<s>
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
a	O
naval	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
wave	O
of	O
launch	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
an	O
Asian-themed	O
fictional	O
world	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
is	O
a	O
story-driven	O
,	O
mission-based	O
high	O
seas	O
action	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
small	O
fighting	O
vessels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
budget	O
line	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
naval	O
vessels	O
,	O
from	O
tiny	O
sampans	O
to	O
powerful	O
speedboats	O
and	O
torpedo	O
boats	O
,	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
destroyers	B-Application
and	O
a	O
massive	O
battleship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
different	O
vehicles	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
disposal	O
in	O
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
basic	O
game	O
engine	O
by	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Ralf	O
Knoesel	O
during	O
his	O
holiday	O
break	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Stormfront	O
's	O
previous	O
release	O
,	O
Hot	B-Application
Wheels	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
lead	O
artists	O
Tim	O
Dean	O
and	O
Matt	O
Small	O
,	O
they	O
conceived	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
was	O
essentially	O
"	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
on	O
water.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
received	O
permission	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
prototype	O
and	O
Stormfront	O
started	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
suitable	O
development	O
partner	O
for	O
an	O
original	O
IP	O
they	O
had	O
developed	O
that	O
was	O
likened	O
to	O
"	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
on	O
water.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
hailed	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Halo	O
Killer	O
"	O
by	O
Boat	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
never	O
achieved	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
its	O
big	O
brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
GamesRadar+	O
staff	O
named	O
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
franchise	O
they	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
revived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
literally	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
launch	O
title	O
,	O
since	O
its	O
debut	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
wave	O
of	O
game	O
releases	O
thirty	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
backed	O
Blood	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
with	O
a	O
television	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
on	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
reached	O
sixth	O
on	O
the	O
NPD	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
November	O
2002	O
with	O
over	O
340,000	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
was	O
the	O
#1	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
NPD	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
rental	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
strong	O
sales	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
with	O
new	O
box	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
