<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Treasure	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
their	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
collections	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
platforms	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Landstalker	B-Application
,	O
blending	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
action	B-Application
,	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
and	O
platforming	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
usual	O
role-playing	O
staples	O
like	O
towns	O
,	O
shops	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
spellcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
auto-map	O
feature	O
keeps	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
action	B-Application
and	O
single-room	O
puzzles	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
mazes	O
or	O
labyrinths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Treasure	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sega	O
to	O
develop	O
products	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
four	O
game	O
deal	O
also	O
included	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Headdy	I-Application
,	O
Alien	B-Application
Soldier	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Yu	B-Application
Yu	I-Application
Hakusho	I-Application
Makyō	I-Application
Tōitsusen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
by	O
Kazuhiko	O
Ishida	O
with	O
support	O
from	O
Keiji	O
Fujitake	O
and	O
Treasure	O
president	O
Masato	O
Maekawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iuchi	O
revealed	O
that	O
in	O
its	O
earliest	O
stages	O
,	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
RPG	O
series	O
Wizardry	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishida	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
program	O
multiple	O
joints	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
while	O
Iuchi	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
three-quarters	O
perspective	O
interfered	O
with	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
was	O
Treasure	O
's	O
last	O
title	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
1995	O
,	O
Sega	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
while	O
Samsung	B-Application
published	O
it	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
decades	O
,	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
has	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
downloadable	O
title	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
several	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
compilations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
;	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
collection	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
home	O
platforms	O
beginning	O
in	O
2011	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
Sega	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
consoles	O
in	O
2019	O
;	O
and	O
finally	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
often	O
too	O
easy	O
and	O
dull	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Oasis	I-Application
(	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
European	O
title	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thor	I-Application
)	O
for	O
longevity	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
assessment	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
A	O
superlative	O
arcade	O
adventure	O
with	O
great	O
playability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
reflected	O
Treasure	O
's	O
experience	O
with	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
non-action	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
storyline	O
are	O
overly	O
shallow	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
creates	O
control	O
difficulties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
exciting	O
and	O
graphically	O
pleasing	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
titles	O
that	O
has	O
come	O
out	O
recently	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
a	O
RPG.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
gets	O
a	O
passing	O
grade	O
because	O
of	O
some	O
cool	O
bosses	O
and	O
interesting	O
puzzle	O
challenges.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
commended	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
isometric	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
presentation	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Light	B-Application
Crusader	I-Application
fills	O
an	O
important	O
void	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
role-playing	O
game	O
's	O
library	O
;	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
goes	O
from	O
pure	O
role	O
to	O
adventure	O
and	O
nothing	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
