<s>
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
social	O
network	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
Zynga	O
's	O
first	O
combat	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
on	O
Facebook	O
within	O
weeks	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
reaching	O
33	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
week	O
of	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
App	O
Store	O
and	O
Google	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
portrays	O
a	O
military	O
cartoon	O
world	O
composed	O
mostly	O
of	O
archipelagos	O
with	O
each	O
player	O
beginning	O
with	O
one	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
expand	O
to	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
other	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
has	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
Zynga	O
's	O
first	O
graphics	O
based	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Mafia	O
Wars	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
browser	O
based	O
)	O
game	O
to	O
portray	O
violence	O
and	O
modern	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
retains	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
previous	O
Zynga	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
CityVille	B-Application
and	O
FarmVille	B-Application
,	O
neither	O
of	O
said	O
games	O
portrayed	O
military	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
all	O
this	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
still	O
maintains	O
good	O
humor	O
with	O
enemy	O
commanders	O
having	O
often	O
comedic	O
portrayals	O
and	O
biographies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Raven	O
"	O
being	O
named	O
such	O
for	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
catch	O
an	O
eagle	O
and	O
instead	O
settled	O
on	O
a	O
raven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
nine	O
days	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
had	O
gained	O
nearly	O
10	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
games	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Ville	I-Application
,	O
Dream	O
Zoo	O
,	O
and	O
Zynga	O
City	O
(	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
exists	O
on	O
Tencent	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
