<s>
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Czech	O
developer	O
Mindware	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DreamCatcher	O
Games	O
(	O
Linux	B-Application
Game	O
Publishing	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
stealth-action	O
system	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1986	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
freelance	O
journalist	O
named	O
Matthew	O
Carter	O
who	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
conspiracy	B-Application
that	O
aims	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twelve	O
hours	O
after	O
arriving	O
in	O
Moscow	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
gathering	O
material	O
for	O
a	O
Pulitzer	O
Prize	O
winning	O
story	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
himself	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
KGB	B-Application
's	O
political	O
prison	O
and	O
framed	O
for	O
an	O
attempted	O
murder	O
of	O
the	O
president	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
only	O
recovered	O
weapons	O
and	O
improvised	O
gadgets	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
now	O
evade	O
or	O
overcome	O
elite	O
Soviet	O
forces	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
conspiracy	B-Application
before	O
he	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
Siberian	O
prison	O
camp	O
or	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
gold	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	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>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
Phoronix	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
truly	O
phenomenal	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
single-player	O
shooters	O
we	O
have	O
ever	O
played	O
on	O
Linux.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LinuxGames	O
awarded	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
Linux	B-Application
gaming	O
experience	O
of	O
2006	O
so	O
far.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Burn	O
"	O
heartily	O
"	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
