<s>
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
is	O
a	O
1986	B-Application
top-down	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Dagger	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Academic	O
Matt	O
Barton	O
describes	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
as	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
hardcore	O
RPG	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
tactical	O
CRPGs	O
ever	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
RPG	O
designed	O
in-house	O
by	O
SSI	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
wargame	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
detailed	O
tactical	O
combat	O
system	O
came	O
from	O
Murray	O
and	O
Brors	O
's	O
background	O
in	O
wargaming	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
brought	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
to	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crowns	I-Device
tactical	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSI	O
sold	O
47,676	O
copies	O
of	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Commodore	O
game	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1986	B-Application
favorably	O
reviewed	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
unusual	O
fantasy	O
game	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
admired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
injuries	O
and	O
bleeding	O
in	O
simulating	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
there	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
emphasis	O
on	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
trivial	O
puzzles	O
and	O
almost	O
no	O
interaction	O
between	O
the	O
party	O
and	O
anyone	O
else	O
beyond	O
buying	O
,	O
selling	O
,	O
and	O
killing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1986	B-Application
ANALOG	O
Computing	O
review	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	O
version	O
"	O
superb	O
...	O
a	O
true	O
gem	O
,	O
an	O
addictive	O
game	O
which	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
yourself	O
playing	O
day	O
in	O
and	O
day	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
in	O
Dragon	O
#114	O
by	O
Hartley	O
and	O
Pattie	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antics	O
review	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
"	O
throws	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
tricks	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
is	O
mostly	O
old	O
wine	O
in	O
new	O
bottles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Wizard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
is	O
okay	O
.	O
</s>
