<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
presence	O
of	O
tanks	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
bears	O
little	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	B-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Battlezone	B-Application
the	O
player	O
is	O
controlling	O
everything	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Battlezone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Battlezone	B-Application
98	I-Application
Redux	O
was	O
released	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Boat	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
resource	O
in	O
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
bio-metal	O
scrap	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
construct	O
new	O
buildings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
three	O
modes	O
:	O
Strategy	O
,	O
DeathMatch	O
and	O
Sniper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
1970s	O
with	O
an	O
alternative	O
history	O
plot	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Race	I-Application
is	O
used	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Soviet	O
militaries	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Mike	O
Arkin	O
explained	O
the	O
motive	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
original	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
action	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	O
meets	O
RPG	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
Diablo	B-Application
;	O
action	O
meets	O
simulation	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
action	O
meets	O
adventure	O
,	O
you	O
get	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
reused	O
from	O
Dark	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Future	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Macmillan	O
Publishing	O
released	O
Battlegrounds	O
,	O
an	O
authorized	O
level	O
pack	O
for	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
after	O
conducting	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
submitted	O
their	O
own	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Macmillan	O
Publishing	O
released	O
the	O
Team	O
Evolve-made	O
addon	O
pack	O
for	O
Battlezone	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Red	O
Odyssey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
Battlezone	B-Application
Gold	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
includes	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
two	O
authorized	O
add-on	O
packs	O
:	O
The	O
Red	O
Odyssey	O
and	O
Battlegrounds	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Crave	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
name	O
Battlezone	B-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
support	O
ended	O
and	O
Activision	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
but	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
library	B-Library
"	O
Anet	O
"	O
under	O
GNU	B-Application
Lesser	I-Application
Public	I-Application
License	I-Application
to	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Battlezone	B-Application
from	O
Atari	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2016	O
Rebellion	O
unveiled	O
Battlezone	B-Application
98	I-Application
Redux	O
,	O
a	O
re-mastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1998	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
on	O
the	O
GOG.com	O
platform	O
in	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
PC	O
Data	O
reported	O
that	O
Battlezone	B-Application
sold	O
48,000	O
copies	O
between	O
March	O
and	O
November	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
Battlezone	B-Application
combined	O
two	O
genres	O
:	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
really	O
makes	O
Battlezone	B-Application
so	O
special	O
is	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
blends	O
the	O
adrenaline	O
rush	O
of	O
first-person	O
action	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
strategy	O
and	O
resource	O
management	O
of	O
Red	O
Alert	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
Quake	O
occupies	O
100%	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
brain	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer	O
can	O
occupy	O
100%	O
of	O
another	O
portion	O
of	O
your	O
brain	O
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
occupying	O
80%	O
of	O
both	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
1998	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
nominated	O
Battlezone	B-Application
as	O
1998	O
's	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
and	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
these	O
three	O
categories	O
to	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Battlezone	B-Application
"	O
a	O
who-would-have-thought-it-possible	O
melding	O
of	O
first-person	O
action	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
that	O
also	O
boasted	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
presentation	O
and	O
interface	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Battlezone	B-Application
as	O
number	O
38	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
using	O
a	O
brilliant	O
3D	O
map	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
 [ ... ] 	O
managed	O
to	O
seamlessly	O
marry	O
a	O
great	O
realtime	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
hardcore	O
action	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
late	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
which	O
involved	O
a	O
war	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
incursion	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
faction	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Scions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlezone	B-Application
II	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
split	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
switch	O
sides	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
and	O
join	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
