<s>
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
their	O
earlier	O
game	O
Gunship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
for	O
DOS	B-Device
;	O
this	O
version	O
received	O
an	O
expansion	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
1994	O
and	O
1996	O
respectively	O
(	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
retitled	O
as	O
simply	O
Gunship	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
sometimes	O
still	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Gunship	B-Application
!,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
significantly	O
enhanced	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gunship	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
utilised	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
MicroProse	O
flight	O
simulators	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
a	O
profile	O
,	O
chose	O
their	O
combat	O
theatre	O
,	O
and	O
either	O
performed	O
single	O
missions	O
or	O
a	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrain	O
modelling	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Gunship	B-Application
,	O
with	O
desert	O
wadis	O
and	O
twisting	O
ridgelines	O
being	O
well	O
represented	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
very	O
important	O
for	O
simulating	O
helicopter	O
combat	O
,	O
as	O
cover	O
using	O
terrain	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
tactics	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visuals	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
were	O
about	O
on	O
par	O
for	O
the	O
private	O
flight	O
simulator	O
technology	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
the	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
much	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
including	O
full	O
textures	O
on	O
all	O
3D	O
objects	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MicroProse	O
released	O
the	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Islands	I-Application
&	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
followed	O
closely	O
on	O
the	O
heels	O
of	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
but	O
added	O
unique	O
aspects	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
theaters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
functions	O
and	O
new	O
player	O
aids	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
in-flight	O
mission	O
changes	O
,	O
air	O
and	O
artillery	O
support	O
,	O
wind	O
and	O
weather	O
(	O
including	O
whiteouts	O
and	O
magnetic	O
disturbances	O
in	O
Antarctica	O
)	O
,	O
maintenance	O
and	O
weapon	O
system	O
downtimes	O
,	O
improved	O
autopilot	O
,	O
targeting	O
,	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
HUD	O
mission	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
aspect	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
mission	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
mission	O
builder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
even	O
export	O
a	O
standard	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
mission	O
into	O
the	O
mission	O
builder	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
after	O
MicroProse	O
was	O
signed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
kept	O
being	O
advertised	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
1994	O
release	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
unreleased	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
reviewer	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
AH-64	O
pilot	O
Bryan	O
Walker	O
,	O
criticized	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
for	O
presenting	O
a	O
helicopter	O
that	O
"	O
flies	O
like	O
an	O
overloaded	O
Huey	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
designers	O
have	O
succeeded	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
best	O
helicopter	O
simulator	O
game	O
currently	O
available	O
,	O
thorns	O
included	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Gunship	B-Application
2000	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
7/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
immersive	O
helicopter	O
flying	O
sim	O
with	O
engrossing	O
,	O
varied	O
missions.	O
"	O
</s>
