<s>
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
,	O
released	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kuju	O
London	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
vast	O
array	O
of	O
units	O
ranging	O
from	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
armoured	O
divisions	O
and	O
aircraft	O
,	O
completing	O
missions	O
through	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
unit	O
management	O
and	O
strategic	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
features	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
both	O
third-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
units	O
to	O
utilise	O
,	O
including	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
armoured	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
aircraft	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Air	O
Transports	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
number	O
and	O
types	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
vary	O
between	O
missions	O
;	O
more	O
troops	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
as	O
reinforcements	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
in	O
a	O
mission	O
or	O
from	O
capturing	O
POW	O
camps	O
and	O
helipads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Advance	O
Wars	O
series	O
,	O
though	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
features	O
unique	O
units	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
light	O
and	O
heavy	O
recon	O
units	O
;	O
a	O
wider	O
variety	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
units	O
that	O
cover	O
basic	O
riflemen	O
,	O
to	O
units	O
specialised	O
against	O
particular	O
units	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Infantry	B-Protocol
units	O
can	O
use	O
cover	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
enemy	O
fire	O
,	O
can	O
man	O
mounted	O
gun	O
emplacements	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
healed	O
individually	O
by	O
collecting	O
first	O
aid	O
kits	O
dropped	O
by	O
eliminated	O
enemy	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
some	O
objectives	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
certain	O
points	O
(	O
represented	O
as	O
flags	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
infantry	B-Protocol
can	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
ground	O
vehicles	O
,	O
players	O
gain	O
additional	O
controls	O
when	O
taking	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
infantry	B-Protocol
unit	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
jump	O
over	O
obstacles	O
and	O
dodge	O
enemy	O
fire	O
by	O
rolling	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
,	O
while	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
an	O
air	O
unit	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
adjust	O
its	O
altitude	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
enemy	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eastern	O
continent	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
desert	O
province	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Dune	O
Sea	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
gothic-themed	O
landscape	O
in	O
the	O
east	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Xylvania	B-Device
,	O
a	O
country	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
pre-World	O
War	O
I	O
Germany	O
,	O
modern	O
Romania	O
,	O
vampires	O
,	O
and	O
Gothic	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
main	O
antagonists	O
are	O
the	O
commanding	O
officers	O
of	O
Xylvania	B-Device
-	O
Kaiser	B-Device
Vlad	I-Device
,	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
ruler	O
;	O
Kommandant	O
Ubel	O
,	O
a	O
hulking	O
monster	O
of	O
a	O
man	O
;	O
and	O
Countess	O
Ingrid	O
,	O
a	O
devoted	O
female	O
pilot	O
veteran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Frontier	O
forces	O
begin	O
to	O
start	O
winning	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
defeating	O
Tundran	O
forces	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
Gorgi	O
travels	O
to	O
Xylvania	B-Device
,	O
a	O
country	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
ravaged	O
by	O
the	O
rivalry	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
nations	O
,	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
pact	O
with	O
its	O
leader	O
Kaiser	B-Device
Vlad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
the	O
Xylvanians	O
seek	O
to	O
invade	O
the	O
Solar	O
Empire	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Austin	O
,	O
a	O
Frontier	O
officer	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
Alliance	O
make	O
contact	O
with	O
its	O
leader	O
,	O
Empress	O
Lei-Qo	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
offer	O
assistance	O
in	O
repelling	O
Vlad	O
's	O
invasion	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
her	O
assistance	O
in	O
invading	O
Xylvania	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Alliance	O
begins	O
invading	O
into	O
Xylvanian	O
territory	O
,	O
Ingrid	O
decides	O
to	O
take	O
action	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
the	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Advance	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Under	I-Device
Fire	I-Device
during	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
Advance	O
Wars	O
series	O
of	O
games	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>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
2	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
storyline	O
that	O
continues	O
shortly	O
after	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
Battalion	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
leaves	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
