Eye Of The Beholder

Eye of the Beholder
Developer(s)	Westwood Associates
Publisher(s)	Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Platform(s)	DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, SNES
Release date	1990 (PC)
Genre(s)	Computer role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	RSAC: V2: Humans killed (Eye of the Beholder Trilogy, 1995)
Media	Floppy disk, CD-ROM
System requirements	For original version: IBM PC compatible computer with 640KB system memory (565,000 bytes free); either a hard drive with 2.1MB free space or two floppy drives (5¼-inch or 3½-inch, depending on game version purchased) ; VGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy 16 Color , or CGA graphics capabilities; for optional sound support an AdLib or SoundBlaster board, or built-in speaker; mouse optional.
Input methods	Keyboard, Mouse

Eye of the Beholder is a role-playing game for computers and video game consoles developed by Westwood Studios and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. in 1990 for the DOS operating system, later ported to the Amiga, the Sega CD and the SNES. The Sega CD version features an exclusive soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro. The title refers not only to the final adversarial character in the game but also to the 3D presentation view.

It had two sequels, Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon, released in 1991, and Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor, released in 1993. The third game, however, was not written by Westwood, who had split with SSI over artistic differences and created the Lands of Lore series.

The game was quite similar to Dungeon Master, released in 1987 by FTL Games, and was one of the early games in its genre. It won a number of awards for its gameplay, difficult puzzles and story line.

There was also a Dungeons & Dragons game for the Game Boy Advance called Eye of the Beholder. However in gameplay terms it was quite different, bearing much more resemblance to the Gold Box games, such as the original Pool of Radiance.