<s>
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1988	O
by	O
Discovery	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
commissioned	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
(	O
but	O
not	O
made	O
public	O
until	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1993	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoras	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
in	O
his	O
tower	O
made	O
of	O
human	O
bones	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
second	O
attempt	O
to	O
overthrow	O
Lordan	O
,	O
after	O
his	O
first	O
attempt	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
Sodan	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
they	O
start	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
defeat	O
Zoras	O
,	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
hands	O
over	O
to	O
them	O
the	O
sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
completely	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
within	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
wanders	O
through	O
catacomb-like	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
wizard	O
's	O
tower	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
enemies	O
attack	O
from	O
both	O
directions	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
direction	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
eight	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
thirteen	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
are	O
spawned	O
more	O
frequently	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
different	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
was	O
created	O
by	O
three	O
Danish	O
engineers	O
from	O
Discovery	O
Software	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
conversion	O
port	O
was	O
worked	O
on	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
Innerprise	O
Software	O
,	O
whom	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
rights	O
,	O
created	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
port	O
of	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
system	O
which	O
differs	O
in	O
reduced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
notable	O
changes	O
in	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
again	O
ported	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
partially	O
completed	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
was	O
advertised	O
and	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
CES	O
Expo	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Visual	O
Concepts	O
,	O
Ltd	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Visionware	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
a	O
three	O
level	O
self-playing	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
displayed	O
in	O
stores	O
,	O
virtually	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
fluidity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
30	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
port	O
was	O
unearthed	O
and	O
made	O
public	O
,	O
revealing	O
an	O
entirely	O
playable	O
and	O
very	O
polished	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
source	O
code	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
programming	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
still	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
systems	O
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
programmer	O
Søren	O
Grønbech	O
's	O
homepage	O
,	O
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
selling	O
charts	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
months	O
and	O
selling	O
about	O
55,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
1988	O
release	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
got	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
by	O
the	O
magazines	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
large	O
,	O
detailed	O
sprites	O
,	O
unusual	O
for	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
1989	O
reviews	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
If	O
you	O
buy	O
one	O
Amiga	B-Device
action	O
game	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
got	O
be	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
I	O
was	O
well	O
pleased	O
with	O
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
1993	O
reviews	O
(	O
budget	O
re-release	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
be	O
swayed	O
by	O
the	O
half-decent	O
static	O
screenshots	O
,	O
because	O
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
is	O
crap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
reviews	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Visuals	O
on	O
the	O
IIGS	B-Device
reach	O
a	O
boggling	O
new	O
high	O
with	O
Discovery	O
Software	O
's	O
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
another	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action	O
game	O
but	O
with	O
hugh	O
on-screen	O
characters	O
,	O
remarkable	O
graphic	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
outstanding	O
digitized	O
sound	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Sodan	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bestselling	O
games	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
that	O
system	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
