<s>
Xyphus	B-Device
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Skip	O
Waller	O
and	O
Dave	O
Albert	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
by	O
Bob	O
Hardy	O
,	O
for	O
Penguin	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xyphus	B-Device
is	O
pronounced	O
,	O
Eks-see-foose	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
Greek	O
word	O
for	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Arroya	O
10,000	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
Xyphus	B-Device
was	O
defeated	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
heart	O
had	O
been	O
ripped	O
out	O
and	O
magic	B-Application
amulets	O
sprang	O
from	O
drops	O
of	O
his	O
blood	O
becoming	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
all	O
magic	B-Application
in	O
Arroya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
land	O
became	O
forbidden	O
to	O
human	O
kind	O
for	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
dangerous	O
creatures	O
of	O
all	O
kinds	O
inhabit	O
Arroya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accomplished	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
band	O
of	O
mercenary	O
troops	O
recruited	O
from	O
the	O
races	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
and	O
dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
told	O
in	O
song	O
only	O
this	O
band	O
can	O
destroy	O
Xyphus	B-Device
,	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
Xyphus	B-Device
lives	O
,	O
his	O
minions	O
shall	O
roam	O
and	O
no	O
peace	O
will	O
ever	O
reign	O
over	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Arroya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Humans	O
,	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
fighters	O
,	O
and	O
magic-users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
four	O
adventurers	O
must	O
then	O
explore	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Arroya	O
battling	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
monsters	B-Application
;	O
which	O
include	O
various	O
races	O
of	O
goblins	O
,	O
various	O
lycanthropes	O
,	O
giant	O
slugs	O
,	O
anthrodons	B-Device
,	O
various	B-Operating_System
demons	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
villainous	O
leaders	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
tribal	O
shaman	B-Protocol
Erse	O
,	O
the	O
orcish	O
hetman	O
,	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Prince	O
Erranugh	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
these	O
battles	O
the	O
adventurers	O
gain	O
gold	O
and	O
experience	O
points	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
upgrade	O
and	O
purchase	O
new	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
armour	O
as	O
they	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
need	O
to	O
gather	O
Xiphoid	O
amulets	O
to	O
cast	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
and	O
visit	O
forts	O
or	O
trading	O
posts	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
heal	O
,	O
level-up	O
,	O
and/or	O
purchase	O
new	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
scenarios	O
including	O
the	O
final	O
one	O
where	O
your	O
adventurers	O
head	O
underground	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Lord	O
Xyphus	B-Device
,	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
