<s>
Nox	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
details	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jack	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
from	O
Earth	O
who	O
is	O
pulled	O
into	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
parallel	O
universe	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
sorceress	O
Hecubah	O
and	O
her	O
army	O
of	O
necromancers	B-Application
to	O
return	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
various	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
deathmatch	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
freely	O
downloadable	O
expansion	O
pack	O
NoxQuest	O
added	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
time	O
is	O
spent	O
in	O
dungeons	O
and	O
wilderness	O
where	O
Jack	O
gathers	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
collects	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
,	O
learned	O
,	O
or	O
sold	O
to	O
traders	O
found	O
on	O
several	O
locations	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
through	O
dialogue	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
cut	O
scenes	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
pre-rendered	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warrior	O
characters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
equip	O
nearly	O
all	O
armour	O
and	O
mêlée	O
weapons	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
cannot	O
use	O
bows	O
,	O
magical	O
staves	O
,	O
or	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
do	O
have	O
five	O
spell-like	O
special	O
abilities	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
up	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
like	O
the	O
other	O
classes	O
 '	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
they	O
recharge	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conjurer	O
class	O
specializes	O
in	O
conjuration	O
of	O
various	O
monsters	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
healing	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
bows	O
and	O
crossbows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
array	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
than	O
wizards	O
but	O
can	O
summon	O
monsters	O
they	O
've	O
learned	O
about	O
from	O
items	O
called	O
"	O
Beast	O
Scrolls	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wizard	O
characters	O
are	O
very	O
limited	O
in	O
equippable	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
and	O
have	O
very	O
few	O
hit	O
points	O
but	O
can	O
learn	O
the	O
largest	O
array	O
of	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
kill	O
enemies	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
teleport	O
themselves	O
,	O
to	O
become	O
invisible	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
heal	O
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
its	O
origins	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
magical	O
combat	O
simulator	O
,	O
the	O
magic	O
system	O
is	O
complex	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
spell	B-Application
combinations	O
and	O
traps	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
come	O
in	O
many	O
varieties	O
and	O
largely	O
restricted	O
to	O
certain	O
classes	O
:	O
most	O
melee	O
weapons	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
warriors	O
;	O
bows	O
and	O
crossbows	B-Application
,	O
by	O
conjurers	O
;	O
and	O
many	O
magical	O
staves	O
,	O
by	O
wizards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
types	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
online	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
:	O
deathmatch	O
(	O
further	O
subdivided	O
into	O
"	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
"	O
,	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
clan	O
modes	O
)	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Flagball	O
"	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Bombing	O
Run	O
"	O
mode	O
in	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
"	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Realm	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Elimination	O
"	O
(	O
deathmatch	O
with	O
limited	O
respawns	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Westwood	O
ran	O
an	O
online	O
ladder	O
ranking	O
system	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
multiplayer	O
matches	O
and	O
team-based	O
"	O
Clan	O
Matches	O
"	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
closed	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
services	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
officially	O
replaced	O
by	O
redirecting	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
portal	O
XWIS	O
maintaining	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
playability	O
;	O
a	O
feature	O
shared	O
by	O
other	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back-story	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
is	O
explained	O
through	O
location	O
loading	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
decades	O
before	O
Jack	O
's	O
arrival	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
(	O
the	O
eponymous	O
fictional	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Necromancers	B-Application
attempted	O
to	O
seize	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
but	O
was	O
stopped	O
by	O
the	O
legendary	O
hero	O
Jandor	O
wielding	O
an	O
artifact	O
weapon	O
named	O
"	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Necromancers	B-Application
 '	O
defeat	O
,	O
Jandor	O
trapped	O
