<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quest	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
published	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
by	O
Quest	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
Enix	O
America	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	O
Battle	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
with	O
enhancements	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
titled	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
begins	O
in	O
the	O
outskirts	O
of	O
the	O
Zeteginan	O
Empire	O
,	O
twenty-four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	O
empire	O
through	O
conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	O
Battle	O
mixes	O
movement	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
development	O
and	O
combat	O
of	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Potential	O
recruits	O
consist	O
of	O
several	O
historical	O
and	O
mythological	O
figures	O
,	O
including	O
knights	O
,	O
ninjas	B-Application
,	O
wizards	O
,	O
angels	O
,	O
griffins	O
,	O
witches	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
accordance	O
with	O
this	O
element	O
,	O
vampires	B-Application
and	O
werewolves	O
will	O
only	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
evening	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
appearing	O
in	O
coffins	O
during	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
appearing	O
as	O
normal	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wanting	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
mark	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
he	O
pitched	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
game	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
were	O
uncommon	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
market	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
less	O
conventional	O
gameplay	O
approach	O
was	O
also	O
meant	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
dominated	O
the	O
RPG	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuno	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
a	O
tactical	O
game	O
before	O
this	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
staff	O
recommendations	O
played	O
Nobunaga	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
to	O
get	O
a	O
feel	O
for	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
challenge	O
faced	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
creating	O
a	O
3D-like	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
limited	O
SNES	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	O
Battle	O
was	O
Yoshida	O
's	O
second	O
title	O
while	O
working	O
at	O
Quest	O
,	O
having	O
first	O
done	O
artwork	O
for	O
Musashi	B-Application
no	I-Application
Bōken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
branch	O
of	O
Enix	O
in	O
May	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Quest	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Cartridge	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
800	O
Nintendo	O
points	O
( $8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
devices	O
with	O
additional	O
downloading	O
maps	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
FOMA	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
EZweb	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
access	O
to	O
wallpapers	O
and	O
ringtones	O
promoting	O
the	O
2010	B-Application
remake	I-Application
of	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Quest	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Artdink	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
localized	O
into	O
English	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
:	I-Application
Limited	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
graphical	O
detail	O
for	O
the	O
units	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
(	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
only	O
allows	O
saving	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
chapter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japan-only	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Riverhillsoft	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
for	O
Atlus	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
a	O
rave	O
review	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
combination	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
hidden	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
feature	O
which	O
defines	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
based	O
on	O
answers	O
to	O
the	O
questions	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
this	O
creates	O
"	O
a	O
different	O
adventure	O
each	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnny	O
Ballgame	O
of	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
line	O
are	O
identical	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
but	O
the	O
audio	O
has	O
been	O
remastered	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
movie-like	O
musical	O
score	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
demanding	O
strategy	O
game	O
loaded	O
with	O
secrets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	O
Battle	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
180th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
named	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
number	O
34	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
41st	O
in	O
its	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
