Brigandine is a turn based strategy role playing game released for the Sony PlayStation in the United States in 1999 developed by Game Arts and published by Atlus the game places the player in the role of a ruler of one of six nations on the continent of Forsena each nation has a unique leader a set of knights and a roster of monsters that can be recruited and deployed in tactical battles fought on a hexagonal grid the campaign progresses through a series of turns in which the player manages castle defenses moves armies across the map and engages in combat to capture enemy strongholds victory is achieved by conquering all opposing castles or by fulfilling specific narrative conditions tied to each faction the title is notable for its deep strategic layer combined with traditional role playing progression such as experience points class changes and equipment upgrades the visual presentation uses hand drawn sprites and detailed background art that convey a medieval fantasy atmosphere the soundtrack composed by Kenji Ito enhances the epic tone with orchestral motifs and memorable battle themes replay value is high because each of the six factions offers a distinct storyline unique units and different strategic challenges the game also features a multiplayer mode that allows two players to compete using linked PlayStation consoles the title was added to the iOctavio.com database on 2002-11-18 and has been categorized under the role playing game genre to aid discovery highlights include the blend of grand strategy and tactical combat the variety of recruitable monsters ranging from dragons to elementals the branching narrative that reacts to player choices the robust class system that lets knights evolve into advanced roles and the enduring fan community that continues to produce mods and strategy guides