<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pagan	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
eighth	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
DOS-only	O
title	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
M	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
via	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
charismatic	O
religious	O
leader	O
Batlin	B-Application
on	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Guardian	O
banishes	O
the	O
Avatar	O
to	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
already	O
conquered	O
:	O
Pagan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
has	O
a	O
much	O
darker	O
tone	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
premise	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
sets	O
off	O
where	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
Two	I-Application
:	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
ended	O
:	O
The	O
Guardian	O
has	O
grasped	O
the	O
Avatar	O
from	O
the	O
Void	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
drops	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
sea	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
Pagan	O
through	O
a	O
pentagram-shaped	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
privileged	O
followers	O
of	O
Lithos	O
are	O
identified	O
as	O
necromancers	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
wizards	O
that	O
trap	O
Pyros	O
and	O
tap	O
him	O
for	O
their	O
power	O
as	O
sorcerers	O
,	O
the	O
followers	O
of	O
Stratos	O
as	O
theurgists	O
and	O
the	O
(	O
albeit	O
highly	O
selective	O
)	O
followers	O
of	O
Hydros	O
as	O
tempests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
quests	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
collects	O
the	O
four	O
artifacts	O
of	O
the	O
Titans	O
,	O
unleashing	O
violent	O
thunderstorms	O
,	O
hurricanes	B-Application
,	O
earthquakes	O
and	O
meteor	O
showers	O
by	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Garriott	O
later	O
said	O
he	O
delegated	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
to	O
others	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
sacrificed	O
everything	O
to	O
appease	O
stockholders	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
mistake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
buggy	B-Error_Name
nature	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
areas	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
complete	O
before	O
a	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
party	O
system	O
,	O
causing	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
Ultima	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
adventures	O
alone	O
since	O
Ultima	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
do	O
things	O
like	O
bake	O
bread	O
,	O
forge	O
swords	O
,	O
pick	O
berries	O
from	O
bushes	O
and	O
sit	O
in	O
chairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
these	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speech	O
Pack	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
very	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
add-on	O
,	O
mostly	O
because	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
Gold	O
version	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
afterward	O
,	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
speech	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lost	O
Vale	O
expansion	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plot	O
details	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
indicate	O
the	O
Avatar	O
would	O
have	O
had	O
to	O
free	B-License
three	O
additional	O
Ancient	O
Gods	O
from	O
a	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
patch	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
correct	O
game	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
fix	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
criticized	O
plot	O
holes	O
and	O
eliminate	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
jumping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
platform-jumping	O
puzzles	O
,	O
long-time	O
Ultima	O
fans	O
jokingly	O
referred	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
by	O
the	O
nickname	O
Super	O
Avatar	O
Brothers	O
,	O
an	O
allusion	O
to	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Brothers.The	O
Unofficial	O
Ultima	O
Dragons	O
Internet	O
Chapter	O
Newbie	O
FAQ	O
retrieved	O
17	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
engine	O
was	O
reused	O
for	O
the	O
Crusader	B-Application
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
DOS	B-Device
title	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
has	O
problems	O
running	O
on	O
modern	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
later	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
works	O
reliably	O
under	O
the	O
DOSBox	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
which	O
used	O
Intel	O
's	O
undocumented	O
"	O
Big	B-Device
real	I-Device
mode	I-Device
"	O
which	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
Voodoo	O
Memory	O
at	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
used	O
a	O
more	O
conventional	O
DOS	B-Device
extender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
open-source	B-Application
project	O
called	O
Pentagram	B-Application
aims	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
engine	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
on	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
a	O
developer	O
,	O
who	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
helped	O
the	O
Pentagram	B-Application
project	O
with	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
internal	O
structures	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
will	O
give	O
you	O
guys	O
information	O
on	O
data	O
structures	O
and	O
such	O
..	O
"	O
(	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
In	O
2003	O
an	O
anonymous	O
developer	O
offered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
pentagram	B-Application
project	O
to	O
support	O
their	O
development	O
,	O
an	O
offer	O
which	O
was	O
rejected	O
for	O
legal	O
reasons	O
by	O
the	O
Pentagram	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionComputer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
the	O
imagery	O
is	O
gorgeous	O
...	O
the	O
Avatar	O
's	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
more	O
resembles	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
"	O
than	O
previous	O
Ultimas	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
smaller	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
companions	O
or	O
traveling	O
to	O
other	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Pagan	O
is	O
a	O
disaster	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
embarrassment	O
to	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
,	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ultima	O
fans	O
everywhere	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
not	O
looking	O
forward	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
Trent	O
C	O
.	O
Ward	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
rich	O
plot	O
,	O
superb	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
great	O
sound	O
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
action	O
titles	O
out	O
there.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
CGW	O
148	O
:	O
50	O
Worst	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
60th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
position	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
mainline	O
Ultima	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	B-Operating_System
told	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1994	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
criticism	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
Ultima	O
IX	O
would	O
go	O
"	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
virtues	O
that	O
made	O
Ultima''	O
as	O
distinctive	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
