<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
-	O
The	O
Fourth	O
Scenario	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
scenario	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
on	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
through	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	O
New	O
Age	O
of	O
Llylgamyn	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
is	O
drastically	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
trilogy	O
that	O
precedes	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
continuing	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
's	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Werdna	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
that	O
was	O
defeated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Proving	I-Application
Grounds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mad	I-Application
Overlord	I-Application
and	O
imprisoned	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
his	O
dungeon	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
monsters	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
the	O
heroes	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
three	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
who	O
sent	O
their	O
character	O
disks	O
to	O
Sir-Tech	O
might	O
have	O
their	O
characters	O
present	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
for	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
released	O
until	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
price	O
in	O
a	O
1985	O
catalog	O
,	O
but	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
advised	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
n't	O
send	O
any	O
money	O
off	O
for	O
it	O
yet	O
;	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most-delayed	O
games	O
in	O
adventure	O
history	O
(	O
surpassing	O
even	O
the	O
year-long	O
wait	O
for	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
is	O
still	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
Robert	O
Woodhead	O
attributed	O
the	O
delay	O
in	O
"	O
certain	O
'	O
un-named	O
'	O
products	O
"	O
at	O
Sir-Tech	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
required	O
to	O
port	O
them	O
to	O
UCSD	B-Language
p-System	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
"	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
designer	O
was	O
Roe	O
R	O
.	O
Adams	O
III	O
,	O
a	O
well-known	O
gamer	O
and	O
writer	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
solve	O
Time	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
expressly	O
for	O
the	O
expert	O
Wizardry	B-Application
player.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
vital	O
to	O
completing	O
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
included	O
occasional	O
traps	O
that	O
could	O
throw	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
maps	O
off	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dark	O
areas	O
,	O
teleporters	O
,	O
pits	O
,	O
chutes	O
,	O
and	O
rotating	O
floors	O
,	O
these	O
traps	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
are	O
abundant	O
in	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
suggestion	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
Milwa	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
Cleric	O
spell	O
name	O
means	O
;	O
only	O
players	O
familiar	O
with	O
prior	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
would	O
understand	O
its	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
a	O
player	O
unfamiliar	O
with	O
these	O
earlier	O
Wizardry	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
seem	O
that	O
the	O
Clerics	O
cast	O
a	O
useless	O
spell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
had	O
an	O
unusual	O
form	O
of	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
code	O
system	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
Wizardry	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Maelstrom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
who	O
beta	O
tested	O
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
it	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
worth	O
the	O
long	O
wait	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
difficult	O
(	O
and	O
requiring	O
knowledge	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
I	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
during	O
testing	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
tripped	O
up	O
somewhere	O
(	O
myself	O
included	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
eminently	O
fair	O
and	O
is	O
,	O
perhaps	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
finely-balanced	O
games	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
criticized	O
the	O
resurrection	O
of	O
defeated	O
enemies	O
after	O
saving	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
same	O
dreary	O
old	O
Wizardry	B-Application
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
"	O
Bottom	O
line	O
:	O
Unique	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
missed	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Robbie	O
Robberson	O
previewed	O
and	O
profiled	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
Werdna	I-Application
in	O
Space	O
Gamer/Fantasy	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
IV	I-Application
sold	O
very	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Sir-Tech	O
advertised	O
compilations	O
of	O
Wizardry''	O
I-III	O
and	O
V-VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IV	O
was	O
not	O
mentioned	O
,	O
but	O
V	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
"	O
breaking	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
system	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
