<s>
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
is	O
an	O
epic	O
fantasy	O
video	O
game	O
combining	O
aspects	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
and	O
graphic	O
adventures	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Mike	O
Singleton	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
well	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
soon	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
is	O
often	O
named	O
with	O
Elite	B-Application
as	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
role-playing	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
destroy	O
Doomdark	B-Application
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Witchking	O
who	O
has	O
locked	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Midnight	O
in	O
perpetual	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
also	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Citadel	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy/role	O
-playing	O
game	O
hybrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
plus	O
the	O
Utarg	O
of	O
Utarg	O
,	O
Farflame	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Lord	O
and	O
Fawkrin	O
the	O
Skulkrin	O
)	O
to	O
join	O
in	O
the	O
quest	O
to	O
destroy	O
Doomdark	B-Application
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Witchking	O
who	O
has	O
locked	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Midnight	O
in	O
perpetual	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
three	O
ways	O
,	O
firstly	O
as	O
a	O
straight	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
for	O
Morkin	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Ice	O
Crown	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
is	O
as	O
a	O
wargame	B-Application
,	O
recruiting	O
other	O
lords	O
and	O
their	O
armies	O
until	O
you	O
are	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
defeat	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	O
armies	O
and	O
storm	O
his	O
citadel	O
in	O
the	O
far	O
north	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
an	O
advantage	O
in	O
that	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
objectives	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
defeat	O
Doomdark	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
won	O
whenever	O
the	O
Ice	O
Crown	O
is	O
destroyed	O
or	O
when	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	O
home	O
citadel	O
of	O
Ushgarak	O
falls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Doomdark	B-Application
to	O
win	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
complete	O
two	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
completion	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
numerous	O
times	O
,	O
since	O
each	O
time	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	O
armies	O
can	O
attack	O
from	O
different	O
routes	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
always	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
Singleton	O
thought	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
defeat	O
Doomdark	B-Application
before	O
Xajorkith	O
fell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamers	O
quickly	O
proved	O
him	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
now	O
various	O
Internet	O
groups	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
continue	O
to	O
refine	O
their	O
strategies	O
to	O
defeat	O
Doomdark	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
innovation	O
created	O
a	O
strong	O
impression	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
high	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
;	O
"	O
landscaping	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
significant	O
further	O
use	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CRASH	O
awarded	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	O
column	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
panoramic	O
views	O
,	O
detailed	O
units	O
and	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
coherent	O
"	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyndsey	O
Paton	O
reviewed	O
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
for	O
White	O
Dwarf	O
#60	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
should	O
provide	O
a	O
sustained	O
challenge	O
for	O
the	O
experienced	O
adventure	O
gamer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
complex	O
and	O
absorbing	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
complete	O
novice.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
the	O
7th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
issue	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
magazine	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Doomdark	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
land	O
north	O
of	O
Midnight	O
called	O
the	O
Icemark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
was	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
Doomdark	B-Application
,	O
who	O
sought	O
revenge	O
against	O
Luxor	O
for	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Citadel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
much	O
later	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
repeat	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
as	O
by	O
then	O
graphics	O
had	O
become	O
more	O
advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
some	O
work	O
into	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
modernized	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
for	O
iPhones	O
and	O
iPads	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ports	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Chris	O
Wild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Singleton	O
's	O
death	O
on	O
10	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Winter	O
Solstice	O
in	O
2012	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
to	O
follow	O
.	O
</s>
