<s>
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Italian	O
studio	O
DESTINYbit	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Slitherine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
released	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
any	O
of	O
seven	O
medieval	O
civilizations	O
,	O
namely	O
Byzantines	O
(	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
)	O
,	O
Arabs	O
,	O
Aztecs	O
,	O
Chinese	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Koreans	O
,	O
and	O
Mongols	O
(	O
each	O
as	O
individual	O
DLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
player	O
Resources	O
are	O
collected	O
by	O
the	O
villagers	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
4	O
resources	O
to	O
collect	O
Wood	O
(	O
mainly	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
structures	O
and	O
archers	O
)	O
,	O
Food	O
(	O
mainly	O
use	O
for	O
building	O
villagers	O
units	O
and	O
upgrades	O
)	O
,	O
Stone	O
(	O
used	O
for	O
advanced	O
structures	O
and	O
defensive	O
buildings	O
such	O
as	O
forts	O
)	O
,	O
Gold	O
(	O
used	O
for	O
some	O
military	O
units	O
and	O
upgrades	O
)	O
The	O
combat	O
system	O
in	O
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
has	O
a	O
strong	O
paper	O
scissors	O
stone	O
element	O
with	O
spearmen	O
beating	O
cavalry	O
,	O
archers	O
beating	O
spearmen	O
and	O
cavalry	O
beating	O
archers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2016	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimitry	O
Halley	O
of	O
GameStar	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
"[s]olid	O
clone	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
with	O
technical	O
mishaps	O
,	O
which	O
barely	O
offers	O
single-player	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
varied	O
factions	O
and	O
strategies	O
in	O
PvP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Daniele	O
Dolce	O
of	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
said	O
that	O
"[d]espite	O
some	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
a	O
skimpy	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
well	O
balanced	O
old-style	O
RTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcello	O
Perricone	O
of	O
Strategy	O
Gamer	O
summarized	O
:	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Empires	B-Application
Apart	I-Application
is	O
both	O
a	O
good	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
’s	O
classic	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
delivering	O
a	O
very	O
capable	O
experience	O
that	O
successfully	O
brings	O
most	O
of	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
mechanics	O
into	O
the	O
modern	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
