<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Productions	O
(	O
later	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
first-person	O
action	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
introduced	O
technological	O
innovations	O
such	O
as	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
look	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
combines	O
simulation	O
elements	O
with	O
concepts	O
from	O
earlier	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
which	O
led	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
designers	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
dungeon	B-Application
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
sold	O
nearly	O
500,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
placed	O
on	O
numerous	O
hall	O
of	O
fame	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
influenced	O
game	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
and	O
Valve	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
inspiration	O
behind	O
the	O
games	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
is	I-Application
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
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
adventure	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
multi-level	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
certain	O
amounts	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
are	O
accumulated	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
levels	O
up	O
,	O
gaining	O
additional	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
by	O
selecting	O
an	O
appropriate	O
combination	O
of	O
runestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
forty	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
some	O
undocumented	O
;	O
their	O
effects	O
range	O
from	O
causing	O
earthquakes	O
to	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
intended	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
realistic	O
and	O
interactive	O
"	O
dungeon	B-Application
simulation	O
"	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
straightforward	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
is	I-Application
set	O
in	O
Britannia	O
,	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
underground	O
dungeon	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Great	O
Stygian	O
Abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeon	B-Application
's	O
entrance	O
lies	O
on	O
the	O
Isle	O
of	O
the	O
Avatar	O
,	O
an	O
island	O
ruled	O
by	O
Baron	O
Almric	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Abyss	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
contains	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
final	O
goal	O
,	O
the	O
Codex	O
of	O
Ultimate	O
Wisdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
is	I-Application
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
False	I-Application
Prophet	I-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Cabirus	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
utopian	O
colony	O
inside	O
the	O
Abyss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Abyss	O
contains	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
Cabirus	O
's	O
colony	O
,	O
inhabited	O
by	O
fractious	O
groups	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
goblins	O
,	O
trolls	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
introduction	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
explores	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
and	O
finds	O
remnants	O
of	O
Cabirus	O
's	O
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1989	O
by	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
employee	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
just	O
completed	O
work	O
on	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hybrid	O
title	O
that	O
features	O
sequences	O
both	O
of	O
2D	O
tile-based	B-Application
role-playing	O
and	O
of	O
3D	O
space	O
flight	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Neurath	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
"	O
took	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
tentative	O
steps	O
in	O
exploring	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
RPG	O
and	O
simulation	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
seemed	O
to	O
me	O
a	O
promising	O
direction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neurath	O
had	O
enjoyed	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
like	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
but	O
found	O
that	O
their	O
simple	O
,	O
abstract	O
visuals	O
were	O
an	O
obstacle	O
to	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
disbelief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wike	O
created	O
a	O
brief	O
,	O
hand-drawn	O
animation	O
with	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
,	O
which	O
depicted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
creature	O
moving	O
toward	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neurath	O
had	O
experimented	O
unsuccessfully	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
on	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
computer	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
IBM	O
PCs	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
might	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
process	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
Green	O
's	O
algorithm	O
,	O
assembly	O
code	O
from	O
Lerner	O
Research	O
's	O
Car	B-Application
and	I-Application
Driver	I-Application
and	O
original	O
programming	O
,	O
the	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
team	O
completed	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
Underworld	O
after	O
roughly	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neurath	O
described	O
the	O
prototype	O
as	O
"	O
fast	O
,	O
smooth	O
,	O
and	O
 [ featuring ] 	O
true	O
texture	O
mapped	O
walls	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
ceiling	O
and	O
floor	O
were	O
flat	O
shaded	O
and	O
the	O
corridors	O
and	O
rooms	O
were	O
all	O
10	O
 '	O
[	O
3.0	O
m ]	O
high	O
—	O
it	O
looked	O
a	O
lot	O
like	O
Wolfenstein-3D	B-Application
in	O
fact.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
agreed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
abandoned	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
that	O
could	O
display	O
a	O
believable	O
3D	O
world	O
—	O
one	O
with	O
varying	O
heights	O
and	O
texture-mapped	O
floors	O
and	O
ceilings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
"	O
finest	O
dungeon	B-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
tangibly	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
long	O
line	O
of	O
dungeon	B-Application
games	O
that	O
came	O
before	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
"	O
no	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
...	O
or	O
pre-written	O
plan	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
worked	O
organically	O
toward	O
the	O
general	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
"	O
dungeon	B-Application
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Origin	O
CEO	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
helped	O
the	O
team	O
in	O
fitting	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
Ultima	O
franchise	O
,	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
seemed	O
"	O
blasé	O
"	O
about	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
ORIGIN	O
and	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
signed	O
the	O
deal	O
"	O
,	O
despite	O
his	O
own	O
belief	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
change-the-world	O
project	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
funded	O
partly	O
by	O
Ned	O
Lerner	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Neurath	O
's	O
royalties	O
from	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
