<s>
Anomaly	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
video	O
game	O
by	O
11	O
bit	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
reverse	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
tower	O
attack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
tower	O
offense	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
XBLA	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
players	O
directly	O
control	O
a	O
soldier	O
on	O
foot	O
(	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Commander	O
)	O
whom	O
they	O
use	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
drop	O
the	O
power-ups	O
for	O
the	O
convoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
omit	O
the	O
Commander	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
directly	O
placing	O
power	O
using	O
the	O
touch-based	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
versions	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
levels	O
set	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anomaly	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Device
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
;	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
as	O
separate	O
apps	O
for	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
followed	O
,	O
initially	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
general	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
release	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
created	O
but	O
quickly	O
scrapped	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
buggy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anomaly	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
received	O
strong	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
rated	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
94	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
awarded	O
with	O
Apple	O
Design	O
Award	O
during	O
Apple	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
Apple	O
has	O
posted	O
their	O
annual	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
rewind	O
lists	O
,	O
where	O
Anomaly	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
been	O
entitled	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
Runner-Up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
chosen	O
Game	O
Of	O
The	O
Year	O
Runner-Up	O
by	O
TouchArcade	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
"	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
TouchGen	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
2011	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Anomaly	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warzone	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
new	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
