<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
,	O
Inc	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
adaptation	O
of	O
TSR	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
(	O
AD&D	O
)	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
in	O
a	O
four-part	O
series	O
of	O
D&D	O
computer	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Gold	O
Box	O
"	O
series	O
used	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
pioneered	O
in	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
as	O
did	O
later	O
D&D	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
online	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
action	O
centered	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
the	O
port	O
city	O
of	O
Phlan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
,	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Fantasy	B-Application
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1988	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
well-regarded	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
export	O
player	O
characters	O
from	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
to	O
subsequent	O
SSI	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
mechanics	O
as	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
rule	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
many	O
role-playing	O
games	O
(	O
RPGs	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
has	O
a	O
character	O
race	O
and	O
a	O
character	O
class	O
,	O
determined	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
an	O
DOS	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
hard-disk	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
combat	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
changes	O
to	O
a	O
top-down	O
mode	O
with	O
dimetric	B-Application
projection	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
decides	O
what	O
actions	O
the	O
characters	O
will	O
take	O
in	O
each	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
include	O
a	O
2-ply	O
code	O
wheel	O
for	O
translating	O
elvish	O
and	O
dwarven	O
runes	B-Application
to	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
dwarven	O
runes	B-Application
have	O
multiple	O
different	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
protection	O
screen	O
is	O
displayed	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
runes	B-Application
and	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
varying	O
appearance	O
(	O
a	O
dotted	O
line	O
,	O
a	O
dashed	O
line	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
line	O
with	O
alternating	O
dots	O
and	O
dashes	O
)	O
which	O
correspond	O
to	O
markings	O
on	O
the	O
code	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
lines	O
on	O
the	O
wheel	O
are	O
slots	O
which	O
reveal	O
English	O
letters	O
,	O
the	O
coded	O
English	O
word	O
being	O
determined	O
by	O
lining	O
up	O
the	O
runes	B-Application
,	O
matching	O
the	O
correct	O
line	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
entering	O
the	O
word	O
revealed	O
on	O
the	O
code	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
code	O
wheel	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
some	O
in-game	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Sokol	O
Keep	O
the	O
player	O
discovers	O
some	O
parchment	O
with	O
elvish	O
runes	B-Application
on	O
it	O
that	O
require	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
wheel	O
to	O
decipher	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
optional	O
however	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
avoid	O
some	O
combat	O
with	O
undead	O
if	O
the	O
decoded	O
words	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
,	O
in	O
and	O
about	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Phlan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
world	O
in	O
which	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
only	O
by	O
SSI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
computers	O
,	O
taking	O
one	O
year	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
thirty-five	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
series	I-Device
and	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatible	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
was	O
also	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
a	O
slightly	O
different	O
interface	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
black-and-white	O
Macs	B-Device
like	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
featured	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Advanced	B-Application
Dungeons	I-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pool	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
soundtrack	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
also	O
features	O
some	O
extra	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
most	O
other	O
ports	O
contain	O
only	O
one	O
song	O
that	O
plays	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
game	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
28-page	O
introductory	O
booklet	O
,	O
which	O
describes	O
secrets	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
concepts	O
behind	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
four-part	O
series	O
of	O
computer	O
D&D	O
adventures	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
others	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
SSI	O
one	O
year	O
apart	O
:	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
Bonds	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1989	O
game	O
Hillsfar	B-Application
was	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
SSI	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hillsfar	B-Application
is	O
described	O
instead	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Dragon	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
value-added	O
adventure	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
side	O
trip	O
while	O
awaiting	O
the	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
can	O
import	O
characters	O
from	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
into	O
Hillsfar	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
reduced	O
to	O
their	O
basic	O
levels	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
retain	O
weapons	O
or	O
magical	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Hillsfar	B-Application
characters	O
cannot	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
Bonds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
for	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Azure	I-Application
Bonds	I-Application
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
transfer	O
your	O
characters	O
from	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
declared	O
that	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
detailed	O
art	O
,	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
treasure	O
,	O
and	O
tactical	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
only	O
four	O
character	O
classes	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
character	O
level	O
cap	O
,	O
"	O
ultimately	O
succeeded	O
in	O
its	O
goal	O
of	O
bringing	O
a	O
standardized	O
form	O
of	O
AD&D	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
laid	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
other	O
future	O
gold	O
box	O
AD&D	O
role-playing	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Battaglia	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
said	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
"	O
what	O
many	O
gamers	O
consider	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
epitome	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Dvice.com	O
listed	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
among	O
its	O
13	O
best	O
electronic	O
versions	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contributor	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
