<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
created	O
by	O
developer	O
Hearty	O
Robin	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Atlus	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Forsena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Hearty	O
Robin	O
released	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
,	O
along	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
primarily	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
includes	O
some	O
characteristics	O
of	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Happinet	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brigandine	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
playable	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
troop	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
leader	O
,	O
called	O
rune	O
knight	O
,	O
and	O
fictional	O
creatures	O
such	O
as	O
dragons	O
,	O
ghouls	B-Application
and	O
fairies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
called	O
"	O
monsters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
features	O
two	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
both	O
turn-based	O
:	O
a	O
preparation	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rune	O
knights	O
and	O
monsters	O
have	O
statistics	O
typical	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
attack	O
,	O
defense	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
summon	O
additional	O
monsters	O
,	O
mana	B-Application
must	O
be	O
spent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
nation	O
receives	O
mana	B-Application
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
each	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
mana	B-Application
depends	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
castles	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
also	O
have	O
an	O
upkeep	O
cost	O
;	O
they	O
consume	O
mana	B-Application
every	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unit	O
's	O
action	O
usually	O
consists	O
in	O
a	O
movement	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
physical	O
attack	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
a	O
magic	O
spell/special	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
and	O
magic	O
spells	B-Application
frequently	O
have	O
elements	O
associated	O
with	O
them	O
:	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
white	O
or	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
attacks	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
from	O
units	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
element	O
are	O
more	O
effective	O
against	O
units	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
opposing	O
element	O
(	O
red	O
opposes	O
blue	O
,	O
white	O
opposes	O
black	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
physical	O
attacks	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
less	O
effective	O
against	O
units	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
elements	O
became	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Scissors	O
rule	O
:	O
red	O
is	O
effective	O
against	O
green	O
,	O
green	O
is	O
effective	O
against	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
is	O
effective	O
against	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
