<s>
Forts	B-Language
is	O
a	O
2D	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Australian	O
studio	O
EarthWork	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forts	B-Language
started	O
development	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
early	O
bridge	O
building	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forts	B-Language
had	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Forts	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
defends	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
acquires	O
weapons	O
through	O
tech	O
trees	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
opponent	O
's	O
reactor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
reviewed	O
by	O
CG	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
of	O
which	O
described	O
Fortss	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Forts	B-Language
is	O
similar	O
to	O
many	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
:	O
build	O
up	O
resources	O
,	O
acquire	O
new	O
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
build	O
something	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
opponent	O
while	O
defending	O
yourself	O
from	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
weapons	O
like	O
missiles	O
,	O
lasers	O
,	O
cannons	O
,	O
minguns	O
,	O
and	O
mortars	O
to	O
attack	O
with	O
,	O
with	O
things	O
like	O
metal	O
reinforcement	O
,	O
sand	O
bags	O
,	O
machine	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
flak	B-Application
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
projectiles	O
and	O
defend	O
yourself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forts	B-Language
Multiplayer	O
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
8	O
players	O
per	O
lobby	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
player	O
is	O
split	O
on	O
to	O
two	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Earthwork	O
Games	O
started	O
hosting	O
their	O
own	O
official	O
Forts	B-Language
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
tournaments	O
also	O
include	O
Forts	B-Language
Map	O
Making	O
Contest	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
3	O
have	O
been	O
organized	O
this	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
naval	O
forts	B-Language
with	O
buoyancy	O
physics	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
six	O
new	O
weapons	O
(	O
The	O
dome	O
,	O
Orbital	O
Lasers	O
,	O
Planes	O
,	O
Decoys	O
,	O
Naval	O
Missile	O
Launchers	O
,	O
and	O
Deckguns	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
ammo	O
mechanic	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
campaign	O
,	O
23	O
new	O
tracks	O
by	O
Ella	O
van	O
Dyck	O
,	O
several	O
new	O
maps	O
with	O
17	O
new	O
dynamic	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
HUD	O
and	O
a	O
High	O
Seas	O
badge	O
for	O
all	O
owners	O
,	O
5	O
new	O
mission	O
types	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
revised	O
learning	O
curve	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Forts	B-Language
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameGrin	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
easy	O
while	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
Forts	B-Language
is	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
nice	O
sense	O
of	O
humour	O
and	O
is	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
get	O
your	O
brain	O
whirling	O
as	O
you	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
build	O
your	O
base	O
,	O
defend	O
your	O
weapons	O
while	O
also	O
pelting	O
the	O
enemy	O
with	O
bullets	O
and	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
