<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
April	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
by	O
Destineer	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
only	O
seeking	O
to	O
warn	O
the	O
nearby	O
town	O
of	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
creatures	O
named	O
the	O
Krug	B-Application
,	O
the	O
farmer	O
and	O
the	O
companions	O
that	O
join	O
her	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
are	O
soon	O
swept	O
up	O
in	O
finding	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
defeat	O
another	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Seck	O
,	O
resurgent	O
after	O
being	O
trapped	O
for	O
300	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
levels	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
continuous	O
area	O
without	O
loading	O
screens	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
journeys	O
through	O
,	O
fighting	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
by	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
by	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
1997	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joined	O
by	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
coworkers	O
from	O
Cavedog	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Taylor	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
different	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
trying	O
several	O
concepts	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Soule	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2003	O
Computer	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
by	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Aranna	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
further	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
expansion	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Agony	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
main	O
title	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trilogy	O
of	O
movies	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
loosely	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
In	O
the	O
Name	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
:	O
A	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
Tale	O
(	O
2007	O
,	O
theaters	O
)	O
,	O
In	O
the	O
Name	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
2	O
:	O
Two	O
Worlds	O
(	O
2011	O
,	O
home	O
video	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
In	O
the	O
Name	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
3	O
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Mission	O
(	O
2014	O
,	O
home	O
video	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
pseudo-medieval	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
3D	O
with	O
a	O
third-person	O
virtual	O
camera	O
system	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
navigate	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
fight	O
off	O
hostile	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
joined	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
via	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
switch	O
which	O
character	O
they	O
are	O
controlling	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
a	O
player	O
gains	O
enough	O
experience	O
points	O
from	O
killing	O
enemies	O
and	O
reaches	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
in	O
that	O
weapon	O
type	O
,	O
they	O
gain	O
some	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
in	O
their	O
strength	O
,	O
dexterity	O
,	O
or	O
intelligence	O
statistics	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
relate	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
health	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
that	O
they	O
have	O
,	O
and	O
damage	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
with	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
usable	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
potions	O
to	O
restore	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
has	O
both	O
a	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
matches	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
and	O
joined	O
via	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
direct	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
closure	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
matchmaking	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Ehb	O
,	O
a	O
varied	O
region	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Aranna	B-Application
containing	O
deserts	O
,	O
swamps	O
,	O
forests	O
,	O
and	O
mountains	O
,	O
created	O
three	O
centuries	O
earlier	O
at	O
the	O
dissolution	O
of	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
farming	O
village	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
creatures	O
named	O
the	O
Krug	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
farmer	O
with	O
no	O
given	O
background	O
who	O
is	O
named	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
journeys	O
through	O
the	O
Krug	B-Application
forces	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Stonebridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
journeying	O
through	O
crypts	O
,	O
mines	O
,	O
and	O
mountains	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
reaches	O
Glacern	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
Krug	B-Application
invasion	O
happened	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
the	O
Grand	O
Mage	O
Merik	O
disappeared	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
charged	O
with	O
traveling	O
over	O
the	O
mountains	O
to	O
Fortress	O
Kroth	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
legion	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mountains	O
they	O
find	O
Merik	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
Krug	B-Application
invasion	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
invasion	O
by	O
the	O
Seck	O
,	O
who	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
Stars	O
before	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
underneath	O
Castle	O
Ehb	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
have	O
escaped	O
and	O
taken	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
by	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
1997	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joined	O
by	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
coworkers	O
from	O
Cavedog	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Taylor	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
different	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
than	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
trying	O
several	O
concepts	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Soule	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
prior	O
role-playing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Ultima	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
primarily	O
by	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Taylor	O
admired	O
for	O
having	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
"	O
concentrated	O
on	O
action	O
"	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
jump	O
into	O
without	O
first	O
researching	O
the	O
gameplay	O
details	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
and	O
Hallford	O
discussed	O
producing	O
a	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
novel	O
to	O
explore	O
Hallford	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
wanted	O
to	O
further	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
formula	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
picking	O
a	O
character	O
class	O
at	O
all	O
and	O
omitting	O
Diablos	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
included	O
their	O
game	B-Application
development	I-Application
tool	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Siege	O
Editor	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
mod	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
seen	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
players	O
creating	O
mods	O
for	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
,	O
Taylor	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
that	O
to	O
the	O
extreme	O
"	O
and	O
provide	O
a	O
full	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
to	O
foster	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
players	O
enhancing	O
and	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
hoped	O
that	O
providing	O
what	O
Daily	O
Radar	O
called	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
comprehensive	O
level	O
toolsets	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
quickly	O
and	O
easily	O
create	O
small	O
game	O
regions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
allow	O
more	O
serious	O
modders	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
develop	O
entire	O
parallel	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
attributed	O
his	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
releasing	O
their	O
own	O
development	O
tools	O
for	O
modding	O
to	O
both	O
his	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
seeing	O
mods	O
for	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
produced	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
negative	O
consequences	O
to	O
John	O
Carmack	O
and	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
historical	O
tendency	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
entire	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kijanka	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
also	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
changing	O
technologies	O
mid-development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
building	O
a	O
custom	O
animation	O
editor	O
before	O
moving	O
to	O
a	O
licensed	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
OpenGL	B-Application
graphics	O
library	O
only	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
Direct3D	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
publishing	O
wing	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
publish	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
announced	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
did	O
not	O
strongly	O
consider	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
to	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Gas	O
Powered	O
Games	O
spent	O
the	O
added	O
time	O
tuning	O
and	O
polishing	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expanding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
items	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
by	O
Destineer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2002	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
had	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
certification	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
highly	O
rated	O
by	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
listed	O
by	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
as	O
the	O
third-highest	O
rated	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
behind	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Morrowind	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
twenty-first-highest	O
computer	O
game	O
overall	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
similarly	O
lauded	O
;	O
the	O
GamePro	O
review	O
claimed	O
that	O
"	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Sieges	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
perhaps	O
its	O
biggest	O
and	O
most	O
transparent	O
improvement	O
over	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
computer	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Adams	O
of	O
IGN	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
some	O
changes	O
and	O
improvements	O
,	O
and	O
Coffey	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
keeping	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
directly	O
rated	O
as	O
better	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
too	O
different	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
directly	O
compare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Vederman	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
and	O
GamePros	O
reviewer	O
claimed	O
it	O
"	O
walks	O
all	O
over	O
its	O
competition	O
with	O
almost	O
effortless	O
grace	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Adams	O
of	O
IGN	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
entertaining	O
but	O
had	O
"	O
untapped	O
potential	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2000	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
proceeded	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
Best	O
RPG	O
award	O
from	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
and	O
Most	O
Immersive	O
Role-playing	O
Game	O
award	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
's	O
2003	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
in	O
the	O
Computer	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
categories	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
win	O
either	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Roleplaying	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
again	O
to	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
Legends	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aranna	I-Application
,	O
a	O
full	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
Mad	O
Doc	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
monsters	O
in	O
icy	O
hills	O
,	O
jungles	O
,	O
and	O
islands	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
mystical	O
Great	O
Clock	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
artifact	O
which	O
controls	O
Aranna	B-Application
's	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
game	O
received	O
its	O
own	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Broken	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
spinoff	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Agony	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
main	O
title	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
movie	O
directed	O
by	O
Uwe	O
Boll	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
In	O
the	O
Name	O
of	O
the	O
King	O
:	O
A	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
Tale	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
theaters	O
in	O
2007	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
loosely	O
based	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
