<s>
MageSlayer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vampire	O
engine	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Take	B-Application
No	I-Application
Prisoners	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MageSlayer	B-Application
marked	O
another	O
Raven	O
Software	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
fantasy	O
artist	O
Brom	O
,	O
who	O
produced	O
the	O
box	O
cover	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
people	O
only	O
three	O
professions	O
had	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
radioactive	O
stones	O
;	O
Mages	O
,	O
Mageslayers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Lorethanes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
Mageslayer	B-Application
clans	O
were	O
formed	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
lands	O
from	O
the	O
power	O
hungry	O
Mages	O
that	O
had	O
enslaved	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mageslayers	B-Application
learned	O
to	O
harvest	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
two	O
very	O
powerful	O
meteorites	O
that	O
fell	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
these	O
two	O
forces	O
the	O
MageSlayers	B-Application
drove	O
the	O
Mages	O
into	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mageslayers	B-Application
were	O
victorious	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
cost	O
them	O
the	O
five	O
Relics	O
crafted	O
from	O
the	O
Starstone	O
and	O
the	O
Clan	O
of	O
Knowledge	O
was	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lore	O
Thane	O
,	O
Leader	O
of	O
the	O
Clan	O
of	O
Knowledge	O
and	O
descendant	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
powerful	O
Mageslayers	B-Application
,	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
sees	O
was	O
a	O
betrayal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
remaining	O
Mageslayer	B-Application
clans	O
have	O
joined	O
forces	O
and	O
sent	O
their	O
leaders	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
dominions	O
of	O
the	O
Lore	O
Thane	O
's	O
allies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
relics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
archivists	O
have	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
retrieval	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
special	O
relics	O
will	O
enable	O
the	O
Mageslayer	B-Application
forces	O
of	O
good	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Wyark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Mageslayer	B-Application
tasked	O
with	O
retrieving	O
the	O
artifacts	O
and	O
ultimately	O
defeat	O
Wyark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
top-down	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
dungeon-type	O
game	O
,	O
utilizing	O
four	O
different	O
character	O
classes	O
with	O
differing	O
spells	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
Vampire	O
engine	O
as	O
Take	B-Application
No	I-Application
Prisoners	I-Application
,	O
MageSlayer	B-Application
was	O
Raven	O
's	O
tribute	O
to	O
top-down	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
inspiration	O
for	O
MageSlayer	B-Application
was	O
Atari	O
's	O
game	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
action	B-Application
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
(	O
which	O
include	O
a	O
Capture	O
the	O
Relic	O
team	O
option	O
)	O
make	O
this	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
shooters	O
on	O
the	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Action	B-Application
Coaster	O
"	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1998	O
Premier	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
