<s>
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Device
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exodus	B-Application
is	O
also	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
principal	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Ultima	B-Device
game	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
was	O
eventually	O
ported	O
to	O
13	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
NES/Famicom	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
spawn	O
of	O
Mondain	O
and	O
Minax	O
(	O
from	O
Ultima	B-Device
I	I-Device
and	O
Ultima	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
threatening	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Sosaria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
travels	O
to	O
Sosaria	O
to	O
defeat	O
Exodus	B-Application
and	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
hosts	O
further	O
advances	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
animation	O
,	O
adds	O
a	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
increases	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
options	O
in	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
party	O
and	O
more	O
interactivity	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exodus	B-Application
featured	O
revolutionary	O
graphics	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
RPGs	O
to	O
display	O
animated	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
players	O
now	O
direct	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Device
series	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
simply	O
depicted	O
as	O
trading	O
blows	O
with	O
one	O
opponent	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
map	O
until	O
either	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
races	O
determine	O
limitations	O
on	O
maximum	O
stat	O
growth	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Intelligence	O
and	O
Wisdom	O
)	O
maximum	O
spellcasting	B-Application
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
character	O
has	O
gained	O
enough	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
transact	O
with	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
for	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
to	O
fight	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
cannot	O
be	O
killed	O
,	O
thus	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
drawn-out	O
fight	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
ultimately	O
lose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
can	O
be	O
temporarily	O
killed	O
by	O
cannon	O
fire	O
from	O
a	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
castle	O
moat	O
,	O
but	O
exiting	O
and	O
re-entering	O
the	O
castle	O
restores	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Ultima	B-Device
games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
wire-frame	O
first-person	O
dungeons	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
dungeons	O
are	O
solid-3D	O
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obtaining	O
a	O
boat	O
is	O
necessary	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
visit	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Ambrosia	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
reach	O
Exodus	B-Application
and	O
thus	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
based	O
on	O
certain	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
hardware	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
rather	O
a	O
carefully	O
designed	O
screen	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
altar	O
of	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
must	O
insert	O
the	O
cards	O
in	O
a	O
particular	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Exodus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Ultima	B-Device
II	O
:	O
The	O
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
Enchantress	O
was	O
set	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Exodus	B-Application
returns	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
Sosaria	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Device
I	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
named	O
for	O
its	O
chief	O
villain	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
Minax	O
and	O
Mondain	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
later	O
describes	O
as	O
neither	O
human	O
nor	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
demonic	O
figure	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
turns	O
out	O
to	O
something	O
like	O
a	O
computer	O
(	O
possibly	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
)	O
and	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
acquire	O
four	O
magic	O
(	O
punch	O
)	O
cards	O
and	O
insert	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
mainframe	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
is	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Sosaria	O
from	O
his	O
stronghold	O
on	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
Exodus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
that	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
lost	O
land	O
of	O
Ambrosia	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
Sosaria	O
to	O
receive	O
powerful	O
magical	O
branding	O
marks	O
and	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
mysterious	O
Time	O
Lord	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
to	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
itself	O
to	O
confront	O
Exodus	B-Application
in	O
his	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
immediately	O
upon	O
Exodus	B-Application
 '	O
defeat	O
;	O
but	O
unlike	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
cannot	O
simply	O
be	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
by	O
a	O
strong	O
party	O
of	O
adventurers	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
through	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
by	O
paying	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
clues	O
given	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Places	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Ambrosia	O
and	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
Fire	O
make	O
appearances	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ultima	B-Device
VII	O
and	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
's	O
company	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
systems	O
are	O
6502-based.Commodore	O
641983Origin	O
Systems	O
Complete	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Apple	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
systems	O
are	O
6502-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
for	O
a	O
4.77	O
MHz	O
processor	O
;	O
requires	O
slowdown	O
measures	O
on	O
faster	O
systems	O
to	O
remain	O
playable.Amiga	O
1986	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
More	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
are	O
supported	O
only	O
on	O
very	O
early	O
Mac	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
endgame	O
sequence	O
after	O
defeating	O
Exodus.MSX2	O
-	O
Cartridge1988Pony	O
Canyon	O
It	O
was	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
VHS	O
like	O
box	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
game	O
cartridge	O
and	O
40	O
page	O
manual.MSX2	O
-	O
3.5	O
"	O
Disk1989Pony	O
Canyon	O
While	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
VHS	O
like	O
box	O
it	O
contains	O
the	O
manuals	O
and	O
map	O
,	O
both	O
translated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original.Macintosh1993LairWare	O
LairWare	O
licensed	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Mac	B-Device
version	O
from	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
,	O
the	O
LairWare	O
version	O
is	O
in	O
full	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LairWare	O
continues	O
to	O
sell	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
Classic	O
today	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
LairWare	O
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
The	O
publisher	O
Starcraft	B-Application
has	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
1986	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
120,000	O
copies	O
by	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
magazine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
seventh	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
March	O
1985	O
with	O
II	O
Computing	O
listing	O
it	O
fifth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1985	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exodus	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
laid	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
influencing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn	O
,	O
Exodus	B-Application
was	O
itself	O
influenced	O
by	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
which	O
Richard	O
Garriot	O
credited	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
the	O
party-based	O
combat	O
in	O
his	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
in	O
February	O
1994	O
that	O
Exodus	B-Application
"	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
Ultima	B-Device
to	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
cartridge	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
stated	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
"	O
far	O
surpasses	O
"	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
masterfully	O
unified	O
"	O
plot	O
and	O
individual	O
tactical	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1983	O
called	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
"	O
unquestionably	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
...	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
enjoyment	O
(	O
and	O
frustration	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Patricia	O
Fitzgibbons	O
in	O
1985	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fitzgibbons	O
concluded	O
"	O
Even	O
though	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	O
is	O
far	O
from	O
ideal	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
well	O
worth	O
its	O
hefty	O
price	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Scorpia	O
stated	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
quiet	O
and	O
nonviolent	O
"	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
presaged	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
 '	O
"	O
resolutions	O
that	O
are	O
less	O
combative	O
in	O
spirit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
in	O
February	O
1994	O
that	O
Exodus	B-Application
"	O
was	O
really	O
the	O
first	O
 [ Ultima ] 	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
coherent	O
plot	O
beyond	O
the	O
typical	O
dungeon	O
romp	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1984	O
stated	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Device
III	O
"	O
ushers	O
in	O
an	O
exciting	O
new	O
era	O
of	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
superb	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
excellent	O
playability	O
makes	O
Exodus	B-Application
a	O
modern-day	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
has	O
outdone	O
himself	O
with	O
his	O
latest	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
...	O
a	O
delight	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INFO	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
's	O
latest	O
offering	O
is	O
also	O
his	O
best	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
compared	O
to	O
five	O
stars	O
for	O
the	O
64	O
version	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
Amiga-tized	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
called	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
providing	O
"	O
an	O
epic	O
adventure	O
which	O
can	O
last	O
for	O
months	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
the	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
prize	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
's	O
1985	O
reader	O
poll	O
,	O
about	O
which	O
the	O
editors	O
wrote	O
"	O
Although	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
been	O
out	O
well	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
we	O
feel	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
kind.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.55	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
in	O
1988	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
,	O
honoring	O
those	O
games	O
rated	O
highly	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
readers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demon	B-Operating_System
figure	O
that	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
caused	O
some	O
religious	O
fundamentalists	O
to	O
protest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
factors	O
,	O
led	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
to	O
develop	O
his	O
next	O
game	O
(	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
virtues	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Device
series	O
became	O
famous	O
for	O
.	O
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