<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
JV	O
Enterprises	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Towers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
Baniff	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deceit	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
title	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
title	O
before	O
becoming	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
release	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
was	O
later	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
licensed	O
releases	O
by	O
Telegames	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
after	O
being	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
merged	O
with	O
JT	O
Storage	O
in	O
a	O
reverse	O
takeover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
that	O
was	O
co-published	O
by	O
Intermark	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Telegames	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
,	O
with	O
praise	O
towards	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
length	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
minimal	O
story	O
,	O
puzzles	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
low-res	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
direct	O
order	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
select	O
retailers	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
expensive	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
3D	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
are	O
encountered	O
inside	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
with	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
when	O
players	O
are	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
either	O
a	O
melee	O
or	O
ranged	O
attack	O
with	O
their	O
currently	O
equipped	O
weapon	O
and	O
a	O
magic	O
attack	O
,	O
which	O
drains	O
its	O
dedicated	O
mana	B-Application
meter	O
and	O
no	O
further	O
action	O
is	O
possible	O
until	O
the	O
meter	O
is	O
fully	O
filled	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
,	O
armors	O
,	O
shields	O
,	O
magic	O
scrolls	B-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
found	O
from	O
killing	O
enemy	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
or	O
lying	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
during	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
participating	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
gains	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
when	O
certain	O
amounts	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
are	O
accumulated	O
,	O
their	O
character	O
levels	O
up	O
,	O
gaining	O
additional	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
occurred	O
in	O
Towers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
Baniff	I-Application
's	I-Application
Deceit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
shipwrecking	O
in	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Lamini	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Land	O
of	O
Towers	B-Application
,	O
reparations	O
on	O
the	O
four-men	O
crew	O
's	O
ship	O
are	O
almost	O
ready	O
but	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
heard	O
info	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
wars	O
at	O
Airatose	O
or	O
anything	O
else	O
besides	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
current	O
state	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
an	O
uncomfortable	O
feeling	O
about	O
the	O
location	O
and	O
their	O
most	O
powerful	O
residents	O
being	O
magic	O
wielders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
guards	O
not	O
returning	O
from	O
a	O
quest	O
started	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
new	O
sheriff	B-Application
on	O
Lamini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
sheriff	B-Application
's	O
office	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
enters	O
and	O
sits	O
down	O
on	O
a	O
desk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
crew	O
exchange	O
dialogue	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JV	O
Enterprises	O
was	O
founded	O
and	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
on	O
Paradise	O
,	O
Nevada	O
by	O
Vince	O
Valenti	O
and	O
Jag	O
Jaeger	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
partnership	O
concentrating	O
on	O
shareware	B-License
titles	O
for	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
,	O
Vince	O
and	O
Jag	O
realized	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
handle	O
all	O
the	O
work	O
by	O
themselves	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
composer	O
Eric	O
L	O
.	O
Richardson	O
and	O
artist	O
John	O
Easton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Falcon	I-Device
and	O
spent	O
nine	O
months	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
technical	O
specifications	O
if	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
port	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
development	O
and	O
releasing	O
the	O
Falcon	O
version	O
of	O
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Vince	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
started	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
a	O
process	O
of	O
six	O
months	O
with	O
minimal	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
also	O
runs	O
approximately	O
at	O
12	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
ProController	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
following	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
's	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Towers	B-Application
II	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
direct	O
order	O
or	O
retailers	O
such	O
as	O
Electronics	O
Boutique	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
an	O
expensive	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
rarity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
also	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
that	O
was	O
co-published	O
by	O
Intermark	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Telegames	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
both	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
were	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
JV	O
Games	O
and	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
respectively	O
but	O
ultimately	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
cover	O
art	O
of	O
both	O
ports	O
do	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towers	B-Device
II	I-Device
:	I-Device
Plight	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Stargazer	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
