O
user-friendliness	O
is	O
undoubtably	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
strong	O
points	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
is	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
professional	O
and	O
polished	O
as	O
anything	O
the	O
Americans	O
and	O
French	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
us	O
recently	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
Lure	O
is	O
,	O
if	O
anything	O
,	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
serious	O
and	O
sombre	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
LucasFilm	O
's	O
games	O
boast	O
the	O
more	O
interesting	O
characters	O
and	O
interaction	O
sequences.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
praised	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
are	O
"	O
very	O
pretty	O
drawn	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
dark	O
,	O
moody	O
look	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
town	O
being	O
oppressed	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
Temptress	O
,	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
graphic	O
adventures	O
ever	O
"	O
that	O
's	O
"	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
Beneath	O
a	O
Steel	O
Sky	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
only	O
drawback	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
shorter	O
than	O
your	O
average	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Sierra/Lucasfilmish	O
with	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
good	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
talking	O
32	O
colours	O
graphics	O
which	O
look	O
really	O
nice	O
,	O
with	O
playability	O
which	O
is	O
really	O
smooth	O
,	O
and	O
simply	O
pure	O
gaming	O
enjoyment	O
here	O
,	O
"	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
manual	O
is	O
very	O
well	O
written	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
all	O
there	O
,	O
disc	O
access	O
is	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
is	O
put	O
together	O
right	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
intro	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
amazing	O
Amiga	B-Device
Adventures	O
every	O
written	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
opined	O
that	O
Core	O
Design	O
's	O
rival	O
1992	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
game	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
Enchantia	I-Application
(	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
)	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
funny	O
version	O
of	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
plot.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
in	O
its	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
what	O
makes	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
fun	O
—	O
but	O
also	O
annoying	O
—	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
engine	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
"	O
unfortunately	O
do	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
well	O
over	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
are	O
"	O
quite	O
beautiful	O
"	O
and	O
summarizing	O
by	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
far	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
dull	O
game	O
,	O
Lure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temptress	I-Application
is	O
also	O
full	O
of	O
clichés	O
and	O
stagnant	O
periods	O
of	O
gameplay	O
which	O
ultimately	O
undermine	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
enjoyment.	O
"	O
</s>
