<s>
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forbidden	I-Application
Lands	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zombie	O
LLC	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
Infocom	O
label	O
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
a	O
darker	O
,	O
less	O
comical	O
story	O
within	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
despite	O
some	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
relevance	O
to	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
setting	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
the	O
1996	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Prerendered	O
Art	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
by	O
GOG	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
who	O
made	O
it	O
compatible	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
operates	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
simple	O
point-and-click	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
initially	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
exploring	O
the	O
Temple	O
of	O
Agrippa	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
complex	O
situated	O
in	O
a	O
mountainous	O
region	O
within	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
the	O
main	O
building	O
of	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uncovers	O
information	O
revealing	O
that	O
Sartorius	O
,	O
Kaine	O
,	O
Malveaux	O
and	O
Sophia	O
were	O
operating	O
in	O
secret	O
as	O
alchemists	B-Language
,	O
each	O
mastering	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
elements	O
:	O
Air	O
,	O
Fire	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
locations	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
slowly	O
learns	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
Alchemists	B-Language
 '	O
work	O
and	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
through	O
visions	O
and	O
various	O
letters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
alchemists	B-Language
had	O
not	O
foreseen	O
Lucien	O
falling	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Alexandria	O
when	O
he	O
attended	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
concerts	O
,	O
thus	O
Thaddeus	O
had	O
him	O
arrested	O
on	O
a	O
false	O
charge	O
of	O
draft-dodging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
,	O
having	O
revived	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
alchemists	B-Language
attempt	O
to	O
convince	O
them	O
to	O
drink	O
from	O
a	O
chalice	O
,	O
but	O
seeing	O
them	O
not	O
willing	O
,	O
chose	O
to	O
send	O
them	O
away	O
,	O
while	O
resuming	O
their	O
ritual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
a	O
hidden	O
chamber	O
below	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
a	O
special	O
Alchemy	B-Language
symbol	O
,	O
representing	O
Infinity	O
,	O
from	O
both	O
Lucien	O
's	O
and	O
Alexandria	O
's	O
rings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
rings	O
now	O
purified	O
and	O
imbued	O
with	O
the	O
fifth	O
element	O
,	O
representing	O
pure	O
love	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
quickly	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
Alchemists	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
employed	O
technology	O
Activision	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Z-Vision	O
Surround	O
Technology	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
gives	O
users	O
a	O
simulated	O
360-degree	O
view	O
of	O
each	O
location	O
visited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
employ	O
such	O
technology	O
,	O
though	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
only	O
allows	O
panning	O
in	O
either	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
where	O
both	O
panning	O
options	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Journeyman	I-Application
Project	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
or	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
details	O
were	O
far	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
make	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
panoramic	O
scenes	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
still	O
screens	O
;	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
,	O
made	O
significant	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Z-Vision	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
made	O
use	O
of	O
live	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
budget	O
of	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
surpassed	O
$3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
placed	O
10th	O
on	O
PC	O
Datas	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
April	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
1996	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
above	O
100,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
won	O
the	O
1996	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Prerendered	O
Art	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
1996	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
and	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
went	O
variously	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
Within	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Gabriel	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
the	O
51st-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
