<s>
Emperor	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fading	I-Application
Suns	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
4X	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Holistic	O
Design	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
in-house	O
role-playing	O
game	O
setting	O
Fading	O
Suns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
a	O
complex	O
back-story	O
but	O
was	O
rushed	O
to	O
market	O
and	O
released	O
with	O
numerous	O
severe	O
flaws	B-Error_Name
and	O
several	O
features	O
underdeveloped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
feudal	O
lord	O
of	O
a	O
noble	O
house	O
amongst	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
a	O
galactic	B-Application
empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
battle	O
other	O
noble	O
houses	O
and	O
rally	O
enough	O
support	O
to	O
be	O
crowned	O
Emperor	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
house	O
starts	O
on	O
its	O
respective	O
home	O
planet	O
,	O
and	O
houses	O
starting	O
on	O
temperate	O
planets	O
have	O
an	O
early-game	O
advantage	O
over	O
houses	O
that	O
start	O
on	O
frozen	O
or	O
jungle	B-Device
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
rated	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
With	O
everything	O
from	O
basic	O
combat	O
to	O
diplomatic	O
backstabbing	O
,	O
Emperor	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fading	I-Application
Suns	I-Application
has	O
a	O
depth	O
of	O
play	O
that	O
is	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
strategy	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Personal	O
Computer	O
Magazine	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
destined	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
classic	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
1997	O
review	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
try	O
to	O
fix	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and/or	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
adding	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
balancing	O
out	O
old	O
ones	O
(	O
modding	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
