<s>
Mortimer	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Riddles	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Medallion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
children	O
's	O
first-person	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
an	O
oversized	O
,	O
anthropomorphic	O
snail	O
named	O
Mortimer	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
's	O
animal	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
displayed	O
at	O
E3	O
1996	B-Application
;	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
a	O
writer	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
remarked	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
sneer	O
at	O
the	O
pure	O
and	O
lustrous	O
quality	O
of	O
this	O
kiddie	O
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
chosen	O
a	O
player-character	O
( 	O
 '	O
Sid	O
 '	O
or	O
'	O
Sally	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
a	O
first-person	O
control	O
(	O
except	O
during	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
)	O
to	O
guide	O
Mortimer	O
through	O
four	O
ecosystems	O
(	O
savannah	B-Protocol
,	O
taiga	B-Application
,	O
Polar	O
Ice	O
Cap	O
,	O
and	O
desert	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
fourth	O
level	O
( 	O
 '	O
desert	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
depicts	O
Lodius	O
 '	O
fortress	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player-character	O
itself	O
must	O
travel	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
unaccompanied	O
by	O
Mortimer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
overcome	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
and	O
answered	O
a	O
final	O
riddle	O
(	O
whereto	O
the	O
answer	O
may	O
be	O
Lodius	O
;	O
Mortimer	O
;	O
or	O
their	O
common	O
mentor	O
,	O
Prof./Dr.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Medallion	O
:	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
MacGuffin	B-Algorithm
,	O
resembling	O
a	O
stone	O
disc	O
centered	O
upon	O
a	O
humanoid	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
category	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
level	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
the	O
'	O
Salt-Shaker	O
Hornets	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
Savannah	B-Protocol
;	O
the	O
'	O
Beastie	O
Bags	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
Forest	O
;	O
the	O
'	O
Whopping	O
Poppers	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
Arctic	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
Hopspitters	O
 '	O
in	O
Lodius	O
 '	O
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
is	O
overcome	O
by	O
a	O
designated	O
number	O
of	O
cursor	O
clicks	O
representing	O
amounts	O
of	O
mucus	O
launched	O
by	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
resembles	O
a	O
towering	O
humanoid	O
face	O
embedded	O
in	O
local	O
material	O
:	O
the	O
'	O
savannah	B-Protocol
 '	O
gate	O
in	O
stone	O
;	O
the	O
'	O
taiga	B-Application
 '	O
or	O
'	O
forest	O
 '	O
gate	O
in	O
wood	O
;	O
the	O
'	O
Arctic	O
 '	O
gate	O
in	O
ice	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
desert	O
 '	O
gate	O
in	O
stone	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
gate	O
speaks	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
voice	O
,	O
whereof	O
the	O
'	O
savannah	B-Protocol
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Arctic	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
desert	O
 '	O
gates	O
are	O
male	O
while	O
the	O
'	O
forest	O
 '	O
gate	O
is	O
female	O
;	O
and	O
each	O
,	O
upon	O
accepting	O
Mortimer	O
and	O
the	O
player-character	O
'	O
s	O
wish	O
to	O
proceed	O
,	O
sings	O
a	O
stanza	B-Application
extolling	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
introducing	O
the	O
riddle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lodius	O
 '	O
Carving	O
:	O
supporting	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
batlike	O
visage	O
carved	O
into	O
the	O
plinth	O
on	O
which	O
lies	O
the	O
Medallion	O
's	O
central	O
piece	O
,	O
who	O
sings	O
duet	B-Application
with	O
the	O
Medallion	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
final	O
riddle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortimer	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Riddles	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Medallion	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
Emmy	O
.	O
</s>
