<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
onto	O
the	O
PC	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
before	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
re-released	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
pack	O
called	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
Anthology	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
which	O
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
resource	O
and	O
economic	O
management	O
as	O
found	O
in	O
some	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
)	O
,	O
discouraging	O
players	O
from	O
conducting	O
tank	O
rush	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Crayven	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
has	O
hardier	O
units	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
heavy	O
armour	O
,	O
traditional	O
ballistics	O
and	O
movement	O
,	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
's	O
units	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
hover	O
propulsion	O
system	O
for	O
increased	O
speed	O
and	O
mobility	O
and	O
use	O
energy	O
weaponry	O
that	O
give	O
them	O
more	O
damage	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
special	O
equipment	O
can	O
include	O
medkits	O
,	O
repair	O
kits	O
,	O
image	O
intensifiers	O
,	O
afterburners	B-Application
,	O
various	O
stationary	O
turrets	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
for	O
one	O
faction	O
,	O
repair	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
two	O
powers	O
assisting	O
in	O
colonization	O
efforts	O
,	O
the	O
Crayven	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
and	O
a	O
religious	O
sect	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Order	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
begin	O
vying	O
for	O
total	O
control	O
over	O
a	O
distant	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
Krig	O
7-B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Sarah	O
Parker	O
,	O
an	O
officer	O
for	O
the	O
Crayven	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
,	O
is	O
assigned	O
by	O
Enrica	O
Hayes	O
,	O
a	O
director	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
working	O
aboard	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
starships	O
,	O
the	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
,	O
to	O
lead	O
ground	O
operations	O
on	O
Krig	O
7-B	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
her	O
assignments	O
,	O
Parker	O
fails	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
defector	O
from	O
the	O
Order	O
called	O
Bishop	O
Delondre	O
,	O
but	O
receives	O
a	O
data	B-General_Concept
disk	I-General_Concept
from	O
him	O
concerning	O
an	O
Order	O
operation	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
"	O
Project	O
Garm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Parker	O
,	O
Cole	O
and	O
Stone	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
and	O
saving	O
millions	O
of	O
lives	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
leave	O
Krig	O
7-B	O
,	O
Hayes	O
contacts	O
her	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Crayven	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
and	O
reports	O
her	O
failure	O
at	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Xenofacts	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
her	O
employer	O
remarks	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
other	O
ways	O
to	O
win	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Astrid	O
drifts	O
through	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpys	O
"	O
2000	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Giants	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Citizen	I-Operating_System
Kabuto	I-Operating_System
and	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
RTS	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
2000	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Sacrifice	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
Sierra	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
that	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Conspiracy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
both	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
expansion	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
were	O
bundled	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
pack	O
,	O
entitled	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
Anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Massive	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
released	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
as	O
a	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Vivendi	O
retained	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
merger	O
with	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
led	O
to	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
being	O
sold	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
until	O
July	O
2009	O
when	O
they	O
sold	O
the	O
franchise	O
over	O
to	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
who	O
revealed	O
the	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
official	O
news	O
since	O
then	O
has	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
both	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
Anthology	O
and	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
bundle	O
)	O
were	O
re-released	O
by	O
the	O
digital	O
distributor	O
GOG.com,	O
while	O
Rebellion	O
re-released	O
both	O
titles	O
onto	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
