<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oasis	I-Application
,	O
released	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Story	I-Application
of	I-Application
Thor	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ancient	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
and	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
1994	O
title	O
Beyond	B-Application
Oasis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
add-on	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
official	O
statement	O
and	O
documents	O
from	O
Ancient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Beyond	B-Application
Oasis	I-Application
,	O
the	O
warrior	O
Ordan	O
gives	O
his	O
young	O
pupil	O
Leon	O
the	O
Golden	O
Armlet	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
become	O
the	O
Spirit	O
King	O
of	O
Oasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
action	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
real	B-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
"	O
combos	O
"	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
combinations	O
of	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
action	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Oasis	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
criticism	O
was	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
judge	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
height	O
between	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
though	O
of	O
the	O
critics	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
said	O
his	O
chief	O
complaint	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
too	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
enjoyable	O
but	O
not	O
original	O
enough	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Oasis	I-Application
)	O
to	O
justify	O
its	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Scary	O
Larry	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
somewhat	O
juvenile	O
,	O
this	O
smooth-moving	O
and	O
colorful	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
is	O
engaging	O
and	O
enjoyable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
longevity	O
to	O
be	O
its	O
strongest	O
point	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
said	O
that	O
Thor	O
is	O
an	O
essential	O
purchase	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
currently	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
corking	O
bona	O
fide	O
classics	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
value-for-money	O
from	O
your	O
games	O
,	O
Thor	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
title	O
you	O
should	O
check	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
