<s>
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Dan	O
Verssen	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Battlefront.com	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closely	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
card-driven	O
tabletop	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
simulation	O
of	O
dogfights	B-Device
between	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
fighter	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
involve	O
escorting	O
and	O
intercepting	O
bombers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
is	O
closely	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
deck	O
card	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
GMT	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
simulation	O
of	O
dogfights	B-Device
between	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
fighter	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
single	O
dogfight	B-Device
,	O
each	O
player	O
controls	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
pairs	O
of	O
fighters	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
pair	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
leader	O
and	O
a	O
wingman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
dogfights	B-Device
,	O
one	O
side	O
also	O
attempts	O
to	O
attack	O
targets	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
troops	O
,	O
naval	O
units	O
or	O
factories	O
)	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
defends	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
missions	O
also	O
include	O
escorting	O
or	O
intercepting	O
bombers	B-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
bomber	B-Application
planes	O
itself	O
are	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilots	O
gain	O
experience	O
with	O
each	O
dogfight	B-Device
(	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
"	O
permanently	O
killed	O
"	O
in	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
)	O
and	O
eventually	O
new	O
planes	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eastern	I-Application
Front	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
when	O
Dan	O
Verssen	O
-	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
tabletop	O
version	O
of	O
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
–	O
met	O
Brian	O
Marrs	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
programmer	O
who	O
created	O
a	O
self-made	O
computer	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
companies	O
displayed	O
interest	O
,	O
Verssen	O
decided	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
publisher	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
Battlefront.com,	O
which	O
after	O
additional	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
eventually	O
published	O
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
campaigns	O
,	O
available	O
as	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Temple	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
for	O
the	O
wargamer	B-Application
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
"	O
appeal	O
to	O
wargamers	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
quick	O
playing	O
,	O
light	O
strategy	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Down	B-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
emphasizes	O
ease	O
of	O
play	O
over	O
hard	O
realism	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
"	O
Easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
tough	O
to	O
tear	O
yourself	O
away	O
from.	O
"	O
</s>
