<s>
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
war	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
ported	O
1992	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
1994	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
Lord	B-Application
Monarch	I-Application
Online	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
both	O
Japanese	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	B-Application
Monarch	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
42	O
titles	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
except	O
there	O
are	O
more	O
themes	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
medieval	O
Europe	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
automatically	O
paused	O
until	O
someone	O
presses	O
the	O
Start	O
button	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
is	O
unlimited	O
time	O
for	O
making	O
alliances	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
—	O
until	O
the	O
start	O
button	O
is	O
pressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
advantage	O
unlike	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
because	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
take	O
time	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
strategically	O
advantageous	O
ally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Lord	B-Application
Monarch	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
broadcast	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Japanese	O
markets	O
via	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
Satellaview	B-Device
subunit	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
BS	O
Lord	B-Application
Monarch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
bridges	O
,	O
monster-filled	O
caves	O
,	O
and	O
fences	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
or	O
destroyed	O
for	O
the	O
purposes	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
units	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
orcs	B-Language
and	O
demons	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
peasants	O
,	O
soldiers	O
,	O
and	O
knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
leader	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
warrior	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
magician	B-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
leader	O
avatar	B-Application
that	O
must	O
liberate	O
hanged	O
men	O
from	O
the	O
gallows	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
assistant	O
,	O
collect	O
treasure	O
chests	O
from	O
the	O
countryside	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
mass	O
influx	O
of	O
gold	O
,	O
and	O
force	O
nearby	O
cities	O
to	O
pay	O
taxes	O
.	O
</s>
