<s>
Silversword	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Mario	O
J	O
.	O
Gaida	O
in	O
2010	O
–	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	O
13	O
January	O
2012	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaida	O
modeled	O
Silversword	B-Application
after	O
the	O
1980s	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
provided	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
and	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
character	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series	O
(	O
first	O
person	O
party	O
based	O
play	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
integrates	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
game	O
,	O
specifically	O
,	O
armor	O
classes	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dice	O
rolls	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
d20	O
)	O
to	O
determine	O
random	O
factors	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
instantly	O
playable	O
by	O
anyone	O
familiar	O
with	O
Ultima	O
or	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
races	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
:	O
barbarians	O
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
gnomes	O
,	O
hobbits	O
,	O
humans	O
,	O
and	O
high-men	O
,	O
all	O
with	O
different	O
characteristics	O
that	O
affect	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
magic	O
users	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
eleven	O
character	O
classes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
upon	O
a	O
chosen	O
race	O
,	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
non-magical	O
:	O
bard	B-Application
,	O
hunter	O
,	O
monk	O
,	O
rogue	O
,	O
warrior	B-Application
,	O
and	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
magical	O
:	O
paladin	O
,	O
archmage	O
,	O
conjurer	O
,	O
magician	O
,	O
sorcerer	O
,	O
and	O
wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
elements	O
of	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
games	O
are	O
evident	O
in	O
Silversword	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magic	O
system	O
is	O
also	O
similar	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
magic	O
user	O
classes	O
—	O
archmage	O
,	O
conjurer	O
,	O
magician	O
,	O
sorcerer	O
,	O
and	O
wizard	O
—	O
seen	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
are	O
seen	O
in	O
Silversword	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nostalgic	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
players	O
will	O
also	O
see	O
some	O
familiar	O
faces	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Roscoe	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
ran	O
an	O
energy	O
emporium	O
for	O
recharging	O
spell	O
units	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
I	O
and	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
faced	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
riddles	O
,	O
traps	O
,	O
and	O
puzzles	O
—	O
familiar	O
gameplay	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
veteran	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
adventurer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silversword	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
had	O
a	O
five	O
star	O
rating	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
app	I-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
little	O
old	O
school	O
(	O
it	O
's	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
CRPG	O
/	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
game	O
called	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
from	O
the	O
'	O
80s	O
)	O
it	O
's	O
quite	O
immersive	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
know	O
anything	O
about	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
to	O
play	O
(	O
although	O
you	O
should	O
have	O
a	O
basic	O
understanding	O
of	O
D&D	O
style	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
you	O
're	O
done	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
it	O
enough	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
"	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Dragons	O
"	O
expansion	O
!	O
Rated	O
"	O
Excellent	O
"	O
(	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
)	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
which	O
wrote:It	O
'	O
s	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Ultima	O
,	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
my	O
mind	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
excellent	O
support	O
and	O
updates	O
from	O
Silversword	B-Application
's	O
passionate	O
creator	O
that	O
make	O
this	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
and	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
should	O
be.The	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
by	O
Gamepro.de	O
.	O
</s>
