<s>
Spellcross	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Last	O
Battle	O
(	O
Spellcross	B-Application
:	O
Poslední	O
bitva	O
in	O
Czech	O
;	O
Spellcross	B-Application
:	O
Ostatnia	O
bitwa	O
in	O
Polish	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Slovak	O
company	O
Cauldron	O
HQ	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sales	O
Curve	O
Interactive	O
in	O
1997/1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Spellcross	B-Application
,	O
a	O
contemporary	O
Earth	O
military	O
fights	O
for	O
survival	O
against	O
an	O
extradimensional	O
invasion	O
of	O
orcs	B-Language
,	O
undead	O
,	O
harpies	O
and	O
other	O
fantasy	B-Application
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewer	O
Niko	O
Nirvi	O
observed	O
in	O
his	O
article	O
for	O
Pelit	O
that	O
Spellcross	B-Application
was	O
distinguished	O
from	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
by	O
how	O
the	O
enemy	O
would	O
launch	O
its	O
own	O
attempts	O
to	O
conquer	O
ground	O
-	O
a	O
feature	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
write	O
,	O
with	O
strategic	O
depth	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
find	O
themselves	O
hit	O
while	O
vulnerable	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
allowed	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
ducks	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
on	O
Spellcross'''	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
XCOM	O
series	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
research	O
mechanic	O
about	O
studying	O
the	O
enemy	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
equipment	O
and	O
plot	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
what	O
Nirvi	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Panzer	B-Application
General	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
core	O
units	O
persist	O
from	O
mission	O
to	O
mission	O
,	O
retaining	O
their	O
experience	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petr	O
Poláček	O
,	O
Marketing	O
Director	O
of	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
's	O
in-house	O
Bratislava	O
studio	O
Nine	O
Rocks	O
Games	O
,	O
former	O
Head	O
of	O
Marketing	O
of	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
and	O
LeveL	O
editor	O
,	O
called	O
Spellcross''	O
the	O
most	O
significant	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
Slovakia	O
in	O
a	O
phone	O
interview	O
quoted	O
in	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
.	O
</s>
