<s>
Obitus	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
early	O
1991	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
on	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
but	O
without	O
the	O
RPG	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obitus	B-Application
combines	O
several	O
graphical	O
styles	O
and	O
perspectives	O
in	O
a	O
labyrinth-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obitus	B-Application
can	O
be	O
mistaken	O
for	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
when	O
in	O
actuality	O
it	O
functions	O
like	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
Obitus	B-Application
changes	O
from	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
to	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
jumping	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	O
Cullen	O
passed	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
peaceful	O
land	O
Obitus	B-Application
to	O
his	O
four	O
sons	O
,	O
warning	O
them	O
to	O
stand	O
united	O
or	O
the	O
land	O
would	O
fall	O
into	O
evil	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
by	O
reuniting	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Tower	O
Obitus	B-Application
can	O
the	O
kingdom	O
be	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
depth	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Obitus	B-Application
"	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
satisfying	O
experience	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
offers	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
danger	O
,	O
and	O
plenty	O
to	O
see	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Upchurch	O
of	O
ACE	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
830	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
1000	O
)	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
hard-core	O
RPG	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
asserted	O
the	O
reverse	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
RPG	O
enthusiasts	O
but	O
not	O
those	O
who	O
dislike	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Obitus	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
comparing	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
1984	O
ASCII	O
game	O
Beast	B-Application
but	O
"	O
complete	O
with	O
trigger	O
happy	O
enemies	O
and	O
delicate	O
parallax	O
scrolling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
stated	O
"	O
if	O
Obitus	B-Application
were	O
just	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
sequences	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
sparse	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
from	O
the	O
puzzles	O
they	O
are	O
very	O
OK	O
...	O
all	O
in	O
all	O
Obitus	B-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
an	O
adventure-like	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
simple	O
controls	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Obitus	B-Application
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
music	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
UI	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blending	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
RPG	O
with	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
they	O
"	O
work	O
well	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
GamePro	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
describe	O
Obitus	B-Application
as	O
"	O
unambitious	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
criticizes	O
some	O
instances	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animation	O
as	O
"	O
stiff	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
