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Instruction booklet · May 1995

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

Real Time Strategy (RTS)Role-playing (RPG)StrategyAdventure1 playerESRB E

The story

It’s up to you to defeat the Empire. It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the Zetegenian Empire first conquered the Kingdoms of Zenobia with a wrath of fear and bloodshed. You are the leader of a band of rebels who’ve fought to preserve the last shred of honor in this desperate time of treachery.

Specifications

Released
May 1995
Developer
Quest Corporation
Publisher
Enix
Players
1
Genre
Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Adventure
Rating
ESRB E
Series
Ogre Battle
Themes
Fantasy · Warfare
View
Bird view / Isometric

What the magazines said

8.5
8
7
8
EGM · four reviewers
8
8
8
9
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
67/100 (24 ratings)
GameRankings
84%
Eurogamer
9/10
Game Informer
6.75/10
GameFan
90/100, 94/100, 90/100
IGN
9/10
Nintendo Life
9/10
Next Generation
4/5
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