<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodmoon	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
set	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
is	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
Morrowind	B-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
Tribunal	B-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
city	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
consisting	O
of	O
interior	O
cells	O
,	O
Bloodmoon	O
adds	O
a	O
large	O
new	O
island	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
cold	O
northern	O
territory	O
named	O
Solstheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
Dunmer	O
(	O
dark	O
elves	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
the	O
indigenous	O
race	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
Vvardenfell	O
,	O
Solstheim	B-Application
is	O
populated	O
largely	O
by	O
the	O
Nord	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
largely	O
because	O
the	O
island	O
sits	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
astride	O
the	O
border	O
between	O
Morrowind	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Nord	O
homeland	O
of	O
Skyrim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
adds	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
East	O
Empire	O
Company	O
as	O
a	O
joinable	O
guild	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
werewolf	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
seen	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodmoon	O
also	O
uses	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
environments	O
,	O
including	O
snowfall	O
,	O
thus	O
raising	O
the	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
requirements	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
ash	O
storms	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
graphically	O
demanding	O
than	O
the	O
snow	O
of	O
Bloodmoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Morrowind	B-Application
and	O
Tribunal	B-Application
,	O
Bloodmoon	O
has	O
many	O
side-quests	O
to	O
finish	O
and	O
many	O
caves	O
to	O
explore	O
aside	O
from	O
its	O
main	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Tribunal	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Morrowinds	B-Application
main	O
quest	O
,	O
Bloodmoons	O
main-quest	O
is	O
self-contained	O
within	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodmoon	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
northwest	O
of	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
the	O
main	O
landmass	O
of	O
its	O
eponymous	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
north-east	O
of	O
Skyrim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Bloodmoon	O
main	O
quest	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
by	O
doing	O
odd	O
jobs	O
for	O
the	O
Imperials	O
 '	O
Fort	O
Frostmoth	O
on	O
Solstheim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daedric	O
Prince	O
takes	O
the	O
four	O
greatest	O
champions	O
on	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
glacier	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
is	O
also	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Skyrim	B-Application
,	O
another	O
Nordic	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragonborn	B-Application
DLC	O
also	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
200	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Bloodmoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
open-ended	O
approach	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Tribunal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Butts	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
"	O
glad	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
more-open	O
ended	O
adventuring	O
available	O
in	O
Bloodmoon	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
cramped	O
setting	O
"	O
of	O
Tribunal	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Wilks	O
of	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
similarly	O
praised	O
Bloodmoon	O
for	O
"	O
(	O
opting	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
freeform	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
heavily	O
scripted	O
linearity	O
of	O
Tribunal.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
,	O
the	O
setting	O
in	O
Bloodmoon	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
unanimously	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
novelty	O
and	O
visual	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Butts	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
Bloodmoon	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
graphical	O
treat	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
snow-shrouded	O
forests	O
of	O
Solstheim	B-Application
provide	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
(	O
snow	O
)	O
particles	O
build	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
blizzard	O
(	O
and	O
)	O
it	O
makes	O
a	O
fantastic	O
visual	O
and	O
convinces	O
you	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
real	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
Abner	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
Solstheim	B-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
landscape	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
looks	O
and	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
foreign	O
land	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
settings	O
in	O
Morrowind	B-Application
,	O
not	O
just	O
a	O
tacked-on	O
area.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
since	O
Bloodmoon	O
features	O
even	O
more	O
detailed	O
and	O
populated	O
environments	O
(	O
than	O
Morrowind	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
practical	O
system	O
requirements	O
have	O
also	O
correspondingly	O
increased	O
...	O
the	O
resulting	O
reduction	O
in	O
frame	O
rates	O
worsens	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
problems	O
many	O
players	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