their	O
souls	O
within	O
the	O
magical	O
Orb	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Arch-Wizard	O
Horvath	O
then	O
transported	O
to	O
another	O
dimension	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
modern	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Jandor	O
's	O
last	O
deeds	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
was	O
saving	O
a	O
female	O
infant	O
he	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Necromancers	B-Application
 '	O
lair	O
:	O
unsure	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
a	O
possible	O
Necromancer	B-Application
offspring	O
,	O
he	O
left	O
the	O
girl	O
in	O
the	O
care	O
of	O
an	O
Ogre	B-Application
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
disassembled	O
the	O
Staff	O
and	O
gave	O
each	O
piece	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
powerful	O
factions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
Fire	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
fortress	B-Language
Dün	O
Mir	O
(	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
of	O
Horrendous	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
wizards	O
of	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
(	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
conjurers	O
 '	O
Temple	O
of	O
Ix	O
(	O
the	O
Weirdling	O
Beast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
video	O
of	O
a	O
grown-up	O
Hecubah	O
,	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
girl	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
rediscovered	O
her	O
roots	O
and	O
proclaimed	O
herself	O
the	O
Queen	O
of	O
Necromancers	B-Application
,	O
summoning	O
the	O
Orb	O
back	O
from	O
Earth	O
to	O
greatly	O
increase	O
her	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
her	O
magic	O
also	O
transports	O
the	O
current	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
artifact	O
,	O
Jack	O
(	O
who	O
believes	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fireplace	O
mantel	O
decoration	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warriors	O
start	O
the	O
game	O
near	O
the	O
subterranean	O
fortress	B-Language
of	O
Dün	O
Mir	O
;	O
conjurers	O
,	O
near	O
the	O
Village	O
of	O
Ix	O
;	O
and	O
wizards	O
,	O
near	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
Dün	O
Mir	O
,	O
the	O
warrior	O
characters	O
must	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
a	O
labyrinth	O
full	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
to	O
prove	O
their	O
skills	O
to	O
the	O
Warlord	O
Horrendous	O
and	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Fire	O
Knight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
back	O
,	O
Jack	O
runs	O
into	O
some	O
undead	O
and	O
to	O
investigate	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
Airship	O
Captain	O
transports	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Field	O
of	O
Valor	O
,	O
the	O
battlefield-turned-graveyard	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
crypts	O
beneath	O
the	O
Field	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
first	O
encounters	O
Hecubah	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
fight	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
Necromancer	B-Application
henchmen	O
and	O
many	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
exits	O
the	O
crypts	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
nearby	O
city	O
of	O
Brin	O
devastated	O
by	O
an	O
Ogre	B-Application
invasion	O
and	O
is	O
entrusted	O
with	O
rescuing	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
women	O
taken	O
to	O
the	O
Ogre	B-Application
village	O
of	O
Grok	O
Torr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
to	O
retrieve	O
is	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
of	O
Horrendous	O
so	O
Jack	O
returns	O
to	O
Dün	O
Mir	O
,	O
now	O
besieged	O
by	O
undead	O
,	O
and	O
witnesses	O
Hecubah	O
killing	O
the	O
Warlord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
and	O
travels	O
to	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Staff	O
,	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
,	O
guarded	O
by	O
hostile	O
wizards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
part	O
is	O
the	O
Orb	O
itself	O
,	O
so	O
Jack	O
has	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
Necromancers	B-Application
 '	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
through	O
the	O
Dismal	O
Swamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
task	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Mine	O
workers	O
near	O
Ix	O
who	O
were	O
befallen	O
by	O
monsters	O
and	O
scattered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suspecting	O
Hecubah	O
behind	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Mine	O
incident	O
,	O
the	O
Airship	O
Captain	O
sends	O
Jack	O
to	O
the	O
Field	O
of	O
Valor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
retrieving	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
of	O
late	O
Horrendous	O
,	O
Jack	O
travels	O
to	O
Galava	O
to	O
find	O
it	O
overrun	O
by	O
the	O
Ogres	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrieving	O
the	O
Weirdling	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
warrior	O
's	O
storyline	O
but	O
the	O
finale	O
is	O
different	O
:	O
using	O
his	O
abilities	O
to	O
possess	O
Hecubah	O
's	O
Ogre	B-Application
bodyguards	O
,	O
Jack	O
entraps	O
her	O
soul	O
within	O
the	O
Orb	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
video	O
sees	O
Jandor	O
pondering	O
how	O
to	O
transport	O
him	O
back	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
