<s>
Siege	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Mindcraft	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Mindcraft	O
's	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
,	O
Siege	B-Application
is	O
a	O
castle-combat	O
war	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
the	O
hordes	O
of	O
darkness	O
(	O
orcs	O
,	O
trolls	O
,	O
domugs	O
,	O
tekhirs	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
like	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
warriors	O
of	O
good	O
(	O
humans	O
,	O
dwarves	O
,	O
and	O
elves	O
)	O
,	O
either	O
attacking	O
or	O
defending	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
castles	O
in	O
Western	O
Gurtex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manages	O
elite	O
troops	O
,	O
berserkers	O
,	O
sergeants	O
,	O
and	O
engineers	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
assault	O
and	O
defense	O
machines	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
ballistae	O
,	O
burning	O
oil	O
,	O
battering	O
rams	O
,	O
mobile	O
bridges	O
,	O
siege	B-Application
towers	O
,	O
assault	O
ladders	O
,	O
and	O
catapults	O
)	O
and	O
magicians	O
to	O
hurl	O
spells	O
at	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1992	O
complimented	O
Sieges	B-Application
"	O
beautifully	O
rendered	O
"	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
scenario	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
approved	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
castle	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
win	O
conditions	O
and	O
a	O
too-predictable	O
AI	B-Application
opponent	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
all-around	O
unique	O
and	O
engaging	O
simulation	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
computer	O
AI	B-Application
had	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
cruel	O
streak	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
outstanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1993	O
survey	O
of	O
pre	O
20th-century	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niko	O
Nirvi	O
of	O
Pelit	O
summarized	O
:	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
a	O
bit	O
weak	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
violence	O
,	O
playability	O
and	O
digitized	O
effects	O
make	O
this	O
an	O
excellent	O
strategy	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reviewed	O
also	O
the	O
expansion	O
and	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
thing	O
about	O
Dogs	O
of	O
War	O
is	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
Siege	B-Application
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
improved	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
