<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Impression	O
Games	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
and	O
US	O
(	O
DOS	O
)	O
both	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Crucial	O
Entertainment	O
CD	O
release	O
of	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
34-page	O
PDF	O
book	O
of	O
England	O
Under	O
Edward	O
1	O
written	O
by	O
Jennifer	O
Hawthorne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
deemed	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
a	O
must-have	O
title	O
for	O
strategy	O
fans	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
randomized	O
events	O
,	O
genuine	O
challenge	O
,	O
impressive	O
rendered	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
player-controlled	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
diverse	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
structure	O
to	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
has	O
notched	O
its	O
own	O
place	O
in	O
wargaming	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
's	O
Stew	O
Shearer	O
summed	O
up	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
"	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stellar	O
strategy	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
more	O
than	O
worth	O
the	O
$5.99	O
that	O
GOG	O
is	O
asking	O
for	O
it	O
(	O
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
 [ sic ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1994	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
with	O
its	O
1994	O
"	O
Best	O
Historical	O
Simulation	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
stating	O
"	O
Presentation	O
is	O
excellent	O
throughout	O
,	O
making	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
drag	O
bars	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
you	O
always	O
know	O
exactly	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
...	O
everything	O
looks	O
neat	O
and	O
pretty	O
"	O
and	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
"	O
charming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
compared	O
the	O
combat	O
to	O
Fields	B-Application
of	I-Application
Glory	I-Application
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
requires	O
more	O
strategy	O
and	O
careful	O
placement	O
of	O
troops	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
farming	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Genesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
three	O
sequels	O
:	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1996	O
(	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
)	O
,	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
and	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
