<s>
Silverload	B-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Vic	O
Tokai	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
edition	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1879	O
,	O
a	O
half-Native	O
American	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
"	O
is	O
hired	O
by	O
a	O
travelling	O
settler	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Ben	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
supernatural	O
raiders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
raiders	O
 '	O
trail	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
arrives	O
in	O
Silverload	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
silver	O
mining	O
town	O
that	O
the	O
settlers	O
had	O
previously	O
visited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
Sheriff	O
is	O
ordered	O
by	O
Silverload	B-Application
's	O
Preacher	O
to	O
find	O
Whitehead	O
,	O
and	O
eliminate	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
goes	O
on	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
town	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
gathering	O
items	O
,	O
meeting	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
and	O
having	O
more	O
strange	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
abandoned	O
blacksmith	O
's	O
shop	O
,	O
he	O
comes	O
across	O
Carl	O
Whitehead	O
,	O
slowly	O
losing	O
his	O
mind	O
and	O
undergoing	O
transformation	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
subdue	O
Whitehead	O
with	O
a	O
bucket	O
of	O
pig	O
's	O
blood	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
flee	O
;	O
reading	O
his	O
journal	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
archeologists	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Native	O
American	O
remains	O
underneath	O
the	O
hotel	O
,	O
before	O
Whitehead	O
was	O
infected	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
while	O
exploring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
the	O
town	O
hall	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
witnesses	O
the	O
Mayor	O
's	O
transformation	O
into	O
a	O
werewolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sole	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
massacre	O
,	O
a	O
Native	O
shaman	O
,	O
then	O
cursed	O
the	O
townsfolk	O
to	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
leave	O
Silverload	B-Application
and	O
transform	O
into	O
monstrous	O
creatures	O
harmed	O
by	O
silver	O
;	O
in	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
Preacher	O
formed	O
The	O
Order	O
,	O
a	O
satanic	O
cult	O
seeking	O
the	O
means	O
by	O
which	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
examining	O
the	O
remains	O
underneath	O
the	O
hotel	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
acquires	O
a	O
skull	O
holding	O
a	O
Native	O
spirit	O
,	O
which	O
asks	O
to	O
be	O
buried	O
at	O
a	O
shrine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
graveyard	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
discovers	O
the	O
bodies	O
of	O
his	O
adoptive	O
parents	O
;	O
the	O
spirit	O
explains	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
Sheriff	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
visiting	O
Silverload	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
swears	O
vengeance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reuniting	O
with	O
Sheila	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Sheriff	O
captured	O
her	O
father	O
to	O
force	O
her	O
compliance	O
and	O
sire	O
her	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
Sheila	O
and	O
spends	O
the	O
night	O
with	O
her	O
;	O
if	O
not	O
wearing	O
the	O
silver	O
pendant	O
,	O
Sheila	O
will	O
sire	O
him	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
to	O
use	O
a	O
temporary	O
cure	O
to	O
the	O
transformation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
travels	O
with	O
Sheila	O
to	O
Silverload	B-Application
's	O
mining	O
camp	O
,	O
where	O
captured	O
humans	O
are	O
being	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
rescues	O
Sheila	O
's	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
burying	O
the	O
skull	O
at	O
the	O
mountain	O
shrine	O
,	O
he	O
meets	O
a	O
powerful	O
spirit	O
named	O
Wolfstar	O
,	O
and	O
convinces	O
him	O
to	O
destroy	O
Silverload	B-Application
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sheriff	O
attempts	O
to	O
capture	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
by	O
threatening	O
Sheila	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
deterred	O
by	O
dynamite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
train	O
boiler	O
and	O
a	O
bullet	O
mould	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
fashions	O
silver	O
bullets	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
Sheriff	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
showdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
infiltrates	O
Silverload	B-Application
's	O
church	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Preacher	O
attempts	O
to	O
free	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
town	O
by	O
offering	O
Ben	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
rescues	O
Ben	O
,	O
kills	O
the	O
Preacher	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
,	O
and	O
demolishes	O
the	O
church	O
using	O
the	O
leftover	O
dynamite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wolfstar	O
destroys	O
Silverload	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	B-Application
Gunslinger	I-Application
and	O
Ben	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
other	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
progress	O
in	O
Silverload	B-Application
involves	O
finding	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
various	O
"	O
hot	O
spots	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
objects	O
,	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
(	O
or	O
kill	O
)	O
the	O
various	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
few	O
minor	O
details	O
"	O
of	O
"	O
jerky	O
animation	O
,	O
incoherent	O
puzzles	O
,	O
bad	O
interface	O
and	O
horrendous	O
lip-synching	O
...	O
separate	O
Silverload	B-Application
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
classics	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
attested	O
the	O
one	O
redeeming	O
factor	O
was	O
its	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
entire	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
that	O
actually	O
received	O
a	O
few	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
dialogue	O
,	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
chilling	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
hot-spot	O
based	O
interface	O
makes	O
the	O
control	O
difficult	O
even	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
Silverload	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
following	O
a	O
genre	O
's	O
conventions	O
,	O
simply	O
does	O
everything	O
smashingly	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
one	O
major	O
flaw	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
hot-spot	O
based	O
interface	O
,	O
concurring	O
that	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
does	O
not	O
help	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
occasionally	O
listed	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
weirdest	O
western	O
works	O
ever	O
created	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
collectable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
titles	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
bumpy-cased	O
longbox	O
packaging	O
.	O
</s>