series	O
set	O
the	O
stage	O
for	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
major	O
splash	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1988	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
role-playing	O
game	O
module	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Adventure	O
was	O
produced	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
adventure	O
scenario	O
as	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
,	O
background	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
as	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruins	O
of	O
Adventure	O
contains	O
four	O
linked	O
miniscenarios	O
,	O
which	O
form	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
,	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Adventure	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
1989	O
a	O
novelization	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
James	O
Ward	O
and	O
Jane	O
Cooper	O
Hong	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
TSR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
setting	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
book	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
Pool	O
of	O
Twilight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
many	O
Gold	O
Box	O
series	O
games	O
digitally	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Archives	O
-	O
Collection	O
Two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSI	O
sold	O
264,536	O
copies	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
for	O
computers	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
three	O
times	O
that	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Lance	I-Application
,	O
an	O
AD&	O
D-licensed	O
action	O
game	O
SSI	O
also	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
preview	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
in	O
July	O
1988	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
noted	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
deja	O
vu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
maze	O
view	O
in	O
the	O
upper-left	O
window	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
or	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
window	O
with	O
a	O
listing	O
of	O
characters	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
1988	O
's	O
Wasteland	B-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
active	O
character	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
party	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Ultima	O
V	O
.	O
The	O
reviewer	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
approach	O
for	O
game	O
play	O
was	O
closer	O
to	O
SSI	O
's	O
own	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
than	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
was	O
critical	O
that	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
not	O
original	O
in	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
colors	O
were	O
a	O
little	O
drab	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
classic	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
which	O
SSI	O
have	O
recreated	O
excellently	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
St.	O
Andre	O
—	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Tunnels	B-Application
&	I-Application
Trolls	I-Application
RPG	O
—	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
his	O
dislike	O
of	O
the	O
D&D	O
system	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
the	O
mixture	O
of	O
combat	O
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
surprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
as	O
"	O
take	O
it	O
from	O
a	O
'	O
rival	O
 '	O
designer	O
,	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
has	O
my	O
recommendation	O
for	O
every	O
computer	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
gamer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracie	O
Forman	O
Hicks	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
opined	O
that	O
over-faithful	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
D&D	O
system	O
left	O
it	O
behind	O
others	O
like	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
March	O
1989	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
in	O
Dragon	O
magazine	O
#143	O
,	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
(	O
often	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Lessers	O
"	O
)	O
gave	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
a	O
three-page	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
offering	O
that	O
truly	O
follows	O
AD&D	O
game	O
rules	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
must-buy	O
category	O
for	O
avid	O
AD&D	O
game	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
advised	O
readers	O
to	O
"	O
rush	O
out	O
to	O
your	O
local	O
dealer	O
and	O
buy	O
Pool	B-Application
Of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
was	O
extremely	O
fast	O
,	O
so	O
much	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
slow	O
the	O
game	O
operation	O
down	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
read	O
all	O
the	O
on-screen	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
played	O
at	O
twice	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
C64/128	O
version	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
Enhanced	B-Device
Graphics	I-Device
Adapter	I-Device
(	O
EGA	B-Device
)	O
graphics	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Simmons	O
,	O
Doug	O
Johns	O
,	O
and	O
Andy	O
Mitchell	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
magazine	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
79%	O
overall	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitchell	O
preferred	O
the	O
game	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
became	O
available	O
;	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Champions	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
less	O
playable	O
and	O
with	O
more	O
limited	O
actions	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simmons	O
felt	O
that	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
looked	O
primitive	O
and	O
seemed	O
less	O
polished	O
when	O
compared	O
with	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
;	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
although	O
Pool	O
was	O
not	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
of	O
Champions	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
"	O
a	O
fine	O
little	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johns	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
well	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
very	O
user-friendly	O
despite	O
being	O
less	O
polished	O
than	O
Champions	B-Application
of	I-Application
Krynn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	B-Application
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
second	O
annual	O
"	O
Beastie	O
Awards	O
"	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
Dragons	O
readers	O
voted	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
the	O
most	O
popular	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
Ultima	O
V	O
as	O
the	O
runner-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
format	O
,	O
the	O
PCDOS/MS	O
-DOS	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
close	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64/128	O
got	O
the	O
fewest	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
factor	O
given	O
for	O
votes	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
AD&D	O
system	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
easy-to-use	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
activate	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
also	O
selected	O
for	O
the	O
RPGA-sponsored	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
the	O
43rd	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
No	O
.	O
</s>
