<s>
Impire	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Cyanide	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
press	O
reactions	O
to	O
Impire	B-Application
drew	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
's	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1997	O
that	O
received	O
widespread	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Keeper	I-Application
,	O
Impire	B-Application
similarly	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
command	O
over	O
a	O
subterranean	O
empire	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
construct	O
buildings	O
,	O
recruit	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
engage	O
minions	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
fictional	O
universe	O
of	O
Impire	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
persona	O
of	O
Baʿal-Abaddon	O
,	O
a	O
primordial	O
evil	O
summoned	O
from	O
Tartarus	O
and	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
the	O
physical	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
demonic	O
imp	B-Language
,	O
initially	O
forced	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
incompetent	O
sorcerer	O
Oscar	O
van	O
Fairweather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
Impire	B-Application
,	O
Baal-Abaddon	O
escapes	O
van	O
Fairweather	O
's	O
control	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
reconstruct	O
his	O
ancient	O
,	O
nefarious	O
empire	O
under	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Ardania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
announcing	O
the	O
project	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Yves	O
Bordeleau	O
,	O
the	O
Studio	O
Director	O
of	O
Cyanide	O
Montreal	O
indicated	O
that	O
Impire	B-Application
was	O
in	O
'	O
pre-pre-alpha	O
'	O
during	O
his	O
presentation	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
Bordeleau	O
's	O
demonstration	O
,	O
he	O
frequently	O
referenced	O
the	O
'	O
scenarios	O
 '	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
and	O
co-operative	O
campaign	O
setting	O
of	O
Impire	B-Application
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
predominantly	O
mission-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impire	B-Application
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
