<s>
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
campaign	O
settings	O
of	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
to	O
be	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
screen	O
was	O
tiled	O
into	O
separate	O
windows	B-Application
including	O
the	O
game	O
screen	O
,	O
text	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
compass	O
.	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	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
:	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1992	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>
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	O
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>
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Azure	O
Bonds	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
three	O
sequels	O
to	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
adventures	O
for	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
may	O
be	O
started	O
by	O
using	O
characters	O
generated	O
in	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Azure	O
Bonds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
closely	O
tied	O
to	O
an	O
AD&D	O
game	O
module	O
and	O
a	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
novel	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Azure	O
Bonds	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
DOS	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tony	O
Dillon	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
CU	O
Amiga-64	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
89%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
an	O
overhead	O
view	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
directly	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Azure	O
Bonds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
does	O
bear	O
similarities	O
to	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
in	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
mages	O
to	O
actually	O
delay	O
the	O
fireball	O
,	O
unlike	O
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
where	O
it	O
is	O
targeted	O
and	O
immediately	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
directly	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
differed	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
gold	O
box	O
games	O
where	O
the	O
party	O
always	O
stayed	O
in	O
Faerûn	O
,	O
the	O
quests	O
that	O
the	O
party	O
have	O
to	O
endure	O
traversed	O
many	O
dimensions	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
Bane	O
's	O
lieutenants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fireball	O
cannot	O
be	O
delayed	O
and	O
is	O
cast	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
followed	O
its	O
predecessors	O
closely	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Pools	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
differed	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
encounters	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
SSI	O
License	O
which	O
restricted	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
development	O
to	O
D&D	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ruins	I-Application
of	I-Application
Myth	I-Application
Drannor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
any	O
Pool	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
game	O
,	O
as	O
per	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
name	O
and	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
