<s>
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Synergistic	O
Software	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
Synergistic	O
's	O
1990	O
title	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
,	O
set	O
in	O
Spain	O
around	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
10th	O
and	O
11th	O
Centuries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
who	O
will	O
seek	O
out	O
in	O
Spain	O
for	O
the	O
stolen	O
items	O
of	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
Camelot	B-Application
(	O
the	O
series	O
advances	O
the	O
timeline	O
of	O
Arthurian	O
lore	O
500	O
years	O
past	O
period	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
usually	O
established	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
left	O
off	O
:	O
Britain	O
has	O
been	O
reunited	O
under	O
King	O
Constantine	O
III	O
,	O
who	O
succeeds	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
after	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Camlann	O
,	O
and	O
peacefully	O
rules	O
over	O
the	O
realm	O
after	O
killing	O
Mordred	O
's	O
sons	O
and	O
their	O
aunt	O
,	O
Morgan	O
le	O
Fay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
stormy	O
night	O
a	O
lone	O
knight	O
is	O
admitted	O
into	O
Camelot	B-Application
;	O
while	O
Constantine	O
converses	O
with	O
the	O
stranger	O
,	O
the	O
knight	O
lets	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
figure	O
,	O
who	O
subsequently	O
transforms	O
Constantine	O
into	O
a	O
statue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
then	O
proceed	O
to	O
the	O
treasure	O
room	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
and	O
steal	O
its	O
contents	O
,	O
including	O
Arthur	O
's	O
mythical	O
sword	O
Excalibur	B-Application
and	O
the	O
recently	O
recovered	O
Holy	B-General_Concept
Grail	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
knight	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
subdue	O
and	O
kidnap	O
Nineve	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
's	O
sorceress	O
,	O
second	O
in	O
magical	O
power	O
only	O
to	O
Merlin	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
treasures	O
of	O
Camelot	B-Application
stolen	O
,	O
plagues	O
and	O
demonic	O
creatures	O
roam	O
the	O
British	O
country-side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
is	O
appointed	O
acting	O
regent	O
of	O
the	O
realm	O
while	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Round	O
Table	O
are	O
dispatched	O
in	O
small	O
groups	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
medieval	O
western	O
Europe	O
and	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
this	O
mystic	O
assault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
knights	O
bound	O
for	O
the	O
Iberian	O
peninsula	O
from	O
Portsmouth	O
:	O
a	O
witness	O
to	O
the	O
assault	O
on	O
Camelot	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
knight	O
is	O
the	O
rogue	O
warrior	O
Sir	O
Bruce	O
sans	O
Pitie	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
evidence	O
that	O
indicates	O
that	O
he	O
may	O
have	O
traveled	O
to	O
Spain	O
,	O
a	O
country	O
torn	O
by	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Christian	O
kingdoms	O
of	O
the	O
north	O
and	O
the	O
Muslim	O
caliphates	O
of	O
the	O
south	O
,	O
and	O
plagued	O
by	O
groups	O
of	O
mercenary	O
knights	O
,	O
violent	O
bandits	O
,	O
and	O
clannish	O
Basques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
:	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
seven	O
episodes	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
goal	O
,	O
usually	O
the	O
retrieval	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stolen	O
artifacts	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
lesser	O
quests	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
undertaken	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
episode	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Spirit	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
many	O
knights	O
under	O
his	O
control	O
,	O
in	O
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
he	O
or	O
she	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
knights	O
which	O
are	O
later	O
joined	O
by	O
the	O
sorceress	O
Nineve	O
and	O
by	O
other	O
characters	O
who	O
temporarily	O
join	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
–	O
usually	O
to	O
provide	O
troops	O
for	O
large-scale	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
knights	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
are	O
either	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
Spirit	O
,	O
like	O
Sir	B-Application
Lancelot	I-Application
or	O
Sir	O
Bors	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
are	O
new	O
and	O
not	O
necessarily	O
derived	O
from	O
Arthurian	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
character	O
has	O
his	O
strong	O
point	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
Lancelot	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
combat-capable	O
starting	O
out	O
,	O
while	O
Bors	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
pious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
presented	O
with	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
import	O
four	O
characters	O
from	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
knights	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
imported	O
characters	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
include	O
Lancelot	B-Application
and	O
Bors	O
)	O
are	O
translated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
statistics	O
and	O
items	O
intact	O
from	O
Spirit	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
significantly	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vengeance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Excalibur	I-Application
has	O
some	O
important	O
differences	O
that	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spirit	B-Device
of	I-Device
Excalibur	I-Device
every	O
location	O
usually	O
had	O
a	O
few	O
scenes	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
outside	O
and	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
castle	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
characters	O
could	O
move	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
