<s>
Prophecy	O
I	O
:	O
The	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
(	O
shortened	O
to	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
on	O
some	O
systems	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Imagitec	O
Design	O
Limited	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
original	O
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Fisherwith	O
with	O
graphics	O
by	O
Anthony	O
Rosbottom	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Barry	O
Leitch	O
and	O
Ian	O
Howe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
sequel	O
,	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
called	O
Brian	O
who	O
must	O
enter	O
the	O
Halls	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
and	O
do	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
evil	O
god	O
Loki	B-Device
and	O
his	O
minions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
closely	O
resembled	O
Sega	O
's	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
as	O
certain	O
elements	O
like	O
collecting	O
hidden	O
gold	O
,	O
upgrading	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
weapons	O
and	O
visiting	O
shops	O
were	O
practically	O
identical	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
release	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Jung	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
posted	O
to	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
final	O
verdict	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
While	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pleasant	O
diversion	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
refinements	O
needed	O
for	O
greatness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
something	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
run-and-jump	O
title	O
,	O
Viking	B-Application
Child	I-Application
is	O
worth	O
a	O
try.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Raze	O
Magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
