<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game/role	O
-playing	O
video	O
game	O
hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
series	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
of	O
Darkness	O
follows	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wages	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawn	O
without	O
warning	O
from	O
victory	O
in	O
Fricana	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
arrives	O
without	O
equipment	O
or	O
explanation	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
hazardous	O
Dark	O
One	O
Caves	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
land	O
of	O
Mordavia	B-Application
,	O
a	O
world	O
full	O
of	O
undead	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Slavic	O
folklore	O
and	O
Lovecraftian	O
horror	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
is	O
ultimately	O
coerced	O
into	O
assisting	O
Ad	O
Avis	O
 '	O
Dark	O
Master	O
in	O
collecting	O
the	O
Dark	O
Rituals	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
Avoozl	O
the	O
Dark	O
One	O
(	O
an	O
obvious	O
Cthulhu	O
pastiche	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
likely	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Slavic	O
deity	O
Chernobog	O
)	O
to	O
manifest	O
in	O
Mordavia	B-Application
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
directors	O
,	O
Corey	O
Cole	O
,	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
$	O
750,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	O
version	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
largely	O
original	O
sound	O
track	O
by	O
Aubrey	O
Hodges	O
–	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
feature	O
a	O
reprise	O
of	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
Theme	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
"	O
Anitra	O
's	O
Dance	O
"	O
by	O
Edvard	O
Grieg	O
which	O
played	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
Hotel	O
Mordavia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
Jennifer	O
Hale	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
of	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
III	I-Application
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
manuals	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
simply	O
as	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
called	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
Anthology	O
collection	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
II	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
Quest	B-Application
For	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionComputer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
,	O
"	O
Offering	O
a	O
unique	O
mix	O
of	O
dark	O
mystery	O
and	O
light	O
humor	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
is	O
another	O
award	O
winning	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
premature	O
release	O
for	O
"	O
 '	O
financial	O
reasons	O
 '	O
"	O
had	O
hurt	O
Sierra	O
's	O
"	O
reputation	O
for	O
releasing	O
solid	O
products	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
one-time	O
event	O
and	O
that	O
Sierra	O
is	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
other	O
companies	O
—	O
too	O
numerous	O
to	O
mention	O
—	O
who	O
release	O
shoddy	O
product	O
knowing	O
they	O
can	O
get	O
by	O
with	O
patches	O
and	O
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
make	O
pay-testers	O
of	O
their	O
customers	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
was	O
a	O
disappointment	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rowan	O
Kaizer	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
Ryan	O
Stevens	O
of	O
GameTrailers	O
consider	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Rosenberg	O
of	O
G4TV	O
considers	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
"	O
the	O
most	O
elaborate	O
and	O
well-designed	O
"	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
