<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
game	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
games	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
foreboding	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
slow	O
paced	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
fans	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
have	O
earned	O
it	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
2007	O
sequel	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
licensed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
sees	O
players	O
taking	O
on	O
opponents	O
by	O
building	O
bases	O
,	O
gathering	O
resources	O
,	O
creating	O
armies	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
defeating	O
their	O
opposition	O
by	O
wiping	O
out	O
their	O
units	O
and	O
either	O
capturing	O
or	O
destroying	O
their	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
buildings	O
and	O
armored	O
units	O
are	O
rendered	O
with	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
,	O
although	O
infantry	O
is	O
still	O
rendered	O
as	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
within	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
involving	O
two	O
factions	O
-	O
the	O
Global	O
Defense	O
Initiative	O
(	O
GDI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Nod	O
-	O
and	O
an	O
alien	O
substance	O
called	O
"	O
Tiberium	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
occurs	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberium	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
serious	O
problem	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
since	O
its	O
arrival	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
causing	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
GDI	O
and	O
Nod	O
over	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
valuable	O
crystals	O
it	O
creates	O
from	O
leeching	O
precious	O
metals	O
from	O
the	O
soil	O
-	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
First	B-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
War	I-Application
-	O
but	O
also	O
allowing	O
the	O
substance	O
to	O
slowly	O
spread	O
and	O
terraform	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
ecology	O
and	O
landscape	O
,	O
including	O
causing	O
mutations	O
in	O
humans	O
,	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
new	O
alien	O
lifeforms	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
weather	O
patterns	O
called	O
Ion	O
Storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaigns	O
of	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
focus	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
global	O
conflict	O
erupting	O
in	O
2030	O
,	O
when	O
Kane	O
returns	O
and	O
re-energises	O
Nod	O
,	O
forcing	O
GDI	O
to	O
combat	O
their	O
efforts	O
,	O
and	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
Second	B-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
featured	O
on	O
its	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
facing	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
and	O
was	O
selling	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
acquired	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
published	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
direct	O
part	O
in	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Suns	I-Application
development	O
was	O
troubled	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
delayed	O
numerous	O
times	O
-	O
first	O
for	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
then	O
for	O
spring	O
1999	O
,	O
then	O
ultimately	O
summer	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
images	O
and	O
references	O
in	O
the	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
"	O
rules	O
"	O
file	O
indicate	O
that	O
more	O
features	O
were	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
dynamic	O
battlefield	O
with	O
terrain	O
alteration	O
and	O
forest	O
fires	O
was	O
very	O
ambitious	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
reduced	O
as	O
it	O
led	O
to	O
unsolvable	O
path	B-Algorithm
finding	I-Algorithm
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
featured	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
1995	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
while	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
cutscene	O
director	O
Joseph	O
D	O
.	O
Kucan	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Kane	O
,	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
involved	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
well-known	O
Hollywood	O
actors	O
-	O
GDI	O
characters	O
included	O
the	O
actors	O
Michael	O
Biehn	O
and	O
James	O
Earl	O
Jones	O
;	O
Nod	O
characters	O
included	O
Frank	O
Zagarino	O
;	O
and	O
Forgotten	O
characters	O
included	O
the	O
actors	O
Christine	O
Steel	O
,	O
Gil	O
Birmingham	O
,	O
Christopher	O
Winfield	O
and	O
Nils	O
Allen	O
Stewart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
features	O
a	O
futuristic	O
and	O
ambient	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Jarrid	O
Mendelson	O
and	O
Frank	O
Klepacki	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
signature	O
themes	O
for	O
the	O
movie	O
sequences	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
musical	O
score	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
differ	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
mood	O
for	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
–	O
Firestorm	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
for	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Second	B-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
concluded	O
,	O
GDI	O
conducts	O
a	O
salvage	O
operation	O
to	O
recover	O
important	O
technology	O
from	O
Kane	O
's	O
former	O
Temple	O
in	O
Cairo	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
alien	O
database	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tacitus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unknown	O
to	O
both	O
sides	O
,	O
CABAL	O
's	O
memory	O
feeds	O
into	O
a	O
hidden	O
cryobunker	O
,	O
where	O
Kane	O
resides	O
,	O
recovering	O
from	O
his	O
wounds	O
inflicted	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Second	B-Application
Tiberium	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firestorm	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
as	O
they	O
unfolded	O
in	O
the	O
GDI	O
ending	O
of	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
campaigns	O
no	O
longer	O
structured	O
into	O
two	O
competing	O
storylines	O
but	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
different	O
narratives	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
since	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Player	O
issue	O
01/2000	O
,	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
received	O
a	O
special	O
award	O
as	O
"	O
Most	O
Hyped	O
Game	O
in	O
1999	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
year	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earlier	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
games	O
had	O
been	O
commercial	O
successes	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
between	O
500,000	O
and	O
700,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
shipped	O
1.5	O
million	O
for	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
2.4	O
million	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
sold	O
419,533	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
revenues	O
of	O
$18.62	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
#29	O
in	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
Magazine	O
's	O
Readers	O
All-Time	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
Poll	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
2000	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Bottom	O
Line	O
:	O
Westwood	O
has	O
fine	O
tuned	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
enough	O
to	O
please	O
the	O
RTS-crazed	O
gaming	O
public	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
"	O
catchy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
many	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
the	O
interactive	O
environment	O
,	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
array	O
of	O
units	O
,	O
new	O
concepts	O
,	O
single-player	O
(	O
story	O
wise	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
popular	O
multi-player	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
significant	O
high-points	O
of	O
Tiberian	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	O
and	O
credited	O
it	O
with	O
high	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
