<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
space	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Brendon	O
Chung	O
's	O
studio	O
,	O
Blendo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Indie	I-Application
Games	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
XNA	B-Device
tools	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
animals	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
board	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Axis	O
and	O
Allies	O
and	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Chung	O
began	O
developing	O
Flotilla	B-Application
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
incorporates	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
classical	O
music	O
in	O
its	O
score	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chopin	O
's	O
"	O
Raindrop	O
"	O
prelude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
is	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
simultaneous	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
space	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
galaxy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
and	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
opponents	O
issue	O
orders	O
to	O
their	O
ships	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
carried	O
in	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
and	O
real-time	O
fashion	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
30	O
seconds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
has	O
cooperative	O
and	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Brendon	O
Chung	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
,	O
Blendo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chung	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
for	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
,	O
previously	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Conquest	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chung	O
started	O
coding	O
Flotilla	B-Application
in	O
2009	O
after	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
closed	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Device
XNA	I-Device
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
game	O
development	O
tools	O
created	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Flotilla	B-Application
came	O
from	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
"	O
sci-fi	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
submarine	O
movies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
SquareGo	O
,	O
Chung	O
revealed	O
that	O
board	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Axis	O
and	O
Allies	O
and	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
had	O
an	O
influential	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Flotilla	B-Application
,	O
Chung	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	O
,	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
turn-based	O
space	O
action	O
game	O
called	O
Space	O
Piñata	O
,	O
whose	O
gameplay	O
and	O
structure	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Flotilla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
score	O
incorporates	O
several	O
pieces	O
of	O
classical	O
music	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Chopin	O
's	O
"	O
Raindrop	O
"	O
prelude	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Flotillas	B-Application
10th	O
release	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Blendo	O
games	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
Zlib	O
licensed	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
assets	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
bought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
magazine	O
Edge	O
included	O
Flotilla	B-Application
in	O
its	O
2010	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
20	O
Indie	O
Games	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
as	O
exacting	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
quirky	O
,	O
a	O
stiff	O
challenge	O
beneath	O
a	O
sugar	O
coating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Rose	O
included	O
Flotilla	B-Application
in	O
his	O
book	O
250	O
Indie	O
Games	O
You	O
Must	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
commented	O
that	O
Flotilla	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
charmingly	O
crafted	O
bite-size	O
portion	O
of	O
tactical	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
UK	O
characterized	O
Flotilla	B-Application
as	O
stylish	O
and	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
sadly	O
disposable	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
editor	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
Charge	O
Shot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Martin	O
from	O
Bit-Tech	O
named	O
Flotilla	B-Application
a	O
"	O
hilarious	O
and	O
brazenly	O
original	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flotilla	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Visions	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blendo	O
Games	O
announced	O
Flotilla	B-Application
2	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
then-expected	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
hardware	O
and	O
initially	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
headset	O
;	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
aspect	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
space	O
environment	O
to	O
plan	O
out	O
their	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
