<s>
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
Person	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lordly	I-Application
Caliber	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Quest	O
Corporation	O
and	O
localized	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
conceptually	O
similar	O
to	O
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
,	O
significant	O
gameplay	O
tweaks	O
were	O
implemented	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
flow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
being	O
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
,	O
and	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
2010	O
making	O
it	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
Magnus	B-Application
Gallant	I-Application
dies	O
,	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
is	O
shown	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
cycles	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Magnus	B-Application
Gallant	I-Application
,	O
a	O
recent	O
graduate	O
of	O
the	O
Ischka	O
Military	O
Academy	O
,	O
and	O
fledgling	O
captain	O
in	O
Palatinus	O
 '	O
Southern	O
region	O
,	O
Alba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Neutral	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
General	O
Magnus	B-Application
Gallant	I-Application
,	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
Palatinus	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
one	O
is	O
Lawful	O
,	O
after	O
Frederick	O
dies	O
an	O
untimely	O
death	O
,	O
the	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
tribes	O
Of	O
the	O
East	O
of	O
Gallea	O
and	O
Zeteginia	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
invade	O
Palatinus	O
right	O
after	O
Lodis	O
weakened	O
it	O
,	O
attack	O
;	O
Magnus	O
is	O
named	O
:	O
"	O
Magnus	B-Application
Gallant	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Paladian	O
King	O
"	O
;	O
his	O
rule	O
becomes	O
forever	O
to	O
be	O
remembered	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
Aeneas	O
Gallant	O
takes	O
the	O
Throne	O
,	O
following	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
footsteps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
series	O
creator	O
Yasumi	O
Matsuno	O
began	O
planning	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
Ogre	O
game	O
which	O
would	O
balance	O
the	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
concepts	O
of	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
with	O
the	O
"	O
niche	O
"	O
style	O
of	O
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
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
Matsuno	O
left	O
Quest	O
for	O
Square	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Ogre	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Quest	O
after	O
Matsuno	O
and	O
other	O
staff	O
left	O
for	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
sometime	O
prior	O
to	O
1997	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
(	O
N64	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
Saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
debating	O
whether	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
cartridge	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
disc-based	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
apparently	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
it	O
later	O
settled	O
into	O
being	O
a	O
standard	O
cartridge-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
credited	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
second-largest	O
N64	B-Operating_System
cartridge	O
at	O
320	O
megabits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsuo	O
had	O
previously	O
held	O
a	O
minor	O
composing	O
role	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
he	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
far	O
larger	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Sakimoto	O
and	O
Iwata	O
,	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
their	O
only	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakimoto	O
commented	O
later	O
than	O
he	O
found	O
transferring	O
his	O
music	O
into	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
sound	O
environment	O
hard	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
lack	O
of	O
knowledge	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
under	O
that	O
title	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
retitled	O
to	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
handled	O
Ogre	O
Battle	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
market	O
place	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
this	O
marked	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
debut	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
9.1	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
an	O
8.8	O
from	O
IGN	O
and	O
several	O
reviews	O
in	O
that	O
range	O
from	O
other	O
sources	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
111th	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>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
,	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.0	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
(	O
and	O
still	O
is	O
)	O
lordly	O
indeed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
sales	O
had	O
"	O
fallen	O
prey	O
to	O
[	O
the	O
game's ]	O
console	O
of	O
origin	O
,	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
