<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Second	O
World	O
War	O
and	O
contains	O
two	O
playable	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
acclaim	O
,	O
winning	O
multiple	O
awards	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
Opposing	B-Application
Fronts	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
was	O
briefly	O
released	O
as	O
open	O
beta	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
cancelled	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
,	O
the	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
film	O
adaptation	O
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Company	B-Device
of	I-Device
Heroes	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
allows	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
of	O
1-8	O
players	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
Allied	O
and	O
Axis	O
forces	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
developer	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
used	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
called	O
Relic	B-Application
Online	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
Relic	O
games	O
had	O
used	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
or	O
World	O
Opponent	O
Network	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relic	B-Application
Online	I-Application
matchmaking	O
has	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
point	O
function	O
in	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
works	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ticket	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
Battlefield	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
Relic	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
various	O
graphical	O
effects	O
,	O
including	O
high	B-Device
dynamic	I-Device
range	I-Device
lighting	I-Device
,	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadows	O
,	O
advanced	O
shader	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
physics	O
system	O
than	O
previous	O
RTS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
infantry	O
are	O
bombarded	O
by	O
artillery	B-Application
,	O
body	O
parts	O
sometimes	O
detach	O
and	O
are	O
dispersed	O
over	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
units	O
are	O
thrown	O
about	O
in	O
the	O
immediate	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Relic	O
released	O
the	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
patch	O
v1.70	O
in	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
rendering	O
mode	O
with	O
better	O
terrain	O
,	O
more	O
world	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
shadows	O
and	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
patch	O
made	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
Direct3D	B-Application
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Opposing	I-Application
Fronts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Opposing	B-Application
Fronts	I-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
owners	O
of	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
,	O
although	O
only	O
using	O
the	O
armies	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opposing	B-Application
Fronts	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
along	O
with	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
as	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Gold	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Anthology	O
(	O
together	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
94%	O
based	O
on	O
57	O
reviewsmaking	O
it	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
highest	O
rated	O
PC	B-Device
game	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mod	O
DB	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
:	O
Two	O
modifications	O
,	O
Europe	O
in	O
Ruins	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	O
Eastern	O
Front	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
have	O
each	O
earned	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
Mod	O
DB	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
overall	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
presented	O
it	O
with	O
their	O
special	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Voice	O
Acting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
ideal	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
perfect	O
storm	O
of	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
