<s>
Xiama	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
puzzle	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Townsville-based	O
Australian	O
studio	O
Mulawa	O
Dreaming	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Hewitt	O
developed	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
Xiama	B-Application
"	O
books	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
games	O
saving	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xiama	B-Application
website	O
went	O
live	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiama	B-Application
Revisited	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
2007	O
using	O
BlitzBasic	O
2D	O
,	O
Paintshop	O
Pro	O
9	O
,	O
Bryce	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
CoolEdit	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiama	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
game	O
primarily	O
in	O
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
follow-up	O
Magnetic	O
,	O
Xiama	B-Application
blends	O
3D	O
graphics	O
with	O
slideshow-styled	O
photo	O
backdrops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MrBillsAdventureland	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
reminded	O
them	O
of	O
Jewels	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
exotic	O
and	O
fascinating	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
challenging	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Academic	O
Stephen	O
Granade	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
largest	O
deficiencies	O
were	O
in	O
its	O
interface	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
documentation	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
playing	O
like	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
only	O
more	O
boring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BonusWeb	O
forgave	O
the	O
amateurish	O
screens	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
similar	O
charm	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
Czech	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
Ramonovo	B-Application
Kouzlo	I-Application
by	O
Vochozka	O
Trading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
Players	O
 '	O
Realm	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
lost	O
tradition	O
"	O
of	O
gameplay	O
consisting	O
of	O
progressing	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
static	O
panoramic	O
screens	O
through	O
puzzle-solving	O
and	O
clue-collecting	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Myst	B-Application
,	O
Riven	O
,	O
and	O
Jewels	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
genre	O
"	O
so	O
beloved	O
of	O
earlier	O
games	O
scholarship	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
thought	O
that	O
while	O
far	O
from	O
a	O
perfect	O
game	O
,	O
Xiama	B-Application
captured	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
Puzzles	O
of	O
2000	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
