<s>
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ten	I-Application
Hammers	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
issues	O
commands	O
to	O
two	O
fireteams	B-Application
,	O
Alpha	O
and	O
Bravo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
fireteam	B-Application
has	O
a	O
Team	O
Leader	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
M4	O
carbine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
team	O
member	O
is	O
the	O
Automatic	O
Rifleman	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
M249	O
Squad	B-Application
Automatic	O
Weapon	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
lay	O
suppressive	O
fire	O
on	O
the	O
enemy	O
and	O
assigned	O
to	O
take	O
command	O
if	O
the	O
team	O
leader	O
is	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
fireteam	B-Application
has	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
fragmentation	O
and	O
smoke	O
grenades	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
M203	O
grenades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
not	O
directly	O
control	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
fireteam	B-Application
members	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
orders	O
are	O
given	O
using	O
a	O
cursor	O
that	O
projects	O
onto	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
tell	O
his/her	O
soldiers	O
to	O
hold	O
a	O
position	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
specific	O
zone	O
to	O
cover	O
with	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
order	O
them	O
to	O
lay	O
down	O
suppressive	O
fire	O
on	O
a	O
given	O
zone	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
second	O
squad	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
reduce	O
incoming	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
for	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
gaming	O
service	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
voice	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
players	O
are	O
in	O
command	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
fireteam	B-Application
and	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
accomplish	O
the	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
months	O
of	O
intense	O
searching	O
,	O
US	O
intelligence	O
has	O
tracked	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
attacks	O
to	O
the	O
tiny	O
fictional	O
nation	O
of	O
Zekistan	B-Application
in	O
Central	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.-led	O
operations	O
in	O
Iraq	O
and	O
Afghanistan	O
have	O
forced	O
rebels	O
and	O
loyalists	O
to	O
flee	O
,	O
seeking	O
refuge	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
of	O
Zekistan	B-Application
by	O
invitation	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
dictator	O
,	O
Mohammad	O
Jabbour	O
Al-Afad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
failed	O
diplomatic	O
solutions	O
and	O
repeated	O
warning	O
by	O
the	O
UN	O
,	O
NATO	O
votes	O
to	O
invade	O
Zekistan	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
Al-Afad	O
from	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
and	O
launch	O
aircraft	O
to	O
airstrike	B-Application
Al-Afad	O
'	O
s	O
air	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
bases	O
across	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
dust	O
settles	O
,	O
infantry	O
and	O
armor	O
from	O
seven	O
different	O
NATO	O
countries	O
begin	O
to	O
land	O
at	O
southern	O
Zekistan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
starts	O
at	O
the	O
MOUT	O
(	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
tutorial	O
)	O
in	O
Fort	O
Benning	O
,	O
as	O
fireteams	B-Application
Alpha	O
and	O
Bravo	O
of	O
squad	B-Application
Charlie	O
90	O
,	O
B	O
Company	O
,	O
159th	O
Light	O
Infantry	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
training	O
at	O
Fort	O
Benning	O
,	O
Georgia	O
as	O
they	O
prepare	O
for	O
their	O
deployment	O
to	O
Zekistan	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
NATO	O
Invasion	O
force	O
sent	O
to	O
invade	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
arrived	O
Zekistan	B-Application
,	O
their	O
first	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
help	O
secure	O
the	O
airfield	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
airport	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
airport	O
is	O
crawling	O
with	O
resistance	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
hours	O
after	O
they	O
arrived	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
ambushed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
squad	B-Application
is	O
then	O
ordered	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
the	O
downed	O
plane	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
Afad	O
's	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
90	O
then	O
track	O
Afad	O
down	O
and	O
find	O
his	O
SUV	B-Algorithm
in	O
an	O
old	O
train	O
yard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
90	O
must	O
then	O
call	O
in	O
an	O
airstrike	B-Application
on	O
the	O
SUV	B-Algorithm
before	O
it	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
orders	O
the	O
strike	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
U.S.	O
gunships	O
swoop	O
down	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
SUV	B-Algorithm
,	O
eliminating	O
Al-Afad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
,	O
both	O
teams	O
were	O
to	O
mark	O
a	O
radio	O
tower	O
for	O
an	O
airstrike	B-Application
to	O
end	O
the	O
propaganda	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
second	O
epilogue	O
mission	O
,	O
both	O
fireteams	B-Application
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Staff	O
Sergeant	O
Hackett	O
,	O
were	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
mosque	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
the	O
Black	O
Wind	O
Brigade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Al-Hamal	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
an	O
airstrike	B-Application
during	O
a	O
firefight	O
,	O
the	O
younger	O
brother	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Samir	O
who	O
was	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
dead	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
as	O
ruler	O
,	O
willing	O
to	O
work	O
towards	O
democracy	O
and	O
stray	O
away	O
from	O
his	O
father	O
and	O
brother	O
's	O
tyrannical	O
regime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
leveraging	O
the	O
stability	O
,	O
low	O
cost	O
and	O
computational/rendering	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
chiefly	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
for	O
training	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legal	O
restrictions	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
a	O
military	O
purpose	O
)	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
default	O
Xbox	B-Application
configuration	O
“	O
persistence	O
”	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
missions	O
recorded	O
on	O
the	O
embedded	O
hard	O
drive	O
for	O
after-action	O
review	O
)	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
platform	O
for	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
required	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
platform	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
radical	O
decision	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
to	O
limit	O
first-person	O
actions	O
to	O
issuing	O
orders	O
and	O
directions	O
to	O
virtual	O
Fire	O
Teams	O
and	O
Squad	B-Application
members	O
(	O
see	O
Gameplay	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
evolved	O
to	O
C-Force	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
ultimately	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
work	O
progressed	O
on	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
ICT	O
developed	O
another	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
decision-making	O
game	O
with	O
Quicksilver	O
Software	O
entitled	O
Full	O
Spectrum	O
Command	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Army	O
's	O
Infantry	O
Captains	O
Career	O
Course	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
Company	O
Commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
a	O
desktop	O
PC	O
(	O
unlike	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
)	O
,	O
no	O
commercial	O
release	O
was	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
relates	O
to	O
the	O
Army	O
's	O
program	O
of	O
training	O
soldiers	O
to	O
be	O
flexible	O
and	O
adaptable	O
to	O
a	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
operational	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
of	O
E3	O
2003	O
,	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
X-Play	O
nominated	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
sold	O
roughly	O
190,000	O
units	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
nearly	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
became	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
some	O
controversy	O
shortly	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
