<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
also	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
world	O
and	O
around	O
its	O
city	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
1991	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
online	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
2013	O
online	O
game	O
called	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
series	O
take	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Sword	O
Coast	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
land	O
of	O
Faerûn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Skilled	O
Hands	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
grew	O
from	O
a	O
multi-racial	O
settlement	O
named	O
Eigersstor	O
founded	O
several	O
hundred	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Neverwinter	B-Protocol
was	O
beset	O
by	O
a	O
magical	O
plague	O
named	O
the	O
Wailing	O
Death	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
threatened	O
by	O
an	O
invasion	O
from	O
its	O
ancient	O
enemy	O
named	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Shadows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
series	O
is	O
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
contain	O
three	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
a	O
default	O
campaign	O
,	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
include	O
a	O
default	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
distinct	O
acts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
both	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
included	O
sets	O
of	O
software	O
development	O
tools	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
campaigns	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
then	O
share	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Aurora	O
Toolset	O
,	O
while	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Electron	B-Application
Toolset	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
by	O
Bioware	O
using	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
C#	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
instalment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
91/100	O
based	O
on	O
34	O
critic	O
reviews	O
and	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.1/10	O
based	O
on	O
608	O
user	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
reviewer	O
Mark	O
Hoogland	O
commended	O
the	O
Aurora	O
toolset	O
shipped	O
with	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
breadth	O
of	O
level	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
module	O
creation	O
options	O
"	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
lower	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
82/100	O
based	O
on	O
46	O
critic	O
reviews	O
and	O
6.6/10	O
based	O
on	O
633	O
user	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
from	O
critics	O
was	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
numerous	O
technical	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
educators	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
classroom	O
.	O
</s>
