<s>
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Trevor	O
Chan	O
of	O
Enlight	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fryhtan	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Enlight	O
released	O
a	O
further	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
series	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
made	O
departures	O
from	O
the	O
traditional	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
model	O
of	O
"	O
gather	O
resources	O
,	O
build	O
a	O
base	O
and	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
attack	O
"	O
set	O
by	O
other	O
RTS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economic	O
model	O
bears	O
more	O
resemblance	O
to	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
than	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
"	O
build-workers	O
,	O
and	O
harvest-resources	O
"	O
system	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inns	O
built	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
hire	O
mercenaries	B-Application
of	O
various	O
occupations	O
,	O
skill	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
seven	O
different	O
cultures	O
to	O
command	O
:	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Mayans	O
,	O
Persians	O
,	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
Greeks	O
,	O
and	O
Normans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
:	O
Ancient	O
Adversaries	O
with	O
this	O
patch	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercially	O
,	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
overshadowed	O
at	O
launch	O
by	O
competing	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
particularly	O
dwarfed	O
by	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
T	O
.	O
Liam	O
McDonald	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
who	O
placed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
blame	O
for	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
sales	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
indifferent	O
ad	O
campaign	O
and	O
weak	O
graphics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
Rausch	O
and	O
McDonald	O
noted	O
that	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
had	O
attracted	O
a	O
dedicated	O
fan	O
following	O
by	O
1999	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
Rausch	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
"	O
fairly	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
sales	O
of	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
surpassed	O
200,000	O
units	O
by	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
(	O
though	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
belong	O
to	O
its	O
sequel	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
was	O
the	O
finalist	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
1997	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
fierce	O
competition	O
from	O
this	O
year	O
's	O
other	O
top-notch	O
strategy	O
releases	O
,	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
stands	O
tall	O
as	O
an	O
inventive	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
product	O
destined	O
to	O
be	O
remembered.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1999	O
retrospective	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
named	O
Seven	B-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
as	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
10	O
Essential	O
Real-time	O
Strategy	B-Application
Games	I-Application
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
