<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Annihilated	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
GSC	O
Game	O
World	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Annihilated	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
cite	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
Cossacks	B-Application
series	O
as	O
inspirations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
describe	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
as	O
"	O
RTS	O
vs.	O
RPG	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
solo	O
hero	O
unit	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
base-building	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Annihilated	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
features	O
four	O
playable	O
races	O
and	O
twelve	O
neutral	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
7	O
players	O
via	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Annihilated	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
has	O
four	O
playable	O
races	O
:	O
the	O
Elves	B-Application
(	O
Sylvan	O
Folk	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Undead	O
(	O
Legions	O
of	O
Ashes	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Mechanicians	O
(	O
Dwarves	O
who	O
use	O
machines	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Cryo	O
Race	O
(	O
barbarians	O
with	O
a	O
specialty	O
in	O
cold	O
magic	O
)	O
also	O
a	O
fifth	O
race	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
mod	O
from	O
the	O
GSC	O
forum	O
called	O
Sols	O
(	O
Egyptian	O
Fire	O
Magicians	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
units	O
like	O
Were-Wolves	O
,	O
Vampires	B-Application
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Were-wolves	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
can	O
transform	O
into	O
Archers	O
and	O
Vampires	B-Application
can	O
change	O
themselves	O
into	O
Bats	O
.	O
</s>