a	O
wizard	O
apprentice	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
performs	O
multiple	O
duties	O
around	O
Galava	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
sees	O
him	O
fighting	O
a	O
Necromancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
storylines	O
,	O
the	O
Airship	O
Captain	O
transports	O
Jack	O
to	O
the	O
Field	O
of	O
Valor	O
after	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plot	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
except	O
that	O
Horvath	O
himself	O
must	O
be	O
rescued	O
from	O
the	O
Ogre	B-Application
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
warrior	O
and	O
the	O
conjurer	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
wizard	O
has	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
from	O
Horrendous	O
by	O
killing	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
returns	O
to	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
where	O
Horvath	O
hands	O
him	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
before	O
being	O
killed	O
by	O
Hecubah	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
teleports	O
Jack	O
to	O
the	O
Underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
's	O
final	O
words	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
suggest	O
that	O
he	O
stays	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
with	O
the	O
redeemed	O
Hecubah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Hecubah	O
's	O
magic	O
transports	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
along	O
with	O
the	O
Orb	O
and	O
his	O
TV	O
set	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
tutored	O
by	O
Jandor	O
and	O
either	O
Horrendous	O
,	O
Aldwyn	O
,	O
or	O
Horvath	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
hero	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
warrior	O
route	O
,	O
Jack	O
returns	O
to	O
Earth	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
conjurer	O
route	O
,	O
his	O
return	O
home	O
is	O
left	O
uncertain	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
wizard	O
route	O
,	O
he	O
stays	O
in	O
Nox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hecubah	O
is	O
the	O
self-proclaimed	O
Queen	O
of	O
Necromancers	B-Application
and	O
the	O
chief	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
origins	O
are	O
unknown	O
,	O
as	O
Jandor	O
found	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
after	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
war	O
and	O
left	O
her	O
in	O
care	O
of	O
an	O
Ogre	B-Application
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
magic	O
summons	O
both	O
the	O
Orb	O
and	O
Jack	O
to	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
,	O
eventually	O
leading	O
to	O
her	O
demise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jandor	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Airship	O
Captain	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
legendary	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
war	O
who	O
defeated	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
army	O
with	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warlord	O
Horrendous	O
is	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
fortress	B-Language
Dün	O
Mir	O
and	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
named	O
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
storylines	O
,	O
Horrendous	O
is	O
killed	O
before	O
Jack	O
acquires	O
the	O
Halberd	B-Application
,	O
either	O
by	O
Hecubah	O
or	O
by	O
Jack	O
himself	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
wizard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aldwyn	O
the	O
Conjurer	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
conjurer	O
in	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
,	O
who	O
briefly	O
tutors	O
Jack	O
in	O
the	O
conjurer	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arch-Wizard	O
Horvath	O
is	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
wizards	O
of	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Heart	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Staff	O
of	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
does	O
n't	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
warrior	O
route	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
prominent	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
wizard	O
's	O
one	O
,	O
wherein	O
he	O
first	O
accepts	O
Jack	O
as	O
his	O
apprentice	O
,	O
is	O
then	O
saved	O
by	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
Ogre	B-Application
village	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
let	O
Jack	O
escape	O
Hecubah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
Lightfingers	O
is	O
a	O
notorious	O
thief	B-Application
and	O
con	O
artist	O
whom	O
all	O
classes	O
meet	O
under	O
different	O
circumstances	O
:	O
the	O
Wizard	O
must	O
capture	O
him	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Warrior	O
must	O
cooperate	O
with	O
him	O
to	O
escape	O
from	O
Castle	O
Galava	O
prison	O
;	O
to	O
the	O
Conjurer	O
,	O
Morgan	O
simply	O
sells	O
a	O
cheap	O
bow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
avid	O
gamer	O
,	O
Booth	O
began	O
programming	O
his	O
own	O
games	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
VIC-20	B-Device
computers	O
while	O
still	O
at	O
school	O
,	O
and	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
Nox	B-Application
"	O
in	O
a	O
spare	O
bedroom	O
of	O
 [ his ] 	O
house	O
"	O
in	O
college	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
co-founded	O
