<s>
Arena	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Tri	O
Synergy	O
and	O
Ascaron	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arena	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
managed	O
OpenGL	B-Application
wrapper	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
XNA	O
Framework/Direct3D	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
