<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
DICE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
thematic	O
continuation	O
of	O
its	O
World	O
War	O
I-based	O
precursor	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
but	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
shortage	O
of	O
content	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
extensively	O
on	O
party-based	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
,	O
scarcity	O
of	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
removing	O
"	O
abstractions	O
"	O
from	O
game	O
mechanics	O
to	O
increase	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grand	O
Operations	O
mode	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Operations	O
"	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
matches	O
taking	O
place	O
across	O
multiple	O
stages	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
campaign	O
from	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
single-player	O
"	O
war	O
stories	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
aspects	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
with	O
voiceovers	O
in	O
each	O
war	O
story	O
's	O
native	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
not	O
seen	O
since	O
Battlefield	B-Application
3	O
called	O
"	O
Combined	O
Arms	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
undertake	O
missions	O
together	O
and	O
features	O
dynamic	O
missions	O
and	O
objectives	O
so	O
missions	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
an	O
introduction	O
followed	O
by	O
episodic	O
War	O
Stories	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
:	O
"	O
Nordlys	O
"	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
the	O
point-of-view	O
of	O
a	O
Norwegian	O
resistance	O
fighter	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
sabotage	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
nuclear	O
program	O
,	O
"	O
Tirailleur	O
"	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
Senegalese	O
Tirailleur	O
during	O
Operation	O
Dragoon	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Under	O
No	O
Flag	O
"	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
Billy	O
Bridger	O
,	O
a	O
convicted	O
bank	O
robber	O
and	O
explosives	O
expert	O
conscripted	O
into	O
the	O
Special	O
Boat	O
Service	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
Operation	O
Albumen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introductory	O
episode	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
My	O
Country	O
Calling	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Prologue	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tutorial	O
required	O
upon	O
first	O
launching	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prologue	O
begins	O
after	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
's	O
"	O
Storm	O
of	O
Steel	O
"	O
left	O
off	O
,	O
before	O
cutting	O
to	O
a	O
black	O
screen	O
with	O
white	O
text	O
,	O
commentating	O
on	O
how	O
society	O
was	O
quick	O
to	O
forget	O
the	O
horror	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
World	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
Germans	O
have	O
already	O
loaded	O
Astrid	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
heavy	O
water	O
on	O
board	O
a	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Solveig	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
board	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Astrid	O
steals	O
a	O
grenade	O
and	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
heavy	O
water	O
,	O
blowing	O
up	O
herself	O
and	O
Weber	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICE	O
unveiled	O
the	O
first	O
details	O
surrounding	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
information	O
to	O
be	O
unveiled	O
during	O
the	O
EA	O
Play	O
press	O
conference	O
near	O
E3	O
2018	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICE	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
plan	O
to	O
use	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
"	O
loot	O
boxes	O
"	O
for	O
non-cosmetic	O
items	O
within	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
;	O
new	O
content	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
over	O
time	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
itself	O
,	O
will	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
different	O
stages	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
)	O
,	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
,	O
morphing	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
'	O
Tides	O
of	O
War	O
 '	O
and	O
season	O
system	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
there	O
were	O
six	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
exclude	O
these	O
features	O
was	O
made	O
following	O
the	O
outrage	O
over	O
the	O
loot	O
box	O
system	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
another	O
EA	O
DICE	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
games	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
real-time	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
DLSS	B-Device
,	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Nvidia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updates	O
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
'	O
Tides	O
of	O
War	O
 '	O
and	O
season	O
system	O
added	O
more	O
maps	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ditches	O
the	O
"	O
Premium	O
Pass	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
previous	O
Battlefield	B-Application
titles	O
granted	O
access	O
to	O
many	O
benefits	O
and	O
new	O
,	O
paid	O
expansion	O
packs	O
as	O
they	O
released	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
has	O
also	O
seen	O
two	O
major	O
digital	O
rereleases	O
throughout	O
its	O
lifetime	O
,	O
the	O
Year	O
2	O
Edition	O
and	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Battlefield	B-Application
games	O
except	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2042	I-Application
offering	O
their	O
premium	O
editions	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
the	O
default	O
edition	O
offered	O
on	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
were	O
also	O
frustrated	O
with	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
women	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
specifically	O
with	O
the	O
British	O
woman	O
featured	O
prominently	O
in	O
the	O
trailer	O
as	O
women	O
never	O
participated	O
in	O
frontline	B-Application
combat	O
in	O
the	O
armed	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
Allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
journalists	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
women	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
varied	O
by	O
country	O
,	O
highlighting	O
examples	O
of	O
women	O
soldiers	O
and	O
partisans	O
from	O
France	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	B-Application
series	O
were	O
not	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
realistic	O
portrayal	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
Aleksander	O
Grøndal	O
wrote	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
the	O
team	O
would	O
"	O
always	O
put	O
fun	O
over	O
authentic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DICE	O
's	O
general	O
manager	O
Oskar	O
Gabrielson	O
also	O
responded	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Player	O
choice	O
and	O
female	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
here	O
to	O
stay	O
...	O
Our	O
commitment	O
as	O
a	O
studio	O
is	O
to	O
do	O
everything	O
we	O
can	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
inclusive	O
and	O
diverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Söderlund	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
itself	O
pushed	O
for	O
women	O
in	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
DICE	O
"	O
dialed	O
back	O
"	O
the	O
character	O
customization	O
options	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
historically	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
the	O
Cowen	O
Group	O
,	O
gaming	O
industry	O
analysts	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
pre-order	O
sales	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
were	O
"	O
weak	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
85%	O
behind	O
those	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	O
Informers	O
8/10	O
review	O
,	O
they	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Ultimately	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
will	O
be	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
or	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
pending	O
Combined	O
Arms	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
Firestorm	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
DICE	O
can	O
continually	O
provide	O
new	O
and	O
engaging	O
content.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3.5/5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Not	O
as	O
drastic	O
a	O
change	O
up	O
as	O
its	O
WW1	O
predecessor	O
,	O
nor	O
as	O
wild	O
or	O
wondrous	O
,	O
Battlefield	B-Application
5s	I-Application
deliberative	O
design	O
sidelines	O
its	O
strengths	O
as	O
a	O
simulative	O
sandbox.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
fewer	O
than	O
half	O
the	O
physical	O
copies	O
that	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1	O
did	O
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
also	O
highlighted	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Vs	I-Application
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
in	O
a	O
month	O
of	O
strong	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
sold	O
110,653	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
four	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
