<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
and	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
from	O
Sega	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
selling	O
point	O
was	O
that	O
battles	O
involve	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
soldiers	O
fighting	O
on	O
screen	O
in	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
often	O
likened	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
then-recent	O
film	O
Braveheart	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
critics	O
resoundingly	O
praised	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
for	O
its	O
melding	O
of	O
the	O
war	O
simulation	O
and	O
story-driven	O
RPG	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
most	O
highly	O
regarded	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
later	O
translated	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armies	O
travel	O
between	O
towns	O
and	O
castles	O
via	O
fixed	O
routes	O
on	O
an	O
overhead	O
scrolling	O
map	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
earlier	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
both	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
and	O
battles	O
unfold	O
in	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
game	O
pauses	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
opens	O
a	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
Legendra	O
,	O
which	O
lived	O
in	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
prosperity	O
under	O
the	O
watch	O
of	O
the	O
benevolent	O
goddess	O
Astea	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
came	O
under	O
siege	O
by	O
the	O
evil	O
god	O
Madruk	O
and	O
his	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	O
dragon	O
Harsgalt	O
and	O
his	O
chosen	O
warriors	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
come	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	O
disputes	O
among	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
led	O
to	O
their	O
downfall	O
and	O
left	O
Harsgalt	O
to	O
face	O
Madruk	O
in	O
a	O
fight	O
to	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
the	O
monarchs	O
discover	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
eight	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
they	O
can	O
kill	O
Madruk	O
is	O
by	O
obtaining	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Power	O
left	O
by	O
Harsgalt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
fight	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Madruk	O
's	O
prison	O
and	O
find	O
his	O
three	O
Dark	O
Apostles	O
waiting	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
150,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
reviews	O
lauding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
balance	O
of	O
war	O
simulation	O
with	O
RPG	O
elements	O
and	O
the	O
visual	O
spectacle	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
Next	O
Generation	O
in	O
particular	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
so	O
well	O
integrated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
almost	O
feels	O
secondary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
balances	O
role-playing	O
and	O
strategy	O
elements	O
perfectly	O
,	O
intermittently	O
directing	O
the	O
war	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
through	O
storyline	O
segments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Yeo	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
UK	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
than	O
most	O
;	O
while	O
agreeing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
well-constructed	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
most	O
British	O
gamers	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
attention	O
span	O
needed	O
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
sequences	O
,	O
much	O
less	O
its	O
administrative	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
won	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Saturn	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
for	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Kamisarishi	I-Application
Daichi	I-Application
ni	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
