<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
games	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
by	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
later	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
storyline	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
planet	O
called	O
Chromos	O
,	O
whose	O
society	O
is	O
technologically	O
slightly	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
contemporary	O
Earth	O
,	O
possessing	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
advanced	O
robotics	O
(	O
robots	O
)	O
,	O
computers	O
(	O
AIs	B-Application
)	O
and	O
limited	O
spaceflight	O
(	O
enough	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
space	O
colonies	O
on	O
the	O
moon	O
of	O
Chromos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
not	O
only	O
control	O
the	O
combat	O
units	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
tanks	O
to	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
fighters	O
and	O
bombers	B-Application
,	O
armored	O
trains	O
,	O
surface	O
warships	B-Application
and	O
submarines	O
,	O
stationary	O
gun	O
turrets	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
(	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
)	O
also	O
many	O
support	O
logistics	O
units	O
(	O
ammo	O
and	O
fuel	O
transports	O
,	O
scout	O
and	O
radar	O
units	O
,	O
road	O
and	O
construction	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
one	O
had	O
the	O
screen	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
merged	O
move	O
and	O
attack	O
phases	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
3-D	O
display	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
more	O
units	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Andosian	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
entirely	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
3-D	O
environment	O
and	O
combined	O
elements	O
of	O
real-time	O
and	O
turn-based	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
relatively	O
weak	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
mass	O
frontal	O
assaults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
player	O
survives	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
turns	O
and	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
overwhelming	O
numbers	O
using	O
protected	O
artillery	O
and	O
terrain	O
advantage	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
usually	O
unable	O
to	O
mount	O
a	O
proper	O
defense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
's	O
first	O
big	O
success	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
Nectaris	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
spawned	O
numerous	O
add-ons	O
,	O
sequels	O
(	O
most	O
notable	O
are	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
1993	O
and	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
3	I-Application
from	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
imitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
those	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
is	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
's	O
own	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
1914-1918	I-Application
from	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
moves	O
the	O
science	O
fictionish	O
climate	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
into	O
the	O
times	O
of	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
include	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
projects	O
of	O
Crimson	O
Fields	O
and	O
Advanced	O
Strategic	O
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
on	O
CD	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
3.11/95	O
and	O
NT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
while	O
the	O
maps	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
new	O
ones	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Patric	O
Lagny	O
who	O
wrote	O
the	O
video	O
player	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
had	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
graphic	O
artists	O
from	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
program	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
Blue	O
Bytes	O
Marketing	O
Department	O
suggested	O
to	O
name	O
this	O
product	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
3	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
marketing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
Data	O
CD	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
Windows	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
data	O
disks	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
3	I-Application
represented	O
the	O
most	O
developed	O
variant	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
by	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
happened	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
a	O
new	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
3-D	O
tactical	O
squad	O
game	O
:	O
Incubation	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
X-COM	B-Application
:	I-Application
UFO	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
and	O
,	O
later	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Andosia	I-Application
War	I-Application
which	O
tried	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
turn-based	O
strategies	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
mildly	O
successful	O
,	O
alienated	O
many	O
older	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
expect	O
that	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
brand	O
would	O
represent	O
traditional	O
,	O
board	O
game	O
style	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
Byte	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
brand	O
name	O
on	O
yet	O
another	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
genre	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
a	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
DarkSpace	B-Application
,	O
which	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
V	O
:	O
DarkSpace	B-Application
,	O
but	O
after	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
the	O
DarkSpace	B-Application
became	O
an	O
independent	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
games	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
became	O
the	O
target	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Stratotainment	O
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
company	O
owned	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Hertzler	O
(	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
)	O
,	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
reboot	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	O
Threshold	O
Run	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
iOS	O
release	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
the	O
trademark	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
feedback	O
in	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
'	O
93	O
or	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Moon	O
of	O
Chromos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
3	I-Application
-	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Emperor	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
title	O
Incubation	B-Application
:	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
Phase	O
Vier	O
,	O
UK	O
title	O
Incubation	B-Application
:	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
Phase	O
Four	O
;	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Incubation	I-Application
,	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	O
Incubation	B-Application
,	O
or	O
just	O
Incubation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
missions	O
to	O
Incubation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
title	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
:	O
Der	O
Andosia-Konflikt	O
;	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
IV	O
:	O
The	O
Andosia	O
War	O
or	O
just	O
The	O
Andosia	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
:	I-Application
1914-1918	I-Application
,	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
'	O
93	O
engine	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Blue	O
Byte	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
two	O
free	B-Application
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
clones	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
Strategic	O
Command	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
has	O
two	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
one	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
complex	O
management	O
of	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crimson	O
Fields	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
follows	O
the	O
original	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
game	O
mechanics	O
closely	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
allow	O
for	O
building	O
of	O
new	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
BeOS	B-Application
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
AROS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
ported	B-Architecture
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
embedded	O
devices	O
:	O
Sharp	B-Operating_System
Zaurus	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nokia	B-Application
770	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
(	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
)	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
V43	O
and	O
GP2X	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
clones	O
include	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
and	O
a	O
converter	O
that	O
can	O
load	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
History	B-Application
Line	I-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Battle	O
Worlds	O
:	O
Kronos	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Battle	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
King	O
Art	O
Games	O
following	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
