Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
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| Developer(s) | Quest |
| Publisher(s) |
Super NES
Sega Saturn
PlayStation
Virtual Console Square Enix |
| Designer(s) | Yasumi Matsuno |
| Artist(s) | Akihiko Yoshida |
| Composer(s) |
Masaharu Iwata Hitoshi Sakimoto Hayato Matsuo |
| Platform(s) | Super NES, Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) |
Strategy RPG Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | |
| PS | SNES | |
| EGM | 30 / 40 | 31.5 / 40 |
| Eurogamer | 9 / 10 | |
| IGN | 6 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
| Nintendo Life |   |
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| Nintendo Power | 3.2 / 5 | |
| Next Generation |   |
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| RPGFan | 91% | 89% |
| Award | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Nintendo Power |
180th Best Game, Editor Pick |
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (伝説のオウガバトル Densetsu no Ōga Batoru?, "Legendary Ogre Battle") is a 1993 real-time tactical role-playing video game directed by Yasumi Matsuno with artwork by Akihiko Yoshida. It is the first installment of an episodic series, and was originally developed by Quest. Originally released for the Super NES, it has since been released for the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Virtual Console, and cell phones. It was followed up by a sequel in 1995, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen begins in the outskirts of the Zeteginan Empire, twenty-four years after the founding of the empire through conquest. The main character is leading a revolution against this empire, which has turned to evil through the use of black magic by the mage Rashidi.
The game begins with the seer Warren using tarot cards to ask a series of questions to determine the player's suitability as leader of the revolution. There are several questions out of a fixed set which are randomly asked, each of which is associated with one of the twenty-two Major Arcana cards of divinatory tarot. Each question has three possible answers: one righteous, one evil, and one neutral. After the player finishes answering the questions, Warren wishes luck for the revolution and the game begins. The player's answers to these questions determine the Lord's (main character's class) abilities and starting units.
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