<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
console	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Atlus	O
Software	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hydlide	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
incorporated	O
full	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
player	O
character	O
digitized	O
from	O
a	O
live	O
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
hero	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
evil	O
demon	O
named	O
Varalys	O
who	O
has	O
turned	O
the	O
princess	O
of	O
Hydlide	B-Application
into	O
three	O
fairies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
typical	O
role-playing	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
fare	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
roams	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
the	O
titular	O
Hydlide	B-Application
)	O
,	O
searching	O
through	O
dungeons	B-Application
for	O
weapons	O
and	O
armour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Hydlide	I-Application
differs	O
by	O
leveling	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
up	O
only	O
after	O
completing	O
certain	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereas	O
most	O
RPGs	O
level	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
up	O
once	O
they	O
have	O
obtained	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
experience	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
generated	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
is	O
started	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
traditional	O
random	B-Algorithm
dungeons	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Hydlide	I-Application
actually	O
designed	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
different	O
level	O
maps	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
different	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
starting	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
dungeons	B-Application
and	O
overworld	O
are	O
randomly	O
selected	O
from	O
their	O
designated	O
level	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
though	O
every	O
dungeon	B-Application
design	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
human	O
designer	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
random	O
level	O
generator	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
than	O
25	O
billion	O
possible	O
game	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
medieval	O
orchestrated	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
kind	O
of	O
grows	O
on	O
you	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
though	O
most	O
gamers	O
would	O
be	O
put	O
off	O
by	O
Virtual	B-Application
Hydlide	I-Application
,	O
some	O
would	O
find	O
it	O
worthwhile	O
for	O
its	O
compelling	O
next	O
generation	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
