<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
squad	O
,	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
is	O
sent	O
in	O
to	O
confront	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
soon	O
after	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
first-party	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
buyout	O
of	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third-person	O
squad-based	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
online	O
gameplay	O
is	O
offered	O
with	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
however	O
there	O
is	O
cooperative	O
play	O
,	O
where	O
another	O
player	O
may	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
control	O
another	O
character	O
during	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2340	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
has	O
spread	O
out	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
and	O
settled	O
around	O
50	O
star	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Known	O
Worlds	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
successfully	O
completes	O
his	O
mission	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
sent	O
on	O
another	O
mission	O
on	O
a	O
planet	O
called	O
Ferix	O
where	O
new	O
allies	O
to	O
the	O
Confederation	O
are	O
located	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
told	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
second	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Feral	O
alien	O
named	O
Brutus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
defend	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
colonists	O
against	O
uprising	O
by	O
exiled	O
feral	O
outcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seers	O
and	O
Outcasts	O
team	O
up	O
to	O
defend	O
themselves	O
against	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
have	O
to	O
fight	O
Seers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Outcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
internal	O
developers	O
that	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
Strike	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Starlancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first-party	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
begun	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
console	O
had	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
promptly	O
turned	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Anvil	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
developer	O
of	O
space	O
combat	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
they	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
try	O
something	O
new	O
,	O
specifically	O
a	O
ground-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
should	O
also	O
be	O
looked	O
at	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
a	O
first-party	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
following	O
the	O
enormous	O
success	O
of	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondly	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
showcase	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
hardware	O
was	O
graphically	O
capable	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
the	O
developers	O
looked	O
toward	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
and	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
intensity	O
that	O
fell	O
somewhere	O
between	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wished	O
to	O
implement	O
a	O
strategic	O
element	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
X-COM	B-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
team-based	O
system	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
overcome	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
has	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
closed	O
down	O
officially	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Catucci	O
of	O
The	O
Village	O
Voice	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
their	O
waving	O
grass	O
and	O
bubbling	O
lava	O
,	O
Brute	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
graphics	O
are	O
even	O
richer	O
than	O
its	O
game-play	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc	O
Saltzman	O
of	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
it	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
is	O
n't	O
an	O
online	O
option	O
to	O
let	O
friends	O
play	O
over	O
the	O
Internet-based	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
service.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Noah	O
Robischon	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
C	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
So	O
why	O
is	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
such	O
a	O
dud	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Let	O
's	O
hope	O
someone	O
takes	O
Brute	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
DNA	O
and	O
clones	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
better	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
broke	O
Xbox	B-Application
sales	O
records	O
of	O
both	O
first	O
day	O
and	O
first	O
week	O
sales	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
even	O
Halo	O
.	O
</s>
