<s>
is	O
a	O
1987	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
line	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
Personal	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerian	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-RPG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
members	O
follow	O
behind	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Options	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
Gradius	B-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerian	B-Application
also	O
employs	O
class-based	O
puzzles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
high-strength	O
character	O
to	O
force	O
open	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
feature	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
was	O
its	O
episodic	O
format	O
that	O
extended	O
across	O
various	O
expansion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
in	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-88VA	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
Turbo	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
MSX2	B-Operating_System
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platforms	O
were	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
Falcom	O
released	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
Falcom	O
released	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Original	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
with	O
somewhat	O
differing	O
content	O
from	O
their	O
PC	O
counterparts	O
were	O
developed	O
:	O
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Victor	O
Musical	O
Industries	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
by	O
Aeria	O
Inc	O
.	O
Base	O
game	O
includes	O
5	O
free	O
scenarios	O
,	O
maximum	O
party	O
size	O
of	O
5	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
between	O
December	O
6	O
and	O
20	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
3	O
in-game	O
items	O
(	O
10000	O
Gold	O
,	O
revival	O
LV3	O
x2	O
,	O
magic	O
item	O
x3	O
)	O
were	O
free	O
,	O
registering	O
as	O
AeriaGames	O
member	O
gets	O
revival	O
LV3	O
x3	O
in-game	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
the	O
PC-88	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
Romancia	B-Application
for	O
the	O
retro	O
game	O
distribution	O
service	O
EGG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
(	O
iAppli	O
)	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
Advanced	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
,	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
G-Mode	O
Archives	O
label	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
add-on	O
expansion	O
packs	O
containing	O
new	O
scenarios	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
,	O
by	O
both	O
Falcom	O
themselves	O
and	O
by	O
other	O
companies	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Falcom	O
:	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Utility	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Additional	O
Scenario	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Additional	O
Scenario	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
–	O
Sengoku	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
,	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
Additional	O
Scenario	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Amorphous	O
:	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
New	O
Scenario	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
,	O
Mieko	O
Ishikawa	O
,	O
Reiko	O
Takebayashi	O
,	O
Hideya	O
Nagata	O
,	O
and	O
Takahito	O
Abe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
was	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Kawai	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
Engine	O
CD	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soundtrack	O
releases	O
for	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
:	O
The	O
original	O
score	O
to	O
the	O
PC-88	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
:	O
The	O
original	O
sound	O
again	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
medleys	O
for	O
each	O
scenario	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
arranged	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerian	B-Application
Super	O
Arrange	O
Version	O
:	O
A	O
series	O
of	O
three	O
albums	O
featuring	O
arrangements	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Namba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volume	O
1	O
contains	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
arrangements	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
scenario	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	O
Collection	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
:	O
A	O
set	O
of	O
3	O
2-disc	O
albums	O
containing	O
various	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
soundtrack	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Perfect	O
Collection	O
Ys	B-Application
album	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerian	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
I	O
&	O
II	O
:	O
Two	O
albums	O
containing	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
base	O
scenario	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Music	O
from	O
Ys	B-Application
Renewal	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
(	O
now	O
Famitsu	O
)	O
reviewed	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
(	O
Genesis	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
score	O
of	O
27	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
1991	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
Scorpia	O
noted	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
an	O
interesting	O
feature	O
or	O
two	O
"	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
division	O
into	O
many	O
miniquests	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
instead	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
long	O
adventure	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
sports	O
fifteen	O
separate	O
small	O
quests	O
"	O
which	O
"	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
variety	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
disliked	O
the	O
magic	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
arcade	O
in	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
typical	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
will	O
find	O
this	O
irksome	O
"	O
but	O
noted	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
just	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
,	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
puzzles	O
to	O
be	O
solved	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
concluded	O
that	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
was	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
for	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
comfortable	O
with	O
"	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
"	I-Application
action	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
of	O
PlatinumGames	O
title	O
Scalebound	B-Device
,	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Hydlide	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
's	O
fantasy	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
gigantic	O
monsters	O
"	O
,	O
different	O
scenarios	O
,	O
"	O
expansive	O
possibilities	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
tons	O
of	O
adventures	O
"	O
and	O
enemies	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hydra	O
boss	O
and	O
"	O
lots	O
of	O
amazing	O
dragons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
