<s>
Warlock	B-Application
(	O
also	O
stylized	O
Beware	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
of	I-Application
Warlock	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
horror	O
film	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
1995	O
through	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
by	O
Trimark	O
Interactive	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
the	O
Evil	O
One	O
sends	O
his	O
only	O
son	O
,	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
,	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
gather	O
six	O
ancient	O
runestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
sorcery	O
inherited	O
from	O
his	O
ancestors	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
druid	B-Application
must	O
travel	O
through	O
time	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
from	O
finding	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
runestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
druid	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
armed	O
with	O
seven	O
different	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
will	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
255	O
spells	B-Application
of	O
a	O
certain	O
kind	O
can	O
be	O
carried	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
status	O
bar	O
only	O
shows	O
up	O
to	O
nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
nothing	O
wrong	O
,	O
just	O
nothing	O
notable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
Squideo	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
highly	O
derivative	O
of	O
other	O
platform	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
suffers	O
from	O
delayed	O
controls	O
,	O
overly	O
small	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
gave	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
better	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
The	O
Post	O
and	O
Courier	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
better	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
port	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
overall	O
good	O
for	O
novice	O
and	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Bro	O
 '	O
Buzz	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
appraisal	O
than	O
Captain	O
Squideo	O
's	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
delayed	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
organ	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
"	O
Warlock	B-Application
wo	O
n't	O
set	O
your	O
system	O
on	O
fire	O
,	O
but	O
...	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
intermediate	O
adventure	O
with	O
some	O
truly	O
challenging	O
puzzles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
visually	O
appealing	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
Warlock	B-Application
is	O
repetitive	O
and	O
lacking	O
in	O
interesting	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
that	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
horrid	O
play	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
character.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Greatest	O
Wizards	O
in	O
Video	O
Games	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
versatility	O
of	O
the	O
druid	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
