<s>
Venture	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1981	O
by	O
Exidy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
in	O
1982	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
Hallmonsters	O
serve	O
the	O
same	O
role	O
as	O
"	O
Evil	B-Application
Otto	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Berzerk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	O
themselves	O
move	O
in	O
specific	O
patterns	O
but	O
may	O
deviate	O
to	O
chase	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
allows	O
them	O
to	O
dodge	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shots	O
with	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
"	O
intelligence	O
"	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
snakes	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Serpent	O
Room	O
"	O
are	O
relatively	O
slow	O
to	O
dodge	O
arrows	O
,	O
the	O
trolls	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Troll	O
Room	O
"	O
are	O
quite	O
adept	O
at	O
evasion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Venture	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Video	O
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Arcade	B-Application
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
where	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
background	O
music	O
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
complex	O
play	O
routine	O
and	O
strategies	O
"	O
which	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
seem	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
would	O
guarantee	O
the	O
home	O
release	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Arcade-to-Home	O
Video	O
Game	O
Translation	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
4th	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Computing	O
Video	O
&	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
complained	O
of	O
the	O
repetition	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
levels	O
after	O
completing	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
otherwise	O
"	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
Venture	O
is	O
just	O
as	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
