<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
fantasy	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
is	O
notably	O
considered	O
the	O
forerunner	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
graphical	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
titled	O
King	B-Language
's	I-Language
Bounty	I-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Legend	I-Language
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
additional	O
sequels	O
including	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armored	I-Application
Princess	I-Application
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crossworlds	I-Application
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
progressively	O
stronger	O
villain	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
claims	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
reward	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
"	O
on	O
that	O
villain	O
)	O
another	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
revealing	O
the	O
sceptre	O
's	O
burial	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
features	O
four	O
selectable	O
hero	O
classes	O
:	O
Barbarian	O
,	O
Knight	O
,	O
Paladin	O
,	O
and	O
Sorceress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
king	B-Application
's	I-Application
bounty	I-Application
is	O
collected	O
on	O
more	O
villains	O
,	O
the	O
king	O
may	O
increase	O
the	O
rank	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
occurs	O
when	O
sieging	B-Application
an	O
occupied	O
castle	O
or	O
engaging	O
a	O
wandering	O
army	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
is	O
notably	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
obvious	O
change	O
being	O
the	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
arguably	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
careful	O
player	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
could	O
often	O
maneuver	O
past	O
several	O
wandering	O
armies	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
without	O
being	O
successfully	O
engaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gone	O
from	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
are	O
all	O
keyboard	O
controls	O
and	O
hero	O
naming	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
improved	O
graphic	O
set	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
minor	O
change	O
,	O
wandering	O
armies	O
are	O
now	O
displayed	O
according	O
to	O
their	O
most	O
powerful	O
stack	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
generic	O
stacks	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
that	O
corresponded	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
remain	O
trademark	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Faery	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
appearing	O
similar	O
though	O
featuring	O
different	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
precursor	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
being	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
storyline	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Jon	O
Van	O
Caneghem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
manual	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
van	O
Caneghem	O
credits	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
as	O
the	O
precursor	O
to	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
some	O
HOMM	O
anthologies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Compendium	O
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Millennium	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2001	B-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
Heroes	B-Device
of	I-Device
Might	I-Device
and	I-Device
Magic	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Dragon	I-Device
Bone	I-Device
Staff	I-Device
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
made	O
by	O
3DO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Russian	O
game	O
publisher	O
1C	O
Company	O
purchased	O
the	O
property	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
attached	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
a	O
title	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Katauri	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
located	O
in	O
Kaliningrad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
King	B-Language
's	I-Language
Bounty	I-Language
:	I-Language
The	I-Language
Legend	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
Armoured	O
Princess	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
called	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crossworlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
still	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
engine	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
new	O
units	O
,	O
protagonist	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Side	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
dark	O
side	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
light	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
1C	O
officially	O
announced	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
sequel	O
,	O
usually	O
called	O
"	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
another	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Royal	O
Bounty	O
HD	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
gameplay	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
unofficial	O
version	O
of	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
original	O
graphics	O
and	O
expanded	O
storyline	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
Russian	O
programmer	O
Sergei	O
Markoff	O
(	O
Russian	O
:	O
Сергей	O
Марков	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
free	O
SmarThink	B-Application
chess	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Task	O
Force	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
boardgame	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
wound	O
up	O
releasing	O
about	O
9	O
months	O
apart	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
NWC	O
had	O
sold	O
TFG	O
to	O
former	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
Vice-President	O
John	O
Olsen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
versions	O
of	O
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
were	O
called	O
Heroes	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
very	O
different	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
by	O
different	O
designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TFG	O
never	O
wound	O
up	O
releasing	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bounty	I-Application
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#175	O
,	O
also	O
giving	O
that	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lessers	O
reviewed	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#187	O
,	O
again	O
giving	O
that	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
3	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retroactively	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Sega-16.com,	O
who	O
-	O
in	O
consideration	O
of	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
-	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
10.0	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
