<s>
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
(	O
or	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
2	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
of	O
the	B-Device
series	I-Device
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Cranford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	O
Dragons-style	O
characters	O
and	O
follows	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
Michael	O
Cranford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
scale	O
with	O
an	O
explorable	O
wilderness	O
,	O
six	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
dungeons	B-Application
that	O
give	O
this	O
game	O
its	O
dungeon	B-Application
crawl	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
casinos	O
and	O
banks	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
magic	O
user	O
called	O
an	O
Archmage	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	B-Application
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
published	O
a	O
"	O
remastered	O
edition	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
Remastered	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Realm	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
peaceful	O
for	O
700	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cities	O
also	O
contain	O
dungeon	B-Application
entrances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Proving	I-Application
Grounds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mad	I-Application
Overlord	I-Application
(	O
on	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
,	O
elf	B-Application
,	O
dwarf	O
,	O
hobbit	O
,	O
half-elf	O
,	O
half-orc	O
,	O
or	O
gnome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
include	O
monsters	O
indefinitely	O
in	O
the	O
party	O
—	O
only	O
a	O
temporary	O
feature	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
classes	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
are	O
the	O
warrior	B-Application
,	O
paladin	O
,	O
rogue	O
,	O
bard	B-Application
,	O
hunter	O
,	O
monk	O
,	O
conjurer	O
,	O
and	O
magician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
namesake	O
,	O
the	O
Bard	B-Application
,	O
retains	O
magical	O
singing	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
players	O
lead	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
adventurers	O
searching	O
for	O
seven	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
broken	O
Destiny	O
Wand	O
in	O
The	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
optional	O
"	O
starter	O
dungeon	B-Application
"	O
in	O
Tangramayne	O
—	O
available	O
to	O
develop	O
fledgling	O
characters	O
—	O
players	O
pursue	O
the	O
segments	O
of	O
the	O
Destiny	O
Wand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parties	O
progress	O
through	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
to	O
include	O
The	O
Tombs	O
,	O
Fanskar	O
's	O
Fortress	O
,	O
Dargoth	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
the	O
Maze	O
of	O
Dread	O
,	O
Oscon	O
's	O
Fortress	O
,	O
the	O
Grey	O
Crypt	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Destiny	O
Stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
obtain	O
segments	O
in	O
a	O
Snare	O
in	O
each	O
dungeon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
shares	O
a	O
similar	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sounds	O
such	O
as	O
Bard	B-Application
songs	O
also	O
have	O
more	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
has	O
similar	O
aspects	O
to	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	O
Dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appeals	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
enjoy	O
dungeon	B-Application
crawling	O
and	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
has	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parties	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
wilderness	O
,	O
cities	O
,	O
and	O
dungeons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wilderness	O
contains	O
monsters	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
various	O
establishments	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
—	O
banks	O
and	O
casinos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
ready	O
,	O
a	O
party	O
can	O
venture	O
into	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
to	O
explore	O
,	O
fight	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
gain	O
the	O
experience	O
to	O
advance	O
levels	O
and	O
complete	O
their	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
25	O
dungeon	B-Application
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
exploration	O
identifies	O
clues	O
which	O
are	O
important	O
to	O
solving	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeons	B-Application
feature	O
hazards	O
such	O
as	O
spinners	O
,	O
teleports	O
,	O
and	O
areas	O
that	O
drain	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
prevent	O
magic	O
use	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lack	O
of	O
light	O
and	O
other	O
hazards	O
in	O
later	O
dungeons	B-Application
make	O
mapping	O
challenging	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
automap	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
remastered	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
gameplay	O
are	O
Snares	O
of	O
Death	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
seven	O
of	O
these	O
challenging	O
snares	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
dungeons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
release	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
evolving	O
1980s	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drawing	O
from	O
Advanced	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	O
Dragons'''	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
these	O
included	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
followed	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
I	O
's	O
1985	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
began	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
was	O
complete.Cranford	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
disks	B-Device
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
larger	O
in	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
reviewer	O
John	O
Ryan	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
"	O
By	O
the	O
time	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
:	O
Destiny	O
Knight	O
...	O
appeared	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
it	O
found	O
an	O
active	O
gaming	O
public	O
with	O
a	O
voracious	O
appetite	O
for	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
Productions	O
produced	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
as	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series.Lesser	O
1987	O
.	O
p	O
.	O
79	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
expanded	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
system	O
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
published	O
in	O
March	O
1988.Moby	O
Games	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2015	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Barrows	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
,	O
inXile	O
partnered	O
with	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
and	O
her	O
company	O
Olde	O
Sküül	O
to	O
remaster	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
for	O
modern	O
personal	O
computers	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
verus	O
inXile	O
's	O
emulated	B-Application
versions	O
)	O
.Sarkar	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Krome	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
remake.Maria	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
supports	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere.Madan	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
1991	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
platform	O
in	O
January	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionThe	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
entered	O
the	O
gaming	O
field	O
strongly	O
,	O
winning	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	B-Application
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1991	O
review	O
,	O
Scorpia	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
,	O
the	O
worst	O
of	O
the	B-Device
series	I-Device
"	O
.Scorpia	O
1991	O
.	O
p	O
.	O
16.Scorpia	O
1993	O
.	O
pp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fine	O
sequel	O
to	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
"	O
.Ardai	O
1987	O
.	O
p	O
.	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RUN	O
magazine	O
reviewer	O
Bob	O
Guerra	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
enemies	O
and	O
their	O
corresponding	O
animations	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
offers	O
an	O
irresistible	O
challenge	O
to	O
all	O
fans	O
of	O
role-playing	O
fantasies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
that	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
II	I-Device
"	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
excellent	O
reputation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
indicated	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
would	O
like	O
this	O
sequel	O
much	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
offering	O
for	O
all	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-players	O
"	O
.Lesser	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Alex	O
Santa	O
Maria	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
was	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
classic	O
franchises	O
in	O
PC	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Scott	O
Orgera	O
listed	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
trilogy	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Device
Destiny	I-Device
Knight	I-Device
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
10	O
Best	O
Offline	O
RPGs	O
to	O
Play	O
in	O
2023	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Old-School	O
RPG	O
"	O
.Orgera	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
