<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
21	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
game	O
designed	O
to	O
mirror	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
classic	O
RTS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
which	O
work	O
for	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
called	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Hordes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
but	O
features	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
spin-off	O
,	O
called	O
8-Bit	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
science-fiction-themed	O
scenario	O
with	O
a	O
high-tech	O
human	O
and	O
an	O
alien	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8-Bit	B-Application
Armies	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
approach	O
and	O
a	O
classic	O
retro	O
graphic	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
composed	O
by	O
former	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
composer	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
