<s>
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
by	O
Kellyn	B-Device
Beck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Cinemaware	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
graphic	O
quality	O
in	O
home	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
a	O
conversion	O
was	O
done	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
CDTV	B-Device
,	O
CD-i	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
and	O
conversions	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficially	O
a	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
II	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
CDTV	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
remakes	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defender	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
and	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
:	O
Heroes	O
Live	O
Forever	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
time	O
to	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
damsel	O
in	O
distress	O
and	O
can	O
appeal	O
for	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
legendary	O
bandit	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
strategy	B-Application
boils	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
war	O
of	O
attrition	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
tries	O
to	O
amass	O
larger	O
armies	O
than	O
their	O
opponents	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
attack	O
their	O
territories	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
additional	O
features	O
completed	O
but	O
never	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
shipped	O
game	O
include	O
flaming	O
fireballs	O
(	O
launched	O
via	O
the	O
catapult	O
)	O
,	O
more	O
locations	O
(	O
more	O
varied	O
castles	O
to	O
attack	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
in-depth	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
D	O
.	O
Sachs	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
showcased	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
during	O
interviews	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
art	O
of	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
was	O
put	O
together	O
by	O
Peter	O
Green	O
Design	O
and	O
painted	O
by	O
Ezra	O
Tucker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
of	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
,	O
notably	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
resulted	O
in	O
an	O
enormous	O
loss	O
in	O
graphic	O
and	O
audio	O
quality	O
due	O
to	O
those	O
systems	O
 '	O
inferior	O
abilities	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
were	O
done	O
with	O
better	O
success	O
,	O
the	O
IIGS	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ST	O
versions	O
 '	O
graphics	O
coming	O
quite	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Manhole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
occurred	O
at	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Commodore	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1986	O
,	O
before	O
its	O
November	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
attracted	O
a	O
huge	O
crowd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
became	O
a	O
commercial	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
graphics	O
have	O
set	O
new	O
standards	O
for	O
computer	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
praised	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Defender	O
of	O
the	O
Crown'''s	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
showcase	O
program	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
to	O
your	O
friends.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
complex	O
as	O
other	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
was	O
still	O
exceptionally	O
pleased	O
with	O
Cinemaware	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
a	O
special	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Artistic	O
Achievement	O
in	O
a	O
Computer	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
1990	O
and	O
1993	O
,	O
surveys	O
of	O
wargames	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five.Compute	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
effectively	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
gameplay	O
was	O
oversimplified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
stated	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
not	O
many	O
areas	O
in	O
which	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
could	O
be	O
improved	O
...	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
sophisticated	O
with	O
lush	O
colours	O
and	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Keating	O
,	O
Fiona	O
(	O
July	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
"	O
-	O
page	O
scan	O
at	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
Rack	O
,	O
accessed	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
were	O
less	O
kind	O
to	O
the	O
CD	O
rerelease	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
stood	O
the	O
test	O
of	O
time	O
simply	O
because	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
somewhat	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Noonan	O
,	O
Damien	O
(	O
October	O
1992	O
)	O
"	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
-	O
page	O
scan	O
at	O
Amiga	B-Device
Magazine	O
Rack	O
,	O
issue	O
39	O
,	O
accessed	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012The	O
One	O
magazine	O
in	O
1991	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
the	O
92nd-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyDefender	O
of	O
the	O
Crown	O
II	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Commodore	O
International	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
CDTV	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Lars	O
Fuhrken-Batista	O
and	O
Sean	O
Vesce	O
bought	O
Cinemaware	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
assets	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
Cinemaware	O
Inc.	O
,	O
naming	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
for	O
modern	O
PCs	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reformed	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
:	I-Application
Defender	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
September	O
30	O
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
(	O
October	O
6	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
October	O
15	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
company	O
also	O
created	O
"	O
Digitally	O
Remastered	O
Versions	O
"	O
of	O
classic	O
Cinemaware	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
remake	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
:	O
Heroes	O
Live	O
Forever	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
eGames	O
,	O
<ref>[http://www.egames.com/gamepage.php?id=60 Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever]  from eGames</ref>	O
who	O
had	O
acquired	O
Cinemaware	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Defender	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
was	O
for	O
example	O
Joan	O
of	O
Arc	O
(	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
,	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
