<s>
Mansion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
called	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Yumemi	O
Mystery	O
Mansion	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
System	O
Sacom	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
to	O
other	O
puzzle	O
computer	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Uninvited	B-Device
and	O
D	B-Application
.	O
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
D	B-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
between	O
areas	O
via	O
3D	O
pre-rendered	O
first-person	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
action	O
button	O
whenever	O
they	O
find	O
something	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
like	O
D	B-Application
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
actual	O
puzzles	O
is	O
fairly	O
small	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
spends	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
exploring	O
the	O
mansion	O
and	O
searching	O
for	O
important	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
The	B-Application
7th	I-Application
Guest	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
especially	O
praising	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mansion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
sequel	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
as	O
critics	O
found	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
strong	O
qualities	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
despite	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
"	O
received	O
a	O
rather	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PAL	O
release	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
considerably	O
improved	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
completely	O
fails	O
to	O
pull	O
off	O
the	O
intended	O
spooky	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
far	O
too	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
has	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
tension	O
and	O
eerie	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
they	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
disembodied	O
talking	O
heads	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
"	O
will	O
make	O
you	O
chuckle	O
instead	O
of	O
cower	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
effective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
ways	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
improved	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
expanded	O
on	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
"	O
In	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
Mansion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
remains	O
intriguing	O
and	O
engaging	O
-	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
for	O
newbies	O
to	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
