<s>
Conflict	B-Application
:	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pivotal	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SCi	O
Games	O
and	O
Gotham	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Conflict	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
enlist	O
and	O
lead	O
a	O
squad	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
British	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
22	O
SAS	O
Regiment	O
or	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
soldier	O
in	O
the	O
squad	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
specialty	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
demolitions	O
,	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifles	O
,	O
machine	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
assault	O
rifles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
beginning	O
a	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
run	O
through	O
the	O
basic	O
training	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
cover	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
being	O
trained	O
in	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
airstrikes	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
basic	O
medical	O
skills	O
and	O
squad	O
maneuvers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
allows	O
for	O
2-player	O
co-op	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
allow	O
for	O
2-4	O
player	O
co-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
Paul	O
Foley	O
and	O
a	O
teammate	O
are	O
deployed	O
behind	O
enemy	O
lines	O
to	O
destroy	O
a	O
bridge	O
to	O
slow	O
the	O
Iraqi	O
advance	O
,	O
but	O
Foley	O
's	O
teammate	O
is	O
killed	O
and	O
Foley	O
himself	O
is	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
rifleman	O
John	B-Application
Bradley	I-Application
is	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
to	O
rescue	O
Foley	O
and	O
complete	O
Foley	O
's	O
mission	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
bridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Operation	B-Application
Desert	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
in	O
full	O
swing	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
now	O
joined	O
by	O
demolitions	O
expert	O
David	O
Jones	O
,	O
raid	O
an	O
Iraqi	O
air	O
base	O
to	O
retrieve	O
vital	O
data	O
on	O
Iraqi	O
SCUD	B-Application
launchers	O
operating	O
against	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
and	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
data	O
stolen	O
from	O
the	O
air	O
base	O
,	O
Alpha	O
Two	O
attacks	O
Iraqi	O
SCUD	B-Application
launchers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
Iraq	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
missiles	O
to	O
bring	O
Israel	O
into	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha-Two	O
succeeds	O
in	O
destroying	O
three	O
areas	O
containing	O
multiple	O
SCUD	B-Application
launchers	O
and	O
disrupts	O
an	O
Iraqi	O
communications	O
hardline	O
passing	O
through	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
war	O
turning	O
against	O
the	O
Iraqi	O
Army	O
,	O
Alpha-Two	O
is	O
deployed	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
into	O
Baghdad	O
itself	O
under	O
cover	O
of	O
a	O
night	O
bombing	O
by	O
stealth	O
fighters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
American	O
POWs	B-Application
from	O
a	O
compound	O
in	O
Baghdad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alpha-Two	O
succeeds	O
in	O
rescuing	O
three	O
POWs	B-Application
and	O
flees	O
the	O
city	O
with	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Conflict	B-Application
:	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
800,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$24	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
76th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
