<s>
Breed	B-Application
is	O
a	O
squad	B-Application
based	O
,	O
science-fiction	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Brat	O
Designs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
cdv	O
Software	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
seemed	O
peaceful	O
in	O
these	O
fledgling	O
colonies	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
shuttle	O
arrived	O
in	O
2602	O
they	O
were	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
terrifying	O
alien	O
race	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
The	O
Breed	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2603	O
Earth	O
's	O
collective	O
military	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
Space	O
Corps	O
,	O
mobilized	O
a	O
formidable	O
fleet	O
of	O
attack	O
cruisers	O
in	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
growing	O
Breed	B-Application
threat	O
,	O
putting	O
their	O
very	O
best	O
and	O
brightest	O
at	O
the	O
helm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
year-long	O
journey	O
the	O
fleet	O
arrived	O
at	O
Besalius	O
in	O
2604	O
and	O
swiftly	O
engaged	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
presence	O
across	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
was	O
long	O
and	O
hard	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
did	O
not	O
give	O
up	O
the	O
system	O
without	O
a	O
fight	O
;	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
intelligence	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
compensated	O
by	O
their	O
ferocious	O
nature	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
would	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Colony	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captained	O
by	O
Saul	O
Richter	O
(	O
A	O
legend	B-Application
now	O
with	O
over	O
two	O
hundred	O
victories	O
against	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
under	O
his	O
belt	O
)	O
war	O
weary	O
and	O
battle	O
scarred	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
remaining	O
crew	O
began	O
their	O
return	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
the	O
Darwin	O
found	O
their	O
world	O
on	O
fire	O
,	O
that	O
in	O
their	O
20-year	O
absence	O
,	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
had	O
conquered	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
human	O
population	O
had	O
been	O
enslaved	O
or	O
devastated	O
,	O
the	O
survivors	O
had	O
been	O
enslaved	O
by	O
the	O
Breed	B-Application
in	O
forced	O
labor	O
camps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Breed	B-Application
were	O
still	O
recovering	O
from	O
their	O
war	O
on	O
Earth	O
and	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
regrouped	O
their	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breed	B-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
could	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
Halo	O
but	O
is	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
game	O
series	O
,	O
or	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
Commando	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squads	B-Application
can	O
be	O
commanded	O
into	O
various	O
formations	O
or	O
ordered	O
to	O
regroup	O
,	O
ceasefire	O
and	O
various	O
other	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	B-Application
members	O
can	O
share	O
ammunition	O
and	O
heal	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breed	B-Application
's	O
squad-based	O
gameplay	O
is	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
Battlefield	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
squad	B-Application
member	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
squad	B-Application
members	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
heads-up	O
display	O
which	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ammunition	O
count	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
equipped	O
weapon	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
compass	O
and	O
squad	B-Application
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
player	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
be	O
left	O
to	O
control	O
emplacements	O
to	O
give	O
you	O
covering	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breed	B-Application
's	O
'	O
gameplay	O
kernel	O
 '	O
allows	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
out	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
space	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
,	O
16	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
on	O
any	O
given	O
map	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
bot	O
AI	B-Application
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breed	B-Application
's	O
characters	O
are	O
mostly	O
anonymous	O
but	O
are	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
as	O
"	O
Sniper	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Grunt	B-Protocol
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Heavy	O
Gunner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
three	O
different	O
squad	B-Application
members	O
,	O
the	O
grunt	B-Protocol
,	O
sniper	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
heavy	O
gunner	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
changes	O
in	O
later	O
missions	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
missile	O
specialist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
squad	B-Application
member	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
different	O
weapons	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
throughout	O
a	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grunt	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
character	O
with	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
usually	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
assault	O
rifle	O
and	O
shotgun	O
but	O
can	O
also	O
pick	O
up	O
other	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breed	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
