<s>
Risen	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Risen	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tells	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
adventures	O
in	O
Faranga	O
,	O
a	O
mountainous	O
fictitious	O
island	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
ruthless	O
High	B-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
Mendoza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
poor	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
continued	O
by	O
Risen	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Waters	I-Application
and	O
Risen	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
Faranga	O
island	O
,	O
the	O
visual	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sicily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
is	O
dominated	O
by	O
an	O
active	O
volcano	O
and	O
inhabited	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
creatures	O
;	O
the	O
island	O
has	O
buildings	O
and	O
suggestive	O
names	O
from	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Inquisition	B-Application
in	O
Sicily	O
and	O
the	O
Norman	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Faranga	O
island	O
,	O
ancient	O
temple	O
ruins	B-Device
spontaneously	O
rise	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
providing	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
interconnected	O
underground	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
catacombs	B-Application
and	O
dungeons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
Faranga	O
holds	O
the	O
secret	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Titans	O
,	O
High	B-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
Mendoza	O
leads	O
the	O
Warriors	O
of	O
the	O
Order	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
begin	O
exploring	O
the	O
ruins	B-Device
and	O
collecting	O
artifacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
High	B-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
tasks	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
with	O
gaining	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
gathered	O
five	O
Crystal	O
Disks	O
,	O
which	O
activate	O
the	O
mechanism	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
entrance	O
,	O
the	O
Inquisition	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
hero	O
releases	O
Ursegor	O
from	O
the	O
curse	B-Application
binding	O
his	O
spirit	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
Ursegor	O
urges	O
him	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Titan	O
Lord	O
's	O
armor	O
to	O
imprison	O
the	O
Fire	O
Titan	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
set	O
free	O
by	O
Mendoza	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
armor	O
pieces	O
were	O
sealed	O
in	O
various	O
ruins	B-Device
throughout	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
undead	O
priests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
has	O
smaller	O
areas	O
that	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
accessed	O
until	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
with	O
a	O
strong	O
focus	O
on	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
simple	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
with	O
enough	O
skills	O
in	O
smithing	O
and	O
alchemy	B-Language
can	O
combine	O
raw	O
material	O
into	O
useful	O
equipment	O
or	O
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	O
in	O
Risen	B-Application
can	O
be	O
divided	O
to	O
two	O
broad	O
types	O
:	O
Crystal	O
Magic	O
and	O
Rune	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IGN	O
reviewer	O
wrote	O
that	O
Risen	B-Application
resembles	O
the	O
Gothic	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
"	O
the	O
general	O
ambiance	O
of	O
the	O
world[,]	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
feel	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
exploration	O
"	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
"	O
user-friendly	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
hardcore	O
Gothic	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
itself	O
developed	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	B-Application
October	O
2009	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
an	O
experienced	O
external	O
console	O
team	O
under	O
the	O
close	O
supervision	O
of	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Risen	B-Application
was	O
refused	O
classification	O
in	O
Australia	O
by	O
the	O
OFLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
entitled	O
The	O
Risen	B-Application
Experience	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Risen	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
reaching	O
77.57	O
%	O
and	O
77/100	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
and	O
63.44	O
%	O
and	O
60/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
an	O
85/100	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Risen	B-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
engrossing	O
and	O
beautifully	O
presented	O
RPG	O
that	O
's	O
well	O
worth	O
your	O
time	O
and	O
money	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
clearly	O
a	O
really	O
good	O
RPG	O
buried	O
under	O
all	O
this	O
technical	O
mediocrity	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Steven	O
Hopper	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
7/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Risen	B-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
game	O
brought	O
down	O
by	O
a	O
shoddy	O
port	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Evolved	O
's	O
Michael	O
Ogunnubi	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
highly	O
recommend	O
Risen	B-Application
to	O
players	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
heck	O
out	O
of	O
somewhat	O
obscure	O
titles	O
like	O
Gothic	B-Application
1	I-Application
and	O
2	B-Application
,	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
brief	O
experiment	O
in	O
3D	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
known	O
as	O
Redguard	B-Application
,	O
or	O
finally	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
grew	O
up	O
addicted	O
to	O
highly	O
interactive	O
classics	O
like	O
Ultima	O
VII.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Waters	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April	O
2012	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
platforms	O
in	O
July/August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risen	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
