<s>
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
role	O
playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Personal	O
Software	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1985	O
and	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
prominent	O
praise	O
included	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
colours	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
its	O
menu	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
contains	O
elements	O
of	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
trait	O
of	O
role	O
playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
from	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
came	O
with	O
t-shirts	O
,	O
badges	O
and	O
posters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Rook	O
of	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
opinionated	O
that	O
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
"	O
Rambo-style	O
"	O
dungeon	O
explorers	O
.	O
</s>
