<s>
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1990	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Synergistic	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Mastertronic	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
CDTV	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
sequel	O
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
geographical	O
setting	O
for	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
is	O
a	O
depiction	O
of	O
actual	O
southern	O
England	O
with	O
its	O
cities	O
,	O
castles	O
,	O
villages	O
,	O
churches	O
and	O
other	O
locations	O
scattered	O
throughout	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
by	O
controlling	O
a	O
single	O
character	O
,	O
Lord	O
Constantine	O
III	O
of	O
Britain	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
proceeds	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
many	O
other	O
knights	O
and	O
the	O
armies	O
they	O
lead	O
,	O
including	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
's	O
best	O
friend	O
and	O
magician	O
Merlin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
fictional	O
and	O
historical	O
sources	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
draw	O
out	O
characters	O
 '	O
names	O
,	O
history	O
and	O
relationships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
539	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Camlann	O
at	O
which	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
has	O
been	O
mortally	O
wounded	O
by	O
the	O
traitorous	O
Mordred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
consists	O
of	O
five	O
different	O
episodes	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
main	O
quest	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lesser	O
ones	O
to	O
solve	O
both	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
episode	O
main	O
goal	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
aim	O
of	O
reuniting	O
Britain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
player	O
first	O
leads	O
Constantine	O
to	O
Camelot	B-Application
where	O
he	O
can	O
claim	O
Arthur	O
's	O
throne	O
,	O
then	O
gathers	O
forces	O
to	O
defeat	O
both	O
the	O
Saxon	O
invaders	O
and	O
the	O
sons	O
of	O
Mordred	O
who	O
seek	O
to	O
usurp	O
the	O
throne	O
just	O
as	O
their	O
father	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
Excaliburs	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
technical	O
wonder	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
documentation	O
and	O
game	O
for	O
not	O
explaining	O
the	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
reviews	O
were	O
varied	O
from	O
average	O
to	O
very	O
positive	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
70%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
,	O
62%	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
,	O
and	O
83%	O
in	O
Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
developed	O
also	O
by	O
Synergistic	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
