<s>
AirMech	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Carbon	O
Games	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
VR	B-Application
version	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
onto	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
Strike	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
Arena	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Technosoft	O
's	O
popular	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
similar	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
big	O
transforming	O
humanoid	O
combat	O
vehicle	O
that	O
can	O
fly	O
above	O
the	O
battle	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
land	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
to	O
aid	O
units	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
their	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
directly	O
and	O
then	O
building	O
units	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
achieving	O
whatever	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
pilot/unit/item/airmech/part	O
that	O
affects	O
gameplay	O
can	O
be	O
bought	O
with	O
kudos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
has	O
different	O
abilities	O
and	O
stats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
are	O
equipped	O
on	O
airmechs	O
and	O
provide	O
minor	O
stat	O
boosts	O
with	O
a	O
downside	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
parts	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
the	O
more	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
used	O
the	O
airmech	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirMech	B-Operating_System
features	O
four	O
core	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
solo	O
(	O
including	O
challenges	O
)	O
,	O
co-op	O
,	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Solo	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2v2	O
solo	O
or	O
3v3	O
solo	O
,	O
they	O
get	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solo	O
mode	O
also	O
consists	O
of	O
1v2	O
or	O
1v3	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
against	O
2	O
or	O
3	O
AI	B-Application
Opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
as	O
PvP	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
but	O
with	O
an	O
online	O
human	O
player	O
on	O
their	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
as	O
PvP	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
against	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
in	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
is	O
Player	O
versus	O
Player	O
or	O
PvP	O
,	O
which	O
pits	O
one	O
side	O
against	O
another	O
(	O
there	O
are	O
always	O
only	O
two	O
sides	O
or	O
teams	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warzone	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
mode	O
added	O
to	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
PC	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
clients	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Challenge	O
maps	O
offer	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
timed	O
challenges	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
destroy	O
units	O
,	O
capture	O
outposts	O
,	O
and	O
win	O
stacked	O
games	O
vs	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirMech	B-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
during	O
Pax	O
Prime	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
modern	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2015	O
support	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
discontinued	O
with	O
players	O
needing	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
PC	O
versions	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
where	O
it	O
stayed	O
closed	O
to	O
testers	O
,	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2012	O
it	O
entered	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
open	O
beta	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Carbon	O
Games	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
Arena	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carbon	O
Games	O
has	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
on	O
OUYA	O
,	O
iOS	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
under	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
Arena	I-Operating_System
's	O
servers	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
implying	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Store	O
after	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AirMech	B-Operating_System
received	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
clearly	O
inspired	O
by	O
and	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
1989	O
video	O
game	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
It	O
 [ AirMech ] 	O
takes	O
the	O
same	O
formula	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
RTS	O
titles	O
ever	O
,	O
adapting	O
it	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
smoothly	O
as	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
excitement	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
had	O
with	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
frenetic	O
action	O
and	O
tactical	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
Fraser	O
Brown	O
also	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
which	O
it	O
cites	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
MOBAs	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
very	O
much	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
Herzog	O
Zwei.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concludes	O
that	O
AirMech	B-Operating_System
"	O
succeeds	O
in	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
solid	O
foundation	O
laid	O
by	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
over	O
20	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
feeling	O
modern	O
and	O
fresh.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
AirMech	B-Operating_System
soundtrack	O
is	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
album	O
by	O
Vancouver	O
industrial	O
band	O
Front	O
Line	O
Assembly	O
.	O
</s>
