<s>
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
side-scrolling	O
platforming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
company	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Ironsword	B-Application
:	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
II	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
knight	O
warrior	O
Kuros	O
;	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
Malkil	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
17years	O
of	O
dormancy	O
,	O
has	O
captured	O
Princess	O
Elaine	O
and	O
has	O
imprisoned	O
her	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
X	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
"	O
Chapters	O
"	O
that	O
comprise	O
18	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
were	O
mainly	O
negative	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
continues	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
blurring	O
caused	O
by	O
scrolling	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
(	O
Chapter	O
X	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
asked	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
intermediate	O
chapters	O
in	O
the	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Kuros	O
as	O
he	O
battles	O
through	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
Malkil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
type	O
and	O
is	O
linear	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuros	O
 '	O
life	O
force	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
hearts	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
decreases	O
every	O
time	O
he	O
sustains	O
damage	O
from	O
enemies	O
and	O
hazardous	O
objects	O
or	O
if	O
he	O
falls	O
too	O
far	O
a	O
distance	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
Kuros	O
 '	O
life	O
force	O
runs	O
out	O
or	O
if	O
he	O
falls	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
enough	O
score	O
is	O
obtained	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
register	O
their	O
initials	O
and	O
high	O
score	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Scroll	O
of	O
Honor	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manual	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
scores	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
warriors	O
ever	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
are	O
recorded	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
continues	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
must	O
restart	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
in	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
take	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Ironsword	B-Application
:	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
knight	O
warrior	O
Kuros	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bravest	O
warriors	O
ever	O
to	O
wield	O
the	O
IronSword	B-Application
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
wizard	O
Malkil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Malkil	O
's	O
defeat	O
in	O
Ironsword	B-Application
,	O
he	O
went	O
into	O
seclusion	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
17years	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
nobody	O
was	O
heard	O
from	O
him	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
,	O
Princess	O
Elaine	O
disappears	O
without	O
a	O
trace	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Kuros	O
believes	O
that	O
Malkil	O
has	O
captured	O
her	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
dreaded	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
woods	O
of	O
Zanifer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kuros	O
then	O
ventures	O
into	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
Malkil	O
from	O
furthering	O
his	O
evil	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
have	O
gone	O
inside	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
,	O
but	O
none	O
of	O
them	O
survived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fortress	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fear	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Rare	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
January1990	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
briefly	O
covered	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
magazine	O
in	O
its	O
May	O
–	O
June1990	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
reviewed	O
in	O
UK-based	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
overall	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
blurring	O
caused	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
by	O
the	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Wizards	B-Application
&	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
,	O
UK-based	O
retrogaming	O
magazine	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
asked	O
the	O
same	O
question	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
did	O
20years	O
earlier	O
,	O
asking	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
through	O
ninth	O
chapters	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
the	O
more	O
linear	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
gameplay	O
that	O
differentiated	O
it	O
from	O
its	O
NES	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
mostly	O
criticized	O
by	O
the	O
magazine	O
for	O
its	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
claim	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
Ironsword	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
