<s>
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
French	O
developer	O
Kylotonn	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
UK	O
market	O
by	O
Digital	O
Jesters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
deathmatches	O
are	O
broadcast	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
as	O
a	O
televised	O
sport	O
named	O
"	O
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
"	O
and	O
since	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
favorite	O
form	O
of	O
entertainment	O
with	O
many	O
viewers	O
betting	O
on	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
alternate	O
history	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Iron	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
heavily	O
relies	O
on	O
assets	O
recycled	O
from	O
the	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
an	O
alternate	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1998	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
war	O
that	O
has	O
lasted	O
for	O
80	O
years	O
and	O
shows	O
no	O
signs	O
of	O
ever	O
stopping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
populace	O
seeks	O
solace	O
from	O
this	O
grim	O
world	O
mainly	O
through	O
escapist	O
television	O
entertainment	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
programming	O
being	O
"	O
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
elite	O
soldiers	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
deathmatches	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
viewers	O
can	O
wager	O
on	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
traditional	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
select	O
equipment	O
before	O
entering	O
combat	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
)	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
using	O
that	O
equipment	O
throughout	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
hire	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
A.I.-controlled	B-Application
mercenaries	O
that	O
follow	O
them	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
and	O
assist	O
them	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Nolan	O
Daneworth	O
,	O
a	O
WRF	O
soldier	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Syndicate	O
uses	O
the	O
media	O
to	O
maintain	O
its	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
encouraging	O
jingoism	O
and	O
war-mongering	O
through	O
the	O
news	O
,	O
while	O
satisfying	O
the	O
populace	O
's	O
need	O
for	O
spectacle	O
with	O
programs	O
like	O
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaiming	O
claims	O
that	O
Daneworth	O
was	O
a	O
soldier	O
for	O
the	O
Syndicate	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
amnesia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
hunting	O
down	O
Shaiming	O
and	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boryenka	O
confirms	O
that	O
the	O
Syndicate	O
exists	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
ordered	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Daneworth	O
's	O
farmhouse	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
shaking	O
Daneworth	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
mission	O
was	O
to	O
get	O
close	O
to	O
Daneworth	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
shake	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
amnesia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Jesters	O
went	O
into	O
bankruptcy	O
shortly	O
after	O
publishing	O
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Blood	O
of	O
Sahara	O
and	O
Black-out	O
Saigon	O
,	O
are	O
prequels	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Bet	B-Application
On	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
story	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
Max	O
Balding	O
and	O
Hang	O
Shaiming	O
respectively	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
secondary	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
