<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
on	I-Protocol
Wheels	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
independently	O
developed	O
3D	O
turn	O
based	O
racing	B-Device
and	O
vehicle	O
combat	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMOG	B-Application
)	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
Irish	O
developer	O
Sam	O
Redfern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
tabletop	O
game	O
Car	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Mad	B-Device
Max	I-Device
movies	O
,	O
but	O
set	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
original	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
was	O
opened	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
after	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
then	O
been	O
constantly	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
was	O
also	O
successful	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
re-release	O
update	O
shifts	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
which	O
offers	O
non-paying	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
features	O
and	O
content	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
reserved	O
to	O
paying	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
on	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
-	O
cars	O
with	O
guns	O
-	O
both	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
and	O
in	O
manmade	O
arenas	O
and	O
racing	B-Device
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
a	O
web	O
interface	O
(	O
for	O
strategic	O
management	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
3D	O
interface	O
that	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
your	O
characters	O
and	O
vehicles	O
during	O
a	O
combat	O
or	O
race	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
currently	O
has	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
racetracks	O
with	O
more	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
is	O
permanent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
perma-death	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
complex	O
injury	O
system	O
with	O
long-term	O
(	O
broken	O
bones	O
)	O
and	O
permanent	O
(	O
limb-loss	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
aspects	O
of	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
run	O
to	O
a	O
realworld	O
timescale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
turn	B-Application
based	I-Application
tactical	I-Application
gameplay	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
done	O
through	O
a	O
freely	O
downloadable	O
game	O
client	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
,	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
racing	B-Device
becomes	O
purely	O
about	O
the	O
tactics	O
of	O
entering	O
and	O
exiting	O
corners	O
,	O
passing	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
generally	O
breaking	O
down	O
the	O
nuances	O
of	O
driving	O
that	O
normally	O
become	O
automated	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
driving	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
real-world	O
professional	O
racing	B-Device
has	O
much	O
more	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
tactics	O
than	O
reactions	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
F1	B-Application
or	O
NASCAR	O
races	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
turn-based	O
nature	O
of	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
allows	O
players	O
to	O
race	O
more	O
professionally	O
by	O
letting	O
them	O
battle	O
it	O
out	O
tactically	O
rather	O
just	O
waiting	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
is	O
first	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
mistake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwinds	B-Protocol
turn-based	O
system	O
also	O
allows	O
for	O
highly	O
detailed	O
rules	O
and	O
strategy	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
have	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
assign	O
orders	O
to	O
characters	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extent	O
of	O
damage	O
is	O
revealed	O
through	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
old-school	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
had	O
50+	O
unique	O
vehicle	O
chassis	O
including	O
subcompacts	O
,	O
sedans	O
,	O
muscle	O
cars	O
,	O
SUVs	B-Algorithm
and	O
larger	O
vans	O
and	O
trucks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
is	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
with	O
some	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
War	I-Protocol
on	I-Protocol
Wheels	I-Protocol
uses	O
tracks	O
written	O
by	O
Dean	O
Garcia	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
Curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Williams	O
from	O
remarks	O
that	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
"	O
is	O
...	O
a	O
seriously	O
addictive	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
calls	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
"	O
the	O
...	O
best	O
quasi-real-time	O
,	O
partially	O
browser-based	O
,	O
online	O
,	O
post-apocalyptic	O
turn-based	O
vehicular	O
fighting	O
game	O
we	O
’ve	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametunnel	O
reviewer	O
Joseph	O
Lieberman	O
also	O
praises	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
for	O
its	O
harsh	O
,	O
unforgiving	O
setting	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
it	O
...	O
is	O
refreshing	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
online	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
let	O
you	O
off	O
the	O
hook	O
when	O
things	O
go	O
south	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkwind	B-Protocol
was	O
chosen	O
by	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
receiving	O
its	O
Gold	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bytten	O
has	O
also	O
awarded	O
Darkwind	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Addictive	O
of	O
2009	O
"	O
Bytten	O
Ernie	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
