<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
video	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
typically	O
includes	O
humor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
took	O
a	O
somber	O
approach	O
to	O
its	O
science	O
fiction	O
motif	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
,	O
but	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
primarily	O
praising	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Commander	O
Boston	O
Low	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	O
to	O
point	O
to	O
people	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
collect	O
and	O
use	O
items	O
in	O
their	O
inventory	O
,	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
eleventh	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
minigame	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
communicator	O
menu	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
"	O
Asteroid	O
Lander	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
like	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
by	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
as	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
Amazing	O
Stories	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
film	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
would	O
be	O
prohibitively	O
expensive	O
to	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
video	O
game	O
design	O
meeting	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
1989	O
at	O
Skywalker	O
Ranch	O
;	O
it	O
included	O
Spielberg	O
,	O
George	O
Lucas	O
,	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
and	O
Noah	O
Falstein	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
that	O
had	O
impressed	O
Spielberg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
is	O
credited	O
to	O
Spielberg	O
,	O
author	O
Orson	O
Scott	O
Card	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
author	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
LucasArts	O
engagement	O
was	O
with	O
Loom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
had	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
longest	O
development	O
time	O
of	O
all	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Digs	I-Application
final	O
project	O
leader	O
was	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Sean	O
Clark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
worrying	O
that	O
parents	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
similar	O
mistake	O
and	O
purchase	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
for	O
their	O
children	O
,	O
Spielberg	O
requested	O
the	O
violence	O
be	O
toned	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
design	O
ideas	O
which	O
were	O
dropped	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
include	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
angle	O
,	O
which	O
forced	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
keep	O
water	O
and	O
food	O
supplies	O
for	O
life	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
of	O
cities	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q2	O
1992	O
,	O
it	O
ultimately	O
did	O
not	O
launch	O
until	O
December	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
using	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
content	I-Application
delivery	I-Application
system	O
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
project	O
leader	O
Sean	O
Clark	O
said	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
crucial	O
in	O
"	O
establishing	O
the	O
overall	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
piece	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Land	O
cited	O
the	O
music	O
he	O
personally	O
composed	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
as	O
the	O
type	O
closest	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
individual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
sold	O
separately	O
as	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
,	O
adapted	O
as	O
a	O
linear	O
continuity	O
of	O
finite	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
assisted	O
by	O
Hans	O
Christian	O
Reumschüssel	O
(	O
cello	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Emily	O
Bezar	O
(	O
vocals	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Paul	O
McCandless	O
(	O
woodwinds	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
that	O
included	O
demos	O
for	O
five	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
first	O
step	O
in	O
cross-promotional	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Digs	I-Application
global	O
sales	O
reached	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
sales	O
of	O
a	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Digs	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
were	O
given	O
an	O
uneven	O
reception	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Dickens	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
than	O
any	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
called	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
"	O
tired	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
lo-res	B-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yee	O
called	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
"	O
top	O
notch	O
"	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
with	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
itself	O
too	O
seriously	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
other	O
,	O
funnier	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
dialogue	O
was	O
"	O
deplorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yee	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
brings	O
otherworldly	O
adventure	O
,	O
a	O
real	O
sense	O
of	O
exploration	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
true	O
cinematic	O
style	O
to	O
your	O
earthbound	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Young	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
almost	O
every	O
sense	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
represents	O
a	O
leap	O
backwards	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
previous	O
group	O
of	O
adventure	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generations	O
reviewer	O
assessed	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
is	O
yet	O
another	O
solid	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
[	O
from	O
LucasArts ]	O
with	O
some	O
great	O
attributes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Roberts	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
adventure	O
we	O
've	O
all	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dickens	O
recommended	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
to	O
science	O
fiction	O
fans	O
more	O
than	O
average	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
rated	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
75th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Science	O
fiction	O
author	O
Alan	O
Dean	O
Foster	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
written	O
novelizations	O
of	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Star	O
Wars	O
and	O
Alien	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
wrote	O
a	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
.	O
</s>
