<s>
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Culdcept	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
to	O
other	O
modern	O
strategy	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
shares	O
features	O
with	O
non-video	O
games	O
Monopoly	O
and	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
as	O
Culdcept	B-Application
Expansion	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
as	O
Culdcept	B-Application
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Culdcept	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Cepter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
enough	O
sessions	O
,	O
players	O
should	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
various	O
strategies	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
effectively	O
practice	O
deck	B-Application
optimization	I-Application
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
buying	O
the	O
property	O
and	O
putting	O
houses	O
and	O
hotels	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
players	O
instead	O
summon	O
a	O
creature	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
property	O
with	O
cards	O
—	O
the	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Culdcept	B-Application
also	O
includes	O
item	O
cards	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
during	O
battle	O
to	O
help	O
attack	O
,	O
defend	O
,	O
or	O
manipulate	O
the	O
battle	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
