<s>
Magic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
(	O
working	O
title	O
:	O
Duel	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Mage	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy/mythology	O
-themed	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Mythos	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Gollop	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
incarnation	O
of	O
his	O
successful	O
Chaos	B-Application
video	O
game	O
concept	O
,	O
involving	O
the	O
same	O
mythical	O
wizard	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Chaos	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
wizard	O
that	O
can	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
summon	O
creatures	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
other	O
wizards	O
in	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Magic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
primary	O
character	O
is	O
their	O
wizard	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
can	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
summon	O
creatures	O
and	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
)	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casting	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
summoning	O
creatures	O
uses	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	O
replenish	O
their	O
mana	B-Application
by	O
occupying	O
"	O
Places	O
of	O
Power	O
"	O
with	O
their	O
creatures	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
up	O
one-use	O
"	O
mana	B-Application
sprites	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
picked	O
up	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
built	O
into	O
an	O
isometric	O
grid	O
,	O
with	O
creatures	O
occupying	O
(	O
or	O
flying	O
above	O
)	O
squares	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
is	O
single-player	O
only	O
,	O
but	O
quick	O
battle	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
single	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
spell	B-Application
system	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
magical	O
ingredients	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
cast	O
each	O
spell	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
each	O
level	O
begins	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
their	O
Portmanteau	O
spell-box	O
to	O
combine	O
an	O
ingredient	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
talisman	O
"	O
of	O
either	O
Law	O
,	O
Chaos	B-Application
or	O
Neutrality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
again	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
three	O
mythological/historical	O
realms	O
;	O
Albion	B-Application
,	O
Greece	O
and	O
Avalon	B-Language
,	O
covering	O
Arthurian	O
,	O
Greek	O
,	O
and	O
Celtic	O
themes	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
maps	O
set	O
in	O
Albion	B-Application
may	O
include	O
medieval	O
gothic	O
castles	O
,	O
whereas	O
Greek	O
maps	O
contain	O
classical	O
mediterranean	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelius	O
crashes	O
in	O
Avalon	B-Language
,	O
ruining	O
the	O
flying	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
journey	O
through	O
Avalon	B-Language
,	O
he	O
meets	O
allies	O
including	O
Twigkindle	O
the	O
brownie	O
king	O
and	O
Percival	O
the	O
knight	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
joins	O
Cornelius	O
in	O
return	O
for	O
his	O
aid	O
in	O
finding	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
soon	O
acquire	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
reach	O
the	O
castle	O
Joyous	O
Garde	O
,	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
villainy	O
in	O
Avalon	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overlord	O
demands	O
Cornelius	O
hand	O
over	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
when	O
Cornelius	O
refuses	O
,	O
the	O
Overlord	O
leaves	O
without	O
a	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucan	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
Overlord	O
's	O
minions	O
,	O
reveals	O
that	O
his	O
power	O
is	O
weak	O
in	O
Avalon	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stumbles	O
upon	O
Ariadne	B-Protocol
,	O
angering	O
her	O
by	O
his	O
intrusion	O
into	O
her	O
home	O
,	O
but	O
besting	O
her	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
forcing	O
her	O
to	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
arrives	O
in	O
Delphi	B-Language
,	O
defeats	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
wizard	O
that	O
keeps	O
the	O
city	O
in	O
anarchy	O
,	O
and	O
consults	O
the	B-Language
Oracle	I-Language
on	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
grants	O
immortality	O
,	O
and	O
explains	O
why	O
the	O
Overlord	O
demanded	O
it	O
of	O
Cornelius	O
in	O
Avalon	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Language
Oracle	I-Language
also	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Golden	O
Fleece	O
of	O
Colchis	O
must	O
be	O
retrieved	O
for	O
the	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
finds	O
Ariadne	B-Protocol
and	O
Lucan	O
sheltering	O
from	O
Medea	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
servant	O
of	O
the	O
Overlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelius	O
defeats	O
Medea	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
forces	O
her	O
to	O
flee	O
to	O
the	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
in	O
Crete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
soon	O
catches	O
up	O
and	O
defeats	O
her	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
finding	O
a	O
magical	O
gateway	O
to	O
Albion	B-Application
beneath	O
the	O
maze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Albion	B-Application
,	O
Cornelius	O
,	O
Ariadne	B-Protocol
and	O
Lucan	O
encounter	O
Sir	B-Application
Lancelot	I-Application
,	O
loyal	O
knight	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
King	O
Arthur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
the	O
Overlord	O
usurped	O
and	O
murdered	O
Arthur	O
,	O
hunting	O
his	O
loyal	O
surviving	O
knights	O
over	O
Albion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucan	O
reveals	O
that	O
finding	O
Merlin	B-Device
,	O
Arthur	O
's	O
royal	O
wizard	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Overlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelius	O
arrives	O
in	O
Broceliande	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
known	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
Merlin	B-Device
,	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
tower	O
empty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
continue	O
their	O
quest	O
onto	O
mainland	O
Albion	B-Application
and	O
Salisbury	O
Plain	O
,	O
where	O
Lucan	O
is	O
slain	O
by	O
the	O
Overlord	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
protagonists	O
flee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelius	O
continues	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
gathering	O
Arthur	O
's	O
loyal	O
knights	O
and	O
attacking	O
Camelot	B-Application
,	O
freeing	O
Ariadne	B-Protocol
and	O
Lancelot	B-Application
and	O
retaking	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelius	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
eventually	O
meet	O
the	O
Overlord	O
at	O
Dinas	O
Emrys	O
,	O
discover	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
Merlin	B-Device
,	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
mundane	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
background	O
music	O
for	O
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Afro	O
Celt	O
Sound	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
highly	O
regarded	O
by	O
game	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
and	I-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
uses	O
distinctive	O
claymation	O
for	O
its	O
movie	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
