<s>
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
chess	B-Application
simulation	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Leviathan	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
chess	B-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
playable	O
locally	O
between	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
owners	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
featured	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
at	O
four	O
different	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
,	O
including	O
speed	O
chess	B-Application
and	O
a	O
battle	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
games	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sets	O
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
either	O
2D	O
or	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
sets	O
available	O
in	O
different	O
themes	O
(	O
including	O
magicians	O
and	O
an	O
aquatic	O
civilization	O
)	O
and	O
featuring	O
animated	O
pieces	O
that	O
battle	O
when	O
captures	O
take	O
place	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
a	O
realm	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
—	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
unique	O
animated	O
chess	B-Application
set	O
—	O
and	O
move	O
their	O
armies	O
around	O
a	O
tactical	O
map	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
capture	O
squares	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
winning	O
games	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rolando	O
Cordova	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
attention	O
grabbing	O
...	O
visual	O
style	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
fun	O
to	O
watch	O
"	O
animated	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
,	O
which	O
"	O
does	O
a	O
fine	O
job	O
of	O
challenging	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
from	O
novice	O
to	O
master	O
strategists	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
offers	O
nothing	O
that	O
previous	O
chess	B-Application
videogames	O
have	O
n't	O
covered	O
a	O
billion	O
times	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
"offer[s]	O
a	O
new	O
visual	O
style	O
to	O
[chess]",	O
players	O
should	O
not	O
buy	O
it	O
"	O
expecting	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
revolutionized	O
and	O
less	O
complicated	O
version	O
of	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
fairly	O
good	O
looking	O
"	O
visuals	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
challenging	O
"	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
online	O
mode	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
works	O
fairly	O
well	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
ability	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasavin	O
felt	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
"	O
represents	O
an	O
awkward	O
attempt	O
to	O
layer	O
a	O
storyline	O
and	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
purpose	O
to	O
chess	B-Application
"	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
chess	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
need	O
a	O
plot	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
real-time	O
battle	O
mode	O
"	O
at	O
best	O
...	O
a	O
decent	O
distraction	O
from	O
the	O
real	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Online	B-Application
Chess	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
"	O
inherently	O
has	O
something	O
going	O
for	O
it	O
just	O
by	O
letting	O
you	O
play	O
a	O
competent	O
version	O
of	O
chess	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
chess	B-Application
programs	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
other	O
chess	B-Application
programs	O
out	O
there	O
provide	O
far	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
scales	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
play	O
against	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
complete	O
tutorials	O
and	O
training	O
modes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
