<s>
Nord	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bert	I-Application
Could	I-Application
n't	I-Application
Make	I-Application
Head	I-Application
or	I-Application
Tail	I-Application
of	I-Application
It	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Jeff	O
O'Neill	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infocom	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nord	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bert	I-Application
was	O
unique	O
among	O
Infocom	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
present	O
wordplay	O
puzzles	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
adventure	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
chapter	O
of	O
Nord	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bert	I-Application
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
wordplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
when	O
confronted	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
awkward-looking	O
mammal	O
sporting	O
hooves	O
and	O
antlers	O
that	O
smells	O
of	O
fudge	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
type	O
""	O
(	O
a	O
homonym	O
for	O
"	O
moose	B-Language
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nord	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bert	I-Application
packaging	O
includes	O
Home	O
on	O
the	O
Range	O
,	O
a	O
physical	O
booklet	O
of	O
wordplay-themed	O
cartoons	O
drawn	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Pope	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
illustrated	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
package	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
reviewer	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
Nord	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bert	I-Application
as	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
complete	O
"	O
previous	O
Infocom	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
often	O
did	O
not	O
accept	O
seemingly	O
valid	O
word	O
play	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
