<s>
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
evil	O
sorceress	O
named	O
Lycentia	B-Device
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Christine	O
McMerdo	O
Wallis	O
)	O
captures	O
his	O
family	O
with	O
a	O
magic	O
spell	O
and	O
he	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
and	O
free	O
his	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Torin	O
travels	O
downward	O
,	O
scenes	O
of	O
both	O
his	O
and	O
Lycentia	B-Device
's	O
pasts	O
reveal	O
their	O
true	O
relation	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Torin	O
learning	O
about	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
and	O
the	O
true	O
cause	O
for	O
his	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
suitable	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
which	O
surprised	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
its	O
designer	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
making	O
rather	O
"	O
adult	O
"	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
many	O
people	O
misunderstood	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Lowe	O
states	O
on	O
his	O
official	O
website	O
that	O
he	O
wrote	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
in	O
1994	B-Application
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
film	O
Mrs.	O
Doubtfire	O
with	O
his	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hotaru	O
Tomoe	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Sailor	O
Saturn	O
"	O
from	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
also	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
various	O
references	O
made	O
to	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
in	O
a	O
subsequent	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
release	O
,	O
Leisure	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Larry	I-Application
:	I-Application
Love	I-Application
for	I-Application
Sail	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
went	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
notable	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
,	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
above	O
200,000	O
units	O
by	O
early	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
Freddy	B-Application
Pharkas	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
Pharmacist	I-Application
"	O
had	O
a	O
reputation	O
as	O
failures	O
at	O
Sierra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
sequels	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
had	O
hoped	O
to	O
create	O
for	O
Torin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Passage	I-Device
were	O
subsequently	O
never	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
opined	O
"	O
Al	O
Lowe	O
has	O
tried	O
his	O
hand	O
at	O
something	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
naughty	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
series	O
and	O
surprisingly	O
enough	O
he	O
's	O
not	O
only	O
crafted	O
an	O
entertaining	O
family-oriented	O
adventure	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
full	O
of	O
depth	O
and	O
character.	O
"	O
</s>
