<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Westone	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
with	O
1989	O
's	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
but	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
any	O
previous	O
entry	O
and	O
is	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
where	O
a	O
powerful	O
evil	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Darkling	O
holds	O
a	O
goddess	O
under	O
captivity	O
in	O
his	O
residing	O
tower	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
playable	O
main	O
characters	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
dungeons	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Darkling	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
goddess	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
grant	O
any	O
wish	O
to	O
those	O
capable	O
of	O
challenging	O
her	O
captor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
alike	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
many	O
publications	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
noting	O
its	O
similarities	O
with	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
dungeon	B-Application
crawl	O
and	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
elements	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
six	O
dungeons	B-Application
,	O
each	O
one	O
hosting	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
ambition	O
from	O
her	O
captivity	O
at	O
the	O
tower	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Darkling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
belongs	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
class	O
and	O
their	O
abilities	O
vary	O
primarily	O
in	O
their	O
statistics	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
now	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
via	O
multitap	B-Device
unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
game	O
save	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
internal	O
backup	O
RAM	B-Architecture
or	O
the	O
CD	O
BackUp	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
where	O
a	O
powerful	O
evil	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Darkling	O
resided	O
in	O
an	O
impenetrable	O
tower	O
,	O
taking	O
what	O
he	O
desired	O
from	O
humans	O
who	O
approached	O
near	O
his	O
location	O
and	O
killing	O
those	O
who	O
looked	O
at	O
him	O
,	O
staking	O
his	O
victims	O
as	O
a	O
sign	O
of	O
warning	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
reached	O
the	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darkling	O
captured	O
the	O
goddess	O
and	O
threw	O
her	O
at	O
his	O
tower	O
's	O
dungeon	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
goddess	O
waiting	O
to	O
be	O
free	O
from	O
her	O
captivity	O
and	O
grant	O
any	O
wish	O
to	O
her	O
liberator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Westone	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
company	O
being	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy/Monster	I-Application
World	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
from	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
Westone	O
were	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
several	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy/Monster	I-Application
World	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
co-founder	O
Ryuichi	O
Nishizawa	O
and	O
Hideo	O
Nakajima	O
serving	O
as	O
co-directors	O
,	O
while	O
Bill	O
Rich	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
at	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
