<s>
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
:	O
Zen	O
Edition	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
state	O
with	O
functioning	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Realms'''	O
gameplay	O
is	O
like	O
many	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
though	O
,	O
the	O
basic	O
worker	O
units	O
(	O
peasants	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
resource	O
gathering	O
and	O
construction	O
,	O
also	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
unit	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
into	O
military	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
military	O
buildings	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
are	O
used	O
for	O
transforming	O
and	O
upgrading	O
units	O
rather	O
than	O
producing	O
them	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
key	O
element	O
of	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Yin/Yang	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
available	O
factions	O
,	O
called	O
clans	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
philosophy	O
towards	O
life	O
and	O
combat	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
all	O
units	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
have	O
a	O
melee	O
attack	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
missile	O
units	O
typically	O
have	O
drastically	O
weaker	O
melee	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
Battle	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
for	O
its	O
2001	O
"	O
Computer	B-Application
Strategy	I-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
