<s>
Thanatos	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Durell	O
Software	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
adopts	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
Thanatos	B-Application
the	O
Destroyer	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
rescue	O
a	O
sorceress	O
,	O
Eros	O
,	O
from	O
imprisonment	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
is	O
recovered	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
castle	O
,	O
Thanatos	B-Application
must	O
take	O
her	O
across	O
the	O
sea	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
spellbook	O
,	O
then	O
carry	O
her	O
to	O
a	O
cauldron	O
so	O
she	O
can	O
complete	O
a	O
spell	O
which	O
will	O
bring	O
enlightenment	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
Thanatos	B-Application
has	O
two	O
resources	O
:	O
Flame	O
and	O
Heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heart	O
is	O
depleted	O
as	O
Thanatos	B-Application
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
soldiers	O
,	O
knights	O
,	O
big	O
creatures	O
and	O
rockfalls	O
;	O
this	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
quicker	O
heartbeat	O
and	O
may	O
finally	O
cause	O
an	O
infarction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanatos	B-Application
may	O
also	O
attack	O
enemies	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
an	O
object	O
in	O
his	O
claw	O
and	O
dropping	O
them	O
from	O
a	O
height	O
;	O
rocks	O
and	O
most	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
caught	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
even	O
giant	O
sea	O
snakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanatos	B-Application
opens	O
his	O
grasp	O
when	O
flying	O
low	O
-	O
either	O
ready	O
to	O
land	O
or	O
ready	O
to	O
catch	O
something	O
-	O
and	O
can	O
catch	O
an	O
object	O
if	O
flying	O
at	O
a	O
convenient	O
height	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Eros	O
is	O
rescued	O
,	O
she	O
clings	O
to	O
Thanatos	B-Application
's	O
neck	O
,	O
and	O
rapidly	O
turning	O
may	O
cause	O
her	O
to	O
fall	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
generally	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
for	O
Thanatos	B-Application
can	O
usually	O
land	O
near	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
her	O
climbing	O
back	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
enemies	O
do	O
not	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
special	O
cases	O
,	O
which	O
Thanatos	B-Application
should	O
avoid	O
at	O
all	O
costs	O
:	O
dropping	O
Eros	O
over	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
for	O
she	O
would	O
drown	O
immediately	O
;	O
dropping	O
Eros	O
inside	O
or	O
even	O
near	O
a	O
spider-infested	O
cave	O
,	O
for	O
she	O
would	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
crawling	O
spider	O
,	O
if	O
Thanatos	B-Application
were	O
not	O
to	O
land	O
and	O
take	O
her	O
away	O
immediately	O
;	O
accidentally	O
killing	O
Eros	O
himself	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
burning	O
her	O
(	O
instant	O
death	O
)	O
or	O
catching	O
her	O
with	O
the	O
claw	O
(	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
continue	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
landing	O
,	O
for	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
safe	O
way	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
object	O
back	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
without	O
crushing	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
should	O
not	O
mistake	O
her	O
for	O
a	O
soldier	O
,	O
for	O
she	O
constantly	O
waves	O
her	O
hands	O
,	O
drawing	O
Thanatos	B-Application
 '	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
in	O
victory	O
if	O
the	O
Thanatos	B-Application
carried	O
Eros	O
safely	O
to	O
her	O
spellbook	O
and	O
then	O
landed	O
with	O
her	O
near	O
the	O
cauldron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanatos	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
;	O
October	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
November	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
December	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanatos	B-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
Popular	O
Computing	O
Weekly'''s	O
"	O
Pick	O
of	O
the	O
Week	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
CRASH	O
Smash	O
"	O
accolade	O
from	O
Crash	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Megagame	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
from	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
from	O
Computer	O
&	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
opined	O
"	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
dragon	O
is	O
very	O
smooth	O
and	O
realistic	O
"	O
and	O
C&VG	O
found	O
that	O
Thanatos	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
big	O
,	O
nicely	O
animated	O
character	O
who	O
performs	O
neat	O
turns	O
and	O
landings	O
on	O
request.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
minor	O
criticisms	O
;	O
Crash	O
felt	O
that	O
Thanatos	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
hard	O
"	O
and	O
PCW	O
concluded	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
100%	O
sure	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
keep	O
you	O
hooked	O
for	O
weeks	O
on	O
end.	O
"	O
</s>
