<s>
ZanZarah	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
Funatics	O
Development	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZanZarah	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
features	O
a	O
detailed	O
fantasy	O
world	O
called	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shadow	O
Realm	O
is	O
a	O
place	O
of	O
great	O
evil	O
in	O
the	O
depths	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
,	O
even	O
deeper	O
than	O
the	O
lava	B-Application
caves	O
of	O
the	O
dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
main	O
entrance	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
shadow	O
realm	O
is	O
hidden	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
southeastern	O
swamps	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	O
ago	O
,	O
our	O
world	O
and	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
were	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magical	O
creatures	O
like	O
fairies	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
goblins	B-Application
lived	O
in	O
peace	O
with	O
humans	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
;	O
and	O
magic	O
was	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
our	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
then	O
came	O
the	O
dark	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
times	O
of	O
inquisition	B-Application
and	O
a	O
great	O
magic	O
purge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magical	O
creatures	O
had	O
to	O
flee	O
from	O
our	O
world	O
to	O
save	O
themselves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
Druids	B-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
wielders	O
of	O
white	O
magic	O
,	O
helped	O
them	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
world	O
suitable	O
for	O
their	O
existence	O
and	O
closing	O
the	O
way	O
there	O
for	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creatures	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
sometimes	O
visited	O
their	O
former	O
home	O
but	O
generally	O
preferred	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
humans	O
,	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
was	O
forever	O
sealed	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
machine	O
called	O
the	O
Guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
harder	O
to	O
cross	O
the	O
border	O
between	O
the	O
worlds	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
creatures	O
calling	O
themselves	O
dark	O
elves	B-Application
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
roads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
White	O
Druid	B-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
mighty	O
creators	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
,	O
seemed	O
helpless	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
only	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
is	O
affected	O
by	O
this	O
strange	O
plague	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prophecy	O
as	O
old	O
as	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
itself	O
tells	O
that	O
when	O
the	O
time	O
comes	O
,	O
a	O
savior	O
will	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
humans	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
universes	O
and	O
peace	O
will	O
once	O
again	O
reign	O
between	O
the	O
magic	O
folk	O
and	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
then	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
fairies	O
,	O
elves	B-Application
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
goblins	B-Application
have	O
to	O
wait	O
and	O
hope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Amy	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
from	O
London	O
who	O
on	O
her	O
eighteenth	O
birthday	O
receives	O
the	O
strangest	O
present	O
in	O
her	O
life	O
—	O
a	O
magic	O
rune	B-Application
—	O
from	O
an	O
even	O
stranger	O
creature	O
,	O
a	O
goblin	O
who	O
appears	O
out	O
of	O
nowhere	O
and	O
disappears	O
without	O
saying	O
anything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rune	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
runes	B-Application
that	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
parallel	O
world	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
employ	O
to	O
travel	O
across	O
their	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
her	O
arrival	O
in	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
,	O
Amy	O
discovers	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
the	O
ancient	O
prophecy	O
tells	O
of	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
her	O
destiny	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
greatest	O
fairy	O
trainer	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
save	O
both	O
her	O
world	O
and	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
from	O
impending	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
,	O
this	O
world	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
looks	O
so	O
much	O
more	O
beautiful	O
and	O
safe	O
than	O
hers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
in	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
exploration	O
phase	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
Amy	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
via	O
the	O
global	O
map	O
is	O
impossible	O
,	O
but	O
Amy	O
can	O
use	O
magical	O
teleportation	B-General_Concept
runes	B-Application
to	O
shift	O
to	O
virtually	O
any	O
key	O
location	O
—	O
provided	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
already	O
found	O
the	O
corresponding	O
rune	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
rune	B-Application
can	O
even	O
teleport	O
her	O
back	O
to	O
London	O
where	O
all	O
fairies	O
she	O
has	O
captured	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
added	O
to	O
her	O
deck	O
,	O
stay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
nearly	O
impossible	O
for	O
Amy	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
(	O
apart	O
from	O
falling	O
from	O
a	O
cliff	O
,	O
drowning	O
in	O
a	O
swamp	O
,	O
or	O
jumping	O
into	O
a	O
river	O
of	O
lava	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
if	O
she	O
dies	O
,	O
she	O
resumes	O
her	O
journey	O
at	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
location	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
inventory	O
and	O
fairy	O
statistics	O
she	O
had	O
prior	O
to	O
her	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZanZarah	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2002	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
THQ	O
folded	O
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
IP	O
have	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
re-released	O
it	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unnamed	O
expansion	O
(	O
some	O
fans	O
refer	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
ZanZarah	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Village	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
