<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TNS	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wachenröder	B-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
role	O
playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
genrelike	O
games	O
Shining	B-Architecture
Force	I-Architecture
,	O
Vandal	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
several	O
turn-based	O
fights	O
separated	O
by	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
tactical	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
were	O
set	O
in	O
medieval	O
settings	O
,	O
while	O
Wachenröder	B-Application
is	O
instead	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
alternate	O
history	O
,	O
steam	O
power	O
is	O
very	O
sophisticated	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
hold	O
it	O
dear	O
:	O
vehicles	O
,	O
gadgetry	O
or	O
weapons	O
are	O
driven	O
by	O
vapor	B-Application
in	O
place	O
of	O
electricity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
links	O
Wachenröder	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
contents	O
and	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
steampunk	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
examples	O
Stewart	O
Copeland	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
Spyro	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
Ronnie	O
Montrose	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Mr.	B-Application
Bones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wiener	O
Werkstätte	O
logo	O
is	O
printed	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
,	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Wachenröder	B-Application
Original	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
compared	O
the	O
presentation	O
and	O
graphics	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
reviewers	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
scores	O
of	O
7	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
instead	O
recommended	O
Shining	B-Application
Force	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scenario	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
better	O
import	O
title	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
IGN	O
writer	O
David	O
Smith	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
wished	O
game	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
