<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bane	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Device
:	O
Bane	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
6th	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
trilogy	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Dark	O
Savant	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
platforms	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1995	O
by	O
ASCII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mouse-driven	O
and	O
ran	O
with	O
EGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
allow	O
characters	O
to	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
,	O
tile-based	O
and	O
menu-driven	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
meet	O
Sirens	O
and	O
Charron	O
from	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
,	O
the	O
Amazulu	O
(	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
African	O
warrior	O
women	O
,	O
whose	O
tribal	O
name	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Amazons	B-Application
of	O
Greek	O
legend	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Zulu	O
of	O
Africa	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
Caterpillar	O
from	O
Lewis	O
Carroll	O
's	O
Alice	B-Application
in	I-Application
Wonderland	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
six	O
people	O
from	O
numerous	O
fantasy	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Human	O
,	O
Elf	B-Application
,	O
Dwarf	O
,	O
Gnome	B-Application
,	O
Hobbit	B-Device
,	O
Faerie	O
,	O
Lizardman	O
,	O
Dracon	O
(	O
a	O
half-Human	O
,	O
half-Dragon	O
)	O
,	O
Rawulf	O
(	O
anthropomorphic	O
dogs	O
)	O
,	O
Felpurr	O
(	O
anthropomorphic	O
cats	O
)	O
and	O
Mook	O
(	O
aliens	O
that	O
resemble	O
Sasquatch	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Wookiees	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
red	O
rubies	O
gained	O
from	O
their	O
dealings	O
and	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
giants	O
and	O
dwarves	O
of	O
the	O
mountains	O
and	O
the	O
Amazulu	O
of	O
the	O
jungle	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
gains	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
River	O
Styx	O
which	O
runs	O
beneath	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
the	O
castle	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
overrun	O
by	O
eerie	O
spirits	O
and	O
the	O
undead	O
-	O
and	O
guarded	O
by	O
the	O
three-headed	O
dog	O
Cerberus	B-Application
,	O
in-game	O
known	O
as	O
Spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ring	O
has	O
excellent	O
healing	O
and	O
defensive	O
stats	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
to	O
acquire	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
strongest	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
Bela	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
a	O
massive	O
experience	O
bonus	O
and	O
his	O
thanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Aletheides	O
,	O
a	O
cyborg	O
who	O
returns	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
8	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
apparently	O
made	O
it	O
through	O
instruction	O
gained	O
from	O
an	O
interstellar	O
communication	O
device	O
from	O
the	O
Umpani	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
prominently	O
featured	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
8	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Bane	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
triumphant	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
heritage	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
repeat	O
the	O
glory	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Scorpia	O
that	O
year	O
and	O
in	O
1993	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
weak	O
in	O
parts	O
,	O
but	O
better	O
than	O
Wizardry	B-Device
V	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#174	O
,	O
giving	O
that	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
for	O
modern	O
systems	O
and	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
