<s>
Waxworks	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
,	O
first	O
person	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Horror	O
Soft	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DOS	B-Device
release	O
retains	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
32-color	O
palette	O
rather	O
than	O
256-color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waxworks	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1988	O
film	O
Waxwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
using	O
DOSBox	B-Application
with	O
compatibility	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waxworks	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tight	O
corridors	O
using	O
a	O
bitmap	B-Algorithm
sprite-based	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
picking	O
up	O
items	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
avoiding	O
traps	O
and	O
engaging	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
various	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retaliation	O
,	O
Ixona	O
placed	O
a	O
curse	O
on	O
the	O
ancestor	O
:	O
whenever	O
twins	O
were	O
born	O
into	O
his	O
family	O
line	O
,	O
one	O
would	O
grow	O
up	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
would	O
become	O
evil	O
and	O
serve	O
Beelzebub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boris	O
,	O
their	O
uncle	O
,	O
has	O
died	O
and	O
left	O
them	O
with	O
his	O
eponymous	O
waxworks	B-Application
in	O
his	O
will	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
a	O
crystal	O
ball	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
his	O
spirit	O
communicates	O
with	O
his	O
nephew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boris	O
informs	O
his	O
nephew	O
that	O
,	O
to	O
save	O
Alex	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
rid	O
the	O
family	O
of	O
Ixona	O
's	O
curse	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
waxworks	B-Application
to	O
travel	O
through	O
four	O
locations	O
in	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
:	O
an	O
Ancient	O
Egyptian	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
zombie-infested	O
cemetery	O
,	O
Victorian-era	O
London	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
abandoned	O
mine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
each	O
location	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
worst	O
evil	O
twins	O
—	O
the	O
High	O
Priest	O
,	O
a	O
worshipper	O
of	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
;	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
serial	O
killer	O
that	O
sacrificed	O
call	O
girls	O
to	O
Beelzebub	B-Application
;	O
Vladimir	O
,	O
a	O
necromancer	O
who	O
raised	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
army	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Evil	O
One	O
,	O
a	O
cult	O
leader	O
who	O
transformed	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
into	O
plant	O
mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
the	O
evil	O
twins	O
have	O
been	O
defeated	O
,	O
Boris	O
declares	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
curse	O
is	O
to	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
cast	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
his	O
nephew	O
with	O
four	O
artifacts	O
from	O
the	O
evil	O
twins	O
:	O
the	O
High	O
Priest	O
's	O
amulet	O
,	O
Vladimir	O
's	O
ring	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
's	O
knife	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vial	O
of	O
the	O
Evil	O
One	O
's	O
potion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
and	O
revives	O
Alex	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
about	O
a	O
dream	O
in	O
which	O
Ixona	O
placed	O
a	O
curse	O
upon	O
her	O
attacker	O
before	O
she	O
died	O
,	O
transforming	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waxworks	B-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
interview	O
with	O
Zero	O
magazine	O
,	O
designer	O
Michael	O
Woodroffe	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
system	O
we	O
use	O
,	O
which	O
we	O
also	O
invented	O
and	O
developed	O
,	O
we	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
massive	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
Waxworks	B-Application
in	O
about	O
seven	O
,	O
eight	O
or	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
most	O
,	O
nine	O
months	O
...	O
we	O
can	O
do	O
everything	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
three	O
artists	O
...	O
Waxworks	B-Application
has	O
been	O
put	O
together	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
,	O
essentially	O
,	O
of	O
five.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
AGOS	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
AberMUD	B-Protocol
5	I-Protocol
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
for	O
Waxworks	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rick	O
Moran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kings	O
and	O
queens	O
are	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
entirely	O
,	O
however	O
in	O
the	O
Egypt	O
level	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
prince	O
saving	O
a	O
princess	O
from	O
being	O
sacrificed	O
by	O
a	O
cult	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
chanting	O
or	O
outright	O
worship	O
depicted	O
and	O
the	O
cult	O
does	O
not	O
worship	O
the	O
devil	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
cult	O
of	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
pre-release	O
blurb	O
for	O
Waxworks	B-Application
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
,	O
particularly	O
surrounding	O
Uncle	O
Boris	O
,	O
is	O
different	O
than	O
what	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
outlined	O
in	O
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
begins	O
in	O
a	O
graveyard	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
at	O
Uncle	O
Boris	O
 '	O
waxworks	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Uncle	O
Boris	O
is	O
stated	O
to	O
contact	O
the	O
protagonist	O
telepathically	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
with	O
a	O
crystal	O
ball	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gore	O
,	O
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
pretty	O
horrible	O
,	O
horribly	O
pretty	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
shocking	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Games	O
saying	O
"	O
Waxworks	B-Application
is	O
definitely	O
only	O
for	O
enthusiastic	O
horrorfreaks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
refers	O
to	O
Waxworks'''	O
gore	O
as	O
"	O
very	O
gruesome	O
...	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
this	O
stuff	O
is	O
genuinely	O
stomach-turning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
small	O
game	O
maps	O
,	O
overemphasis	O
on	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
IBM	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
Amiga-like	O
32-color	O
palette	O
instead	O
of	O
256-color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
liked	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
atmospheric	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
despite	O
flaws	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
better	O
than	O
most	O
"	O
CRPGs	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
revel	O
in	O
the	O
macabre	O
"	O
...	O
Waxworks	B-Application
continues	O
to	O
satisfy	O
the	O
bent	O
toward	O
the	O
supernatural	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Waxworks	B-Application
for	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
under	O
the	O
role-playing	O
category.The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Waxworks	B-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
,	O
stating	O
they	O
"	O
like	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
episodic	O
nature	O
-	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
's	O
broken	O
down	O
into	O
separate	O
mini-adventures	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
my	O
tastes	O
...	O
it	O
adds	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
much	O
fresher	O
than	O
most	O
run-of-the-mill	O
RPGs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
express	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
moody	O
graphics	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
combine	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
tension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
