<s>
Majesty	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Sim	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cyberlore	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
under	O
the	O
MicroProse	O
brand	O
name	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
simulator	O
;	O
that	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
witticism	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
adherence	O
to	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
cliches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Majesty	B-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
king	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
realm	O
called	O
Ardania	O
which	O
features	O
city	O
sewers	O
infested	O
with	O
giant	O
rats	O
,	O
landscapes	O
dotted	O
with	O
ancient	O
evil	O
castles	O
,	O
and	O
soldiers	O
helpless	O
against	O
anything	O
bigger	O
than	O
a	O
goblin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacPlay	O
released	O
a	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
port	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infogrames	O
released	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Majesty	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
Majesty	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
bundling	O
Majesty	B-Application
and	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Publishing	O
released	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Majesty	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesty	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Majesty	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Edition	O
in	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolutions	O
and	O
including	O
two	O
downloadable	O
quests	O
that	O
were	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Majesty	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Base-building	O
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
period	O
,	O
but	O
units	O
are	O
autonomousa	O
feature	O
usually	O
associated	O
with	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
gamesand	O
possess	O
attributes	O
borrowed	O
from	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
of	O
heroes	O
in	O
Majesty	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
sim	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majesty	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviews	O
commenting	O
positively	O
on	O
its	O
unique	O
combination	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
different	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
gamers	O
giving	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
and	O
numerous	O
positive	O
comments	O
on	O
The	O
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Tome	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
numerous	O
positive	O
comments	O
at	O
LinuxGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
sums	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Majesty	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
feeling	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
strategy	O
or	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
or	O
playing	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
Birthright.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Majesty	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Sacrifice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
presented	O
Majesty	B-Application
with	O
a	O
special	O
award	O
"	O
Pleasant	O
Surprise	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
hooked	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
of	O
us	O
with	O
a	O
quick-paced	O
,	O
hands-off	O
formula	O
that	O
defied	O
our	O
expectations	O
and	O
won	O
our	O
hearts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
solid	O
multiplay	O
keeps	O
Majesty	B-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ranks	O
of	O
RTS	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Majesty	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
is	O
generally	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
fine	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Majesty	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
Majesty	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
released	O
Majesty	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
containing	O
both	O
Majesty	B-Application
and	O
Majesty	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
,	O
but	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
larger	O
resolutions	O
and	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
two	O
downloadable	O
quests	O
that	O
were	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Majesty	B-Application
,	O
but	O
not	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
The	O
Northern	O
Expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyberlore	O
Studios	O
planned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Majesty	B-Application
Legends	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Majesty	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Sim	I-Application
,	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
"	O
Majesty	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
Sim	I-Application
"	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
HeroCraft	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Playbook	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Bada	O
and	O
high-end	O
Nokia	B-Operating_System
Symbian	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPod	O
touch	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
