<s>
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Koei	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
the	O
only	O
real-time	O
wargame	B-Application
game	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
set	O
in	O
feudal	O
Japan	O
,	O
focusing	O
upon	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
eastern	O
Tokugawa	O
clan	O
and	O
western	O
Toyotomi	O
clan	O
(	O
with	O
Ishida	O
Mitsunari	O
as	O
the	O
Toyotomi	O
's	O
guardian	O
and	O
protector	O
)	O
shogunates	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Sengoku	O
Jidai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
later	O
created	O
,	O
Kessen	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Kessen	B-Device
III	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Kessen	B-Device
,	O
he	O
believes	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
explore	O
his	O
ideas	O
more	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kessen	B-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cutscenes	O
were	O
cited	O
by	O
one	O
critic	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
visual	O
appeal	O
to	O
Kessen	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
gained	O
Kessen	B-Device
the	O
most	O
praise	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
department	O
,	O
many	O
citing	O
the	O
orchestral	O
score	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
with	O
one	O
critic	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
English	O
voices	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
and	O
fitting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
