<s>
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Troika	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
adventure	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
using	O
the	O
3.5	O
edition	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
autumn	O
of	O
2003	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
stability	O
issues	O
and	O
other	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
generally	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
arguably	O
the	O
most	O
faithful	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
then-current	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
"	O
3.5e	O
"	O
)	O
rules	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
chapel	B-Language
built	O
to	O
an	O
evil	O
god	O
grew	O
into	O
a	O
stone	O
structure	O
as	O
the	O
evil	O
forces	O
pillaged	O
and	O
robbed	O
the	O
lands	O
around	O
Hommlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
three	O
years	O
the	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
center	O
for	O
the	O
swarms	O
of	O
vile	O
creatures	O
who	O
plagued	O
Hommlet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
the	O
moathouse	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
a	O
large	O
force	O
of	O
bugbears	O
led	O
by	O
an	O
ogre	O
named	O
Lubash	O
and	O
a	O
priest	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Lareth	O
the	O
Beautiful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
asked	O
by	O
all	O
four	O
to	O
provide	O
assistance	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
Hedrak	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
by	O
performing	O
quests	O
for	O
the	O
sub-Temples	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
accepts	O
the	O
quest	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
kill	O
Scoorp	O
the	O
Hill	O
giant	O
,	O
Hedrak	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
ending	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
as	O
re-creation	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
module	O
of	O
the	O
same	B-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Greyhawk	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
sales	O
of	O
128,000	O
copies	O
and	O
revenues	O
of	O
$5.2	O
million	O
by	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
was	O
less	O
commercially	O
successful	O
than	O
Arcanum	B-Application
,	O
Troika	O
Games	O
 '	O
previous	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Temple	O
of	O
Elemental	O
Evils	O
critical	O
reception	O
was	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horowitz	O
comments	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
is	O
about	O
as	O
classic	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
as	O
you	O
can	O
get.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
as	O
its	O
pick	O
for	O
2003	O
's	O
best	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Elemental	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
created	O
a	O
small	O
stir	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
male	O
character	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
same-sex	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
release	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
many	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
Troika	O
released	O
three	O
patches	O
which	O
addressed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
recently	O
,	O
another	O
improvement	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
is	O
a	B-Application
recreated	I-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
called	O
'	O
Temple	O
Plus	O
 '	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
functionality	O
to	O
OpenMW	B-Application
for	O
Morrowind	B-Application
and	O
built	O
using	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
in	O
allowing	O
for	O
increased	O
flexibility	O
and	O
avoidance	O
of	O
legacy	O
coding	O
limitations	O
and	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
