<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
NEC	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Nectaris	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
featuring	O
several	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
re-releases	O
through	O
download	O
services	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
favourably	O
compared	O
its	O
gameplay	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
such	O
as	O
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
others	O
criticized	O
several	O
aspects	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
similarly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
influence	O
on	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Neo	O
Nectaris	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Allied-Union	O
across	O
sixteen	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
maps	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
Moon	O
in	O
2089	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
giving	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
desperate	O
offense	O
against	O
the	O
Axis-Xenon	O
Empire	O
before	O
they	O
launch	O
their	O
doomsday	O
weapon	O
S.A.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
1989	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Nectaris	B-Application
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
NEC	O
on	O
15	O
February	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
also	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
recently	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
across	O
every	O
regional	O
variant	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
was	O
first	O
ported	O
under	O
its	O
Japanese	O
name	O
Nectaris	B-Application
by	O
SystemSoft	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
on	O
17	O
September	O
1993	O
and	O
later	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
on	O
25	O
September	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
by	O
Sunflowers	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Europe	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
Nectaris	B-Application
name	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
units	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
later	O
received	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
conversion	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
CD-appendix	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
August	O
–	O
September	O
1997	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
LOGiN	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
distributed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
at	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
unit	O
placement	O
editor	O
unique	O
to	O
this	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
1998	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Jaleco	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Nectaris	B-Application
:	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
on	O
22	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
battle	O
sequences	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
14	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
for	O
BREW	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Tiger	O
Development	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
for	O
touch	O
controls	O
and	O
redrawn	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
selling	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
failure	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
led	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
also	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
positively	O
for	O
its	O
moon	O
setting	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
favourably	O
to	O
Desert	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
garnered	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
War	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
&	O
Computer	O
Entertainment'''s	O
"	O
1990	O
Best	O
Military-Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hiroaki	O
Kageyama	O
of	O
Oh	O
!	O
X	O
reviewed	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
conversion	O
titled	O
Nectaris	B-Application
,	O
feeling	O
disappointed	O
for	O
the	O
visuals	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
's	O
graphic	O
capabilities	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
game	O
's	O
the	O
overall	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
version	O
proved	O
popular	O
among	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
userbase	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
conversion	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Nectaris	B-Application
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
Ingo	O
Horn	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
as	O
well	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
strategists	O
would	O
not	O
find	O
a	O
game	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
Nectaris	B-Application
for	O
DOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
iteration	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGames	O
Joe	O
Ottoson	O
praised	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
vehicle	O
designs	O
,	O
faithful	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
HuCard	O
music	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Nectaris	B-Application
holds	O
up	O
well	O
despite	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
commended	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
revamping	O
the	O
original	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
game	O
from	O
a	O
visual	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
construction	O
mode	O
and	O
two-player	O
action	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
strength	O
lies	O
within	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
complexity	O
,	O
regarding	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
BREW	B-Application
version	O
also	O
garnered	O
positive	O
attention	O
from	O
reviewers.Military	O
Madness	O
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
equally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
re-release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
remarked	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
he	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
premier	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
alongside	O
Langrisser	B-Application
and	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titles	O
but	O
nevertheless	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
effort	O
that	O
justifies	O
its	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
being	O
playable	O
and	O
well	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
also	O
noted	O
similarities	O
with	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
but	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
and	O
certainly	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
turn-based	O
,	O
grid-based	O
,	O
moon-based	O
strategy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
claimed	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
presented	O
similarly	O
complex	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
as	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
a	O
manga	O
titled	O
The	O
Shape	O
of	O
Happiness	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
Comix	O
collection	O
from	O
March	O
1989	O
,	O
drawn	O
by	O
Tamakichi	O
Sakura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
titled	O
Earth	O
Light	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
coded	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
programmer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Neo	O
Nectaris	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
and	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
portable	O
entry	O
titled	O
Nectaris	B-Application
GB	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nectaris	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Military	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
:	O
Neo	O
Nectaris	B-Application
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
seminal	O
1992	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
a	O
sequel/remake	O
of	O
Nectaris	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
Super	O
System	O
CD²	O
called	O
Neo	O
Nectaris''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	O
Nectaris	B-Application
covers	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
but	O
then	O
escalates	O
to	O
Mars	O
,	O
featuring	O
new	O
enemies	O
known	O
as	O
Bioheiki	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
other	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
line	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
an	O
English	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
from	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
