<s>
Nethergate	B-Application
is	O
a	O
computer-based	O
historical	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
by	O
Jeff	O
Vogel	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
45°	O
isometric	O
viewing	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nethergate	B-Application
offers	O
players	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
or	O
Romans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
called	O
Nethergate	B-Application
Resurrection	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
either	O
"	O
A	O
small	O
band	O
of	O
Roman	O
Soldiers	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
Shadowvale	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
mysterious	O
mission	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
Band	O
of	O
Celtic	O
warriors	O
told	O
by	O
your	O
chief	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Nethergate	B-Application
for	O
mysterious	O
reasons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
linear	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
Romans	O
and	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
complement	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
extent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Romans	O
are	O
first	O
faced	O
with	O
retrieving	O
a	O
satchel	O
with	O
vital	O
information	O
for	O
Shadow	O
Valley	O
Fort	O
from	O
a	O
nearby	O
mine	O
infested	O
with	O
Goblins	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
 '	O
first	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
acquire	O
a	O
bronze	O
token	O
from	O
a	O
nearby	O
pit	O
in	O
which	O
Goblins	O
have	O
made	O
their	O
fortification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
both	O
sides	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
house	O
of	O
the	O
Three	O
Crones	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Three	B-Application
Fates	I-Application
of	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
location	O
is	O
a	O
ruined	O
Faerie	O
hall	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
party	O
acquires	O
a	O
contract	O
between	O
the	O
Sidhe	O
and	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Nethergate	B-Application
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
the	O
party	O
must	O
retrieve	O
three	O
magical	O
items	O
:	O
a	O
Fomorian	O
's	O
Stone	O
Skull	O
,	O
The	O
Eye	O
of	O
Cathrac	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Crown	O
of	O
Annwn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
these	O
items	O
have	O
been	O
acquired	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
journeys	O
to	O
the	O
Spire	O
of	O
Ages	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
aid	O
the	O
Faerie	O
leader	O
in	O
escaping	O
this	O
world	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Romans	O
attempt	O
to	O
interrupt	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
"	O
ending	O
for	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
Shadow	O
Valley	O
Fort	O
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
village	O
of	O
Nethergate	B-Application
is	O
evacuated	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enchanted	O
weapons	O
meant	O
for	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
are	O
destroyed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nethergate	B-Application
gameplay	O
uses	O
an	O
isometric	O
view	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
somewhat	O
intermediate	O
between	O
that	O
of	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	O
and	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
it	O
combines	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
battle	O
and	O
conversation	O
system	O
resembling	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romans	O
and	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
have	O
unique	O
traits	O
for	O
their	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romans	O
have	O
better	O
armour	O
and	O
weapons	O
than	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
have	O
better	O
magic	O
,	O
potion-making	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
skills	O
for	O
the	O
wilderness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nethergate	B-Application
is	O
unique	O
among	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
games	O
in	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
spell	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
Spell	O
Circles	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Mage	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Priest	O
"	O
spell	O
system	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Exile	O
and	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nether	O
Circle	O
–	O
a	O
grouping	O
of	O
five	O
spells	O
which	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Celts	B-Algorithm
;	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
and	O
hard-to-find	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nethergate	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#273	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Silicon	O
Sorcery	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Nethergate	B-Application
lacks	O
the	O
"	O
bells	O
and	O
whistles	O
"	O
of	O
bigger	O
releases	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
both	O
"	O
a	O
fascinating	O
little	O
romp	O
through	O
a	O
mythic	O
era	O
of	O
history	O
"	O
rarely	O
explored	O
in	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
terrific	O
price-to-performance	O
ratio	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
playthrough	O
lasting	O
over	O
50	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dragon	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
biggest	O
weakness	O
is	O
mission	O
design	O
that	O
too	O
often	O
revolves	O
around	O
recovering	O
MacGuffins	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
its	O
greatest	O
strength	O
is	O
the	O
Celtic	O
influence	O
apparent	O
in	O
the	O
Seelie	O
Court	O
,	O
the	O
Wicker	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wild	O
Hunt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
nominated	O
Nethergate	B-Application
for	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
of	O
Nethergate	B-Application
:	O
"	O
Take	O
an	O
old-fashioned	O
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
add	O
a	O
full-blown	O
editor	O
and	O
voila	O
,	O
instant	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
rated	O
Nethergate	B-Application
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revamped	O
version	O
of	O
Nethergate	B-Application
titled	O
Nethergate	B-Application
:	O
Resurrection	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
quest	O
log	O
,	O
a	O
nicer	O
automap	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
graphical	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
universal	O
on	O
Intel	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saved	O
games	O
from	O
Nethergate	B-Application
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Nethergate	B-Application
:	O
Resurrection	O
.	O
</s>