proposal	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Spector	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Neurath	O
on	O
Space	B-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
assumed	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Had	O
not	O
Warren	O
stepped	O
in	O
this	O
role	O
at	O
that	O
stage	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
sure	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
would	O
have	O
ever	O
seen	O
the	O
light	O
of	O
day.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
implement	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
he	O
claimed	O
that	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworlds	I-Application
most	O
important	O
achievement	O
was	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
simulation	O
elements	O
into	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference.ACE	O
called	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
"	O
the	O
next	O
true	O
evolutionary	O
step	O
in	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
simulation-style	O
dungeon	B-Application
was	O
"	O
frighteningly	O
realistic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	O
Magazine	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
to	O
say	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
dungeon	B-Application
game	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
is	O
quite	O
an	O
understatement	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
leave	O
you	O
wondering	O
how	O
other	O
game	O
entertainments	O
can	O
ever	O
stack	O
up	O
against	O
the	O
new	O
standards	O
Abyss	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
story	O
and	O
well-crafted	O
puzzles	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
its	O
"	O
robotic	O
"	O
controls	O
and	O
"	O
confusing	O
"	O
perspectives	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
impressive	O
sounds	O
and	O
pictures	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
for	O
other	O
dungeon	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
despite	O
flaws	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
impressive	O
first	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meticulous	O
construction	O
of	O
a	O
real-world	O
dungeon	B-Application
environment	O
is	O
outstanding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ It ] 	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Application
trek	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
certainly	O
the	O
dungeon	B-Application
trek	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
triumph	O
of	O
the	O
imagination	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
creme	O
de	O
la	O
creme	O
of	O
dungeon	B-Application
epics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finland	O
's	O
Pelit	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
is	I-Application
something	O
totally	O
new	O
in	O
the	O
CRPG	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
many	O
hall	O
of	O
fame	O
lists	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
compiled	O
by	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
voted	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
as	O
the	O
62nd	O
top	O
retro	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
staff	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rival	O
3D	O
games	O
appeared	O
;	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valour	I-Application
advertised	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
move	O
over	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
posited	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
3D	O
RPG	O
titles	O
from	O
Morrowind	B-Application
to	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
share	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
as	O
a	O
common	O
ancestor	O
,	O
both	O
graphically	O
and	O
spiritually	O
...	O
 [ and ] 	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
for	O
worse	O
,	O
Underworld	O
moved	O
the	O
text-based	O
RPG	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
imagination	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
third	O
dimension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
influence	O
has	O
been	O
found	O
in	O
BioShock	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
designer	O
,	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
I	O
ended	O
up	O
working	O
on	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
inspiration	O
I	O
took	O
from	O
[	O
Ultima	O
Underworld ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
designer	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
also	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
influence	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
impact	O
on	O
me	O
than	O
Doom	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
include	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invisible	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Vampire	O
:	O
The	O
Masquerade	O
–	O
Bloodlines	O
,	O
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toby	O
Gard	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
designing	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
he	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
...	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
and	O
I	O
wanted	O
to	O
mix	O
that	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
polygon	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
just	O
being	O
showcased	O
in	O
Virtua	O
Fighter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Technologies	O
 '	O
later	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Id	O
Software	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
texture	O
mapping	O
in	O
Catacomb	B-Application
3-D	I-Application
,	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
technology	O
developed	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
Origin	O
opted	O
to	O
continue	O
using	O
traditional	O
top-down	O
,	O
2D	O
graphics	O
for	O
future	O
mainline	O
Ultima	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
re-used	O
and	O
enhanced	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworlds	I-Application
1993	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Labyrinth	I-Application
of	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
planned	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
third	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Origin	O
rejected	O
their	O
pitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
rejected	O
Arkane	O
Studios	O
 '	O
pitch	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
III	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
instead	O
created	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
:	O
Arx	B-Application
Fatalis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
approached	O
EA	O
to	O
discuss	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doug	O
Church	O
and	O
Floodgate	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
assisted	O
with	O
portions	O
of	O
its	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
development	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
released	O
an	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Otherside	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
developer	O
founded	O
by	O
Paul	O
Neurath	O
and	O
other	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
and	O
Irrational	O
veterans	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
entitled	O
Underworld	B-Application
Ascendant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
set	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Stygian	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
does	O
not	O
extend	O
to	O
the	O
Ultima	O
name	O
or	O
greater	O
IP	O
,	O
effectively	O
orphaning	O
Underworld	O
from	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
