<s>
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armed	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
AA	O
;	O
known	O
as	O
Arma	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Operations	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
military	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arma	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
features	O
an	O
overhauled	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
physics	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
,	O
scripting	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Queen	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gambit	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
severed	O
its	O
connection	O
with	O
Codemasters	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
has	O
the	O
legal	O
right	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Operation	O
Flashpoint	O
name	O
,	O
Armed	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	I-Application
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
direct	O
descendant	O
of	O
Operation	O
Flashpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arma	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
rival	O
title	O
to	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
has	O
no	O
participation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Armed	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
community	O
also	O
creates	O
custom	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
campaigns	O
,	O
factions	O
and	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
blends	O
FPS	O
and	O
RTS	O
elements	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Arma	B-Application
Warfare	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
update	O
1.14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arma	B-Application
Warfare	O
contains	O
team-based	O
multiplayer	O
missions	O
with	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
in	O
Armed	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	I-Application
narrated	O
by	O
Private	O
First	O
Class	O
William	O
Porter	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Todd	O
Kramer	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Atlantic	O
island	O
of	O
Sahrani	O
,	O
an	O
island	O
nation	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
in	O
two	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
northern	O
section	O
a	O
Communist	O
nation	O
called	O
the	O
Democratic	O
Republic	O
of	O
Sahrani	O
(	O
DRS	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
southern	O
one	O
an	O
oil-rich	O
monarchy	O
called	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
South	O
Sahrani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hostile	O
squads	O
act	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
engaging	O
in	O
an	O
activity	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
game	B-Application
A.I.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
ReceptionArma	O
received	O
average	O
reception	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
unique	O
believability	O
of	O
its	O
action	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
complexity	O
,	O
and	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
"	O
Arma	B-Application
's	O
adherence	O
to	O
realism	O
and	O
accuracy	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
world	O
design	O
is	O
highly	O
commendable	O
and	O
hopefully	O
will	O
inspire	O
other	O
developers	O
in	O
similar	O
directions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
spectacular	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
"	O
complicated	O
menu	O
system	O
"	O
.ArmA	O
:	O
Combat	O
Operations	O
on	O
PC	O
Reviews	O
–	O
GameDaily	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Online	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
hard	O
...	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
actually	O
thought	O
that	O
such	O
an	O
unpolished	O
game	O
would	O
enjoy	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Arma	O
2''	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
military	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
using	O
the	O
Real	O
Virtuality	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
well	O
known	O
mod	O
DayZ	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
this	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
requires	O
the	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
game	O
titled	O
Arma	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Operation	O
Arrowhead	O
.	O
</s>
