<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
:	I-Application
Redguard	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unique	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
predetermined	O
character	O
and	O
forced	O
third-person	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
,	O
an	O
island	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Hammerfell	B-Application
in	O
Tamriel	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Era	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Protocol
Elder	I-Protocol
Scrolls	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Arena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redguards	O
storyline	O
takes	O
places	O
amid	O
the	O
Tiber	O
Wars	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Tiber	B-Application
Septim	I-Application
's	O
Third	O
Empire	O
conquered	O
and	O
occupied	O
Hammerfell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
death	O
of	O
Hammerfell	B-Application
's	O
king	O
had	O
sparked	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
between	O
its	O
competing	O
political	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Crowns	O
and	O
the	O
Forebears	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Prince	O
A'tor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Septim	O
sided	O
with	O
the	O
Forebears	O
and	O
pushed	O
the	O
Crowns	O
back	O
to	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
,	O
where	O
his	O
best	O
admiral	O
,	O
Lord	O
Richton	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mercenary	O
dragon	O
Nafaalilargus	O
crushed	O
Prince	O
tor	O
's	O
remaining	O
forces	O
at	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Hunding	O
Bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
Richton	O
was	O
named	O
provisional	O
governor	O
of	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
,	O
a	O
position	O
he	O
has	O
held	O
ruthlessly	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
residents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tobias	O
urges	O
Cyrus	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
,	O
where	O
his	O
sister	O
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
necromancer	O
reveals	O
how	O
he	O
tricked	O
her	O
and	O
sent	O
her	O
soul	O
to	O
Clavicus	B-Application
Vile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
governor	O
defeated	O
,	O
Iszara	O
assumes	O
leadership	O
of	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
,	O
begins	O
rebuilding	O
,	O
and	O
negotiates	O
favorable	O
treaties	O
for	O
Hammerfell	B-Application
with	O
Tiber	B-Application
Septim	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Forebears	O
as	O
Cyrus	O
leaves	O
to	O
explore	O
Tamriel	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
inspiration	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
pure	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
under	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
Adventures	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Redguard	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
its	O
art	O
time	O
on	O
achieving	O
great	O
detail	O
in	O
one	O
particular	O
area	O
with	O
the	O
XnGine	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
real-time	O
3D	O
environments	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
town	O
of	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redguard	O
runs	O
in	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
through	O
the	O
XnGine	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Windows-only	O
InstallShield	B-Application
installation	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
software	O
renderer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
Glide	B-Operating_System
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
copies	O
of	O
Redguard	O
also	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
depicting	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
up	O
to	O
Cyrus	O
 '	O
adventure	O
on	O
Stros	B-Application
M'Kai	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
Cyrus	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
:	O
in	O
a	O
song	O
sung	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
mate	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Marie	O
Elena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
An	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battlespire	I-Application
,	O
Redguard	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Even	O
with	O
the	O
faults	O
 [ ... ] 	O
Redguard	O
is	O
an	O
impressive	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
deserves	O
any	O
true	O
adventure	O
fan	O
's	O
attention.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
it	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
and	O
Sanitarium	B-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
adventure	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
distinction	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
