<s>
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TNS	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
first-person	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
static	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
full	O
3D	O
roaming	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
extensive	O
menu-based	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
simplifies	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
actions	O
down	O
to	O
two	O
buttons	O
:	O
one	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
generic	O
action	O
command	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
serves	O
to	O
use	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
centuries	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
where	O
Lord	O
Jair	O
defeated	O
Warlock	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
his	O
position	O
to	O
the	O
throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
mostly	O
unseen	O
Del	O
Cottonwood	O
,	O
a	O
halfling	O
who	O
traveled	O
in	O
a	O
caravan	O
but	O
was	O
imprisoned	O
by	O
the	O
bandits	O
when	O
crossing	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
while	O
his	O
traveling	O
partners	O
were	O
murdered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Del	O
utilizes	O
books	O
and	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
ghosts	O
of	O
deceased	O
town	O
members	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plan	O
is	O
only	O
partly	O
successful	O
,	O
killing	O
Belzar	O
and	O
destroying	O
most	O
of	O
Shadowgate	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
evil	O
sorcerer	O
is	O
still	O
revived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
very	O
dull	O
and	O
frustrating	O
because	O
it	O
has	O
many	O
instances	O
of	O
instant	O
death	O
situations	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
praised	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadowgate	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinite	O
Ventures	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shadowgate	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trials	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Four	I-Application
Towers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
abandoned	O
because	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
soon	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
