<s>
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
House	O
of	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
cdv	O
Software	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
investigation	O
leads	O
Detective	O
Halligan	O
into	O
a	O
mystery	O
surrounding	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
the	O
British	O
Order	O
of	O
Druids	B-Application
and	O
eventually	O
takes	O
him	O
on	O
a	O
trip	O
through	O
time	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game-play	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
discovering	O
clues	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clues	O
are	O
mainly	O
found	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
over	O
various	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
clicking	O
them	O
to	O
add	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
inventory	O
or	O
gain	O
information	O
about	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interaction	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
is	O
accomplished	O
through	O
dialog	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
ceremony	O
at	O
Stonehenge	O
in	O
1000	O
AD	O
,	O
where	O
all	O
but	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
druids	B-Application
are	O
enveloped	O
in	O
a	O
supernatural	O
glow	O
before	O
being	O
consumed	O
by	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assisting	O
him	O
with	O
his	O
investigation	O
is	O
Dr.	O
Melanie	O
Turner	O
,	O
an	O
anthropologist	O
at	O
the	O
Oxford	O
Anthropological	O
Museum	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
historian	O
Arthur	O
Blake	O
,	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
murders	O
match	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
cannibalistic	O
sacrificial	O
rites	O
performed	O
by	O
Britannic	O
druids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
demonic	O
superior	O
druid	B-Application
seized	O
power	O
over	O
the	O
druids	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
force	O
mankind	O
to	O
submit	O
to	O
his	O
rule	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
"	O
final	O
ritual	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
transfer	O
the	O
knowledge	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
druids	B-Application
to	O
five	O
infants	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Inheritors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
investigating	O
a	O
lead	O
regarding	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
neo-Druids	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Circle	O
"	O
,	O
Halligan	O
is	O
captured	O
and	O
held	O
prisoner	O
by	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Lord	O
Sinclair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Halligan	O
stumbles	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
ritual	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
disrupt	O
it	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
interrupted	O
by	O
the	O
demonic	O
druid	B-Application
Serstan	O
,	O
who	O
holds	O
Turner	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cdv	O
Software	O
Entertainment	O
revealed	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
,	O
then	O
titled	O
The	O
Heirs	O
of	O
the	O
Druids	B-Application
,	O
to	O
IGN	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
containing	O
"	O
50	O
detailed	O
locations	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
360	O
interactive	O
scenes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
20	O
speaking	O
characters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#29	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Golem.de,	O
Thorsten	O
Wiesner	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
exciting	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
game	O
design	O
are	O
big	O
pluses	O
,	O
but	O
deficiencies	O
in	O
control	O
and	O
some	O
weak	O
graphics	O
are	O
also	O
clear	O
negatives	O
—	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
care	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
PC	O
Zones	O
Mark	O
Hill	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
"	O
closest	O
gaming	O
relatives	O
are	O
Broken	O
Sword	O
and	O
the	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
game	O
,	O
 [ but ] 	O
Druids	B-Application
is	O
far	O
superior	O
to	O
both.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Martin	O
Ganteföhr	O
characterized	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
as	O
an	O
important	O
learning	O
experience	O
for	O
House	O
of	O
Tales	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
mistakes	O
and	O
many	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
of	O
Tales	O
followed	O
The	B-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Druids	I-Application
with	O
The	B-Application
Moment	I-Application
of	I-Application
Silence	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
with	O
Overclocked	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
History	I-Application
of	I-Application
Violence	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Ganteföhr	O
worked	O
with	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
