<s>
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
;	O
a	O
second	O
edition	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
twelfth	O
in	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
builds	O
upon	O
both	O
this	O
and	O
the	O
Enchanter	B-Application
series	O
of	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
video	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
Infocom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
a	O
salesperson	O
who	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
restoring	O
magic	O
to	O
Zork	B-Application
while	O
thwarting	O
the	O
plots	O
of	O
a	O
tyrannical	O
figure	O
seeking	O
to	O
stop	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
modest	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
following	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
prequel	O
titled	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Undiscovered	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
poster	O
portraying	O
the	O
chronology	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
is	O
conducted	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
within	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pre-rendered	O
locations	O
(	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Z-Vision	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
full	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
locations	O
with	O
a	O
360	O
degree	O
view	O
;	O
in	O
other	O
locations	O
the	O
view	O
is	O
fixed	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
sites	O
allow	O
the	O
view	O
to	O
look	O
above	O
and	O
below	O
their	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
,	O
players	O
use	O
their	O
cursor	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
including	O
examining	O
items	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
and	O
using	O
objects	O
and	O
moving	O
between	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
conducts	O
an	O
action	O
or	O
mistake	O
that	O
is	O
fatal	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
cuts	O
to	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
on	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
fatal	O
action	O
and	O
its	O
consequences	O
appear	O
in	O
prose	O
form	O
,	O
much	O
in	O
the	O
fashion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Zork	B-Application
trilogy	I-Application
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inventory	O
system	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
examine	O
items	O
they	O
collect	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
spells	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
-	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
found	O
are	O
maintained	O
in	O
a	O
spellbook	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
single	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
originating	O
from	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
and	O
Enchanter	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
within	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
120	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
(	O
and	O
contains	O
small	O
references	O
to	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Zork	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
100	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
magic	O
fell	O
and	O
disappears	O
from	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
an	O
advancement	O
in	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leading	O
this	O
advancement	O
is	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
-	O
a	O
powerful	O
group	O
that	O
establishes	O
order	O
and	O
laws	O
in	O
Quendor	B-Application
,	O
seeking	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
eliminate	O
any	O
remaining	O
vestiges	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
salesperson	O
for	O
the	O
Frobozz	B-Application
Electric	I-Application
Company	O
(	O
formerly	O
the	O
Frobozz	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Company	I-Application
)	O
,	O
who	O
arrives	O
as	O
the	O
town	O
enters	O
a	O
curfew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
Zork	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
employs	O
humour	O
in	O
its	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
frequent	O
use	O
of	O
parody	O
,	O
containing	O
numerous	O
references	O
to	O
staples	O
and	O
clichés	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
adventure	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
AFGNCAAP	B-Application
"	O
-	O
A	O
Frobozz	B-Application
Electric	I-Application
"	O
PermaSuck	O
"	O
vacuum	O
cleaner	O
salesperson	O
who	O
arrives	O
in	O
Port	O
Foozle	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
enters	O
curfew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mir	B-Application
Yannick	I-Application
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Erick	O
Avari	O
)	O
-	O
Head	O
of	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
evening	O
as	O
a	O
curfew	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
begin	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
salesperson	O
for	O
the	O
Frobozz	B-Application
Electric	I-Application
Company	O
,	O
arrives	O
in	O
Port	O
Foozle	O
and	O
notices	O
a	O
strange	O
glow	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
docks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
there	O
,	O
Dalboz	O
asks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
help	O
restore	O
magic	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
stop	O
The	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
,	O
Mir	B-Application
Yannick	I-Application
,	O
from	O
purging	O
it	O
and	O
taking	O
control	O
with	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tech	O
university	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
three	O
artifacts	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
restore	O
magic	O
to	O
Zork	B-Application
:	O
the	O
Cube	O
of	O
Foundation	O
(	O
representing	O
Middle	O
Magic	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Coconut	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
(	O
representing	O
High	O
Magic	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Skull	O
of	O
Yoruk	O
(	O
representing	O
Deep	O
Magic	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Yannick	O
unveils	O
a	O
"	O
radical	O
new	O
mind-numbing	O
"	O
piece	O
of	O
technology	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Inquizivision	O
"	O
-	O
a	O
500-channel	O
,	O
24-hour	O
TV	O
network	O
-	O
which	O
will	O
secretly	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
brainwash	O
all	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
and	O
cement	O
his	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
blast	O
from	O
the	O
spell	O
restores	O
magic	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
frees	O
the	O
spirits	O
from	O
their	O
imprisonment	O
,	O
erases	O
all	O
Inquisition	O
posters	O
,	O
and	O
sends	O
Yannick	O
falling	O
to	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
freed	O
,	O
Lucy	O
shares	O
an	O
intimate	O
moment	O
with	O
Jack	O
,	O
kissing	O
him	O
,	O
before	O
taking	O
her	O
rightful	O
place	O
as	O
Queen	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
and	O
announcing	O
to	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Foozle	O
of	O
the	O
victory	O
over	O
the	O
Inquisition	O
,	O
the	O
restoration	O
of	O
magic	O
to	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
re-opening	O
of	O
the	O
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
fall	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
roots	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
rough	O
form	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Inform	O
(	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
for	O
text	O
adventures	O
)	O
before	O
work	O
started	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
Marc	O
Blank	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Zork	B-Application
team	O
,	O
was	O
commissioned	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
text	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Undiscovered	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
promotion	O
for	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MacPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
true	O
closed	O
captioning	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
hearing	O
impaired	O
could	O
play	O
without	O
missing	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
spoken	O
dialog	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
included	O
a	O
feelie	O
poster	O
with	O
a	O
timeline	O
of	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
up	O
until	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
pictures	O
and	O
short	O
descriptions	O
of	O
major	O
events	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
;	O
this	O
encompasses	O
all	O
released	O
Zork	B-Application
games	O
except	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Zork	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
580	O
years	O
after	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Matt	O
Barton	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
"	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
as	O
many	O
copies	O
as	O
Activision	O
hoped.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Compact	O
and	O
unspectacular	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
adventure	O
gaming	O
as	O
good	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
distinguished	O
,	O
entertaining	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
is	O
light	O
and	O
amusing	O
(	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
places	O
,	O
very	O
funny	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Overall	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
game	O
among	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
adventure	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
Zork.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
Games	O
Time	O
Forgot	O
series	O
,	O
commenting	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
is	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
a	O
clever	O
,	O
well-written	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
singularly	O
rewarding	O
games	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
could	O
ever	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
Inquisitor	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
step	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
puts	O
Zork	B-Application
back	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
track	O
after	O
a	O
serious	O
stumble	O
with	O
Nemesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
nominated	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure/RPG	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
went	O
ultimately	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
to	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
would	O
"	O
continue	O
the	O
adventure	O
and	O
round	O
out	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
installments	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Zork	B-Application
adventure	O
trilogy.	O
"	O
</s>