Hyperion	O
Technologies	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
driving	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Booth	O
showed	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
to	O
John	O
Hight	O
,	O
an	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
1997	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Westwood	O
decided	O
to	O
acquire	O
it	O
and	O
moved	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Booth	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
"	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
real-time	O
magical	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
with	O
spells	B-Application
cast	O
by	O
quickly	O
pressing	O
several	O
buttons	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
's	O
combos	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
large	O
barrier	O
for	O
new	O
and	O
less	O
dexterous	O
players	O
"	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
numeric	O
hotkeys	O
and	O
mouse-controlled	B-Device
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leftovers	O
of	O
this	O
system	O
are	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
still	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
released	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
syllables	O
and	O
hand	O
gesture	O
icons	O
accompanying	O
the	O
casting	O
of	O
each	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
especially	O
quick	O
with	O
hands	O
,	O
since	O
toggling	O
through	O
5x5	O
spell	B-Application
slots	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
is	O
a	O
necessity	O
,	O
using	O
obelisks	O
and	O
another	O
obstacles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
shield	O
yourself	O
from	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conjurers	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
fragile	O
class	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
deadly	O
spells	B-Application
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
finding	O
angles	O
and	O
using	O
monsters	O
as	O
their	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
online	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Unreal	B-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
played	O
extensively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
Westwood	O
began	O
"	O
Meet	O
Nox	B-Application
Tour	O
"	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Bay	O
Area	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
receive	O
beta-testing	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
event	O
was	O
a	O
LAN	O
party	O
lasted	O
about	O
five	O
hours	O
and	O
capped	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
tournaments	O
;	O
with	O
a	O
final	O
prize	O
of	O
US$200	O
CompUSA	O
stored-value	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Nox	B-Application
in	O
post-launch	O
,	O
another	O
event	O
was	O
organized	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
by	O
Westwood	O
;	O
the	O
LAN	O
party	O
was	O
a	O
mass	O
tournament	O
,	O
ended	O
with	O
a	O
final	O
head-to-head	O
clash	O
between	O
two	O
highest-score	O
gamers	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
new	O
computer	O
system	O
worth	O
US$	O
2,500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nox	B-Application
has	O
been	O
re-distributed	O
via	O
digital	O
delivery	O
on	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
CD	O
Projekt	O
's	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
five	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trent	O
C	O
.	O
Ward	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
successful	O
clone	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
highly	O
recommended	O
the	O
former	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
quality	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Eric	O
Bratcher	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Nox	B-Application
will	O
have	O
a	O
difficult	O
time	O
avoiding	O
the	O
dismissal	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
wannabe	O
 '	O
(	O
especially	O
with	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
looming	O
on	O
the	O
horizon	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
those	O
who	O
try	O
it	O
will	O
find	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
stand	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Character	O
or	O
Story	O
Development	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
(	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
a	O
tie	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
producer	O
John	O
Hight	O
said	O
that	O
Westwood	O
was	O
considering	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Nox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
the	O
last	O
patch	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
version	O
1.2	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
spells	B-Application
invented	O
for	O
but	O
not	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
1.2	O
patch	O
release	O
,	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
)	O
lost	O
full	O
rights	O
of	O
Nox	B-Application
to	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
chose	O
to	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
Nox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
Westwood	O
servers	O
for	O
Clan	O
,	O
Ladder	O
and	O
Standard	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
closed	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
online	O
ladder	O
ranking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
