<s>
Ant	B-Application
Nation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
Konami	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
players	O
train	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
ants	B-Application
to	O
become	O
tough	O
enough	O
to	O
survive	O
various	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
ants	B-Application
are	O
a	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
species	O
bred	O
to	O
defeat	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
invading	O
alien	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
features	O
an	O
expanding	O
mission	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
subject	O
their	O
ants	B-Application
to	O
various	O
dangers	O
such	O
as	O
lightning	O
,	O
fire	O
and	O
heat	O
rays	O
from	O
a	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
their	O
resistance	O
before	O
sending	O
them	O
off	O
on	O
missions	O
to	O
collect	O
food	O
and	O
defeat	O
other	O
insects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
a	O
swarm	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
hundreds	O
of	O
ants	B-Application
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
rock-paper-scissors	O
unit	O
mechanic	O
that	O
sees	O
players	O
creating	O
groups	O
of	O
ants	B-Application
with	O
specific	O
resistance	O
to	O
certain	O
dangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
version	O
contains	O
a	O
bonus	O
mode	O
that	O
involves	O
trying	O
to	O
kill	O
all	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
the	O
level	O
using	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
hammers	O
,	O
lasers	O
and	O
bug	O
spray	O
.	O
</s>
