<s>
Hind	B-Application
is	O
combat	O
flight	O
simulation	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Digital	O
Integration	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
compatible	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Apache	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
Soviet	O
military	O
Mi-24V	O
Hind-E	O
helicopter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
use	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	O
battles	O
between	O
individual	O
soldiers	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
taking	O
place	O
,	O
since	O
AI	B-Application
controlled	O
infantry	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldiers	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
carried	O
aboard	O
the	O
Hind	B-Application
helicopter	O
and	O
are	O
a	O
vital	O
part	O
of	O
some	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
does	O
nothing	O
,	O
an	O
(	O
almost	O
)	O
endless	O
,	O
semi-random	O
war	O
will	O
be	O
played	O
out	O
in	O
each	O
mission	O
via	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
scripted	O
scenarios	O
and	O
very	O
basic	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
pass	O
some	O
missions	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
units	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
side	O
are	O
sometimes	O
capable	O
of	O
achieving	O
the	O
objectives	O
without	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
over	O
IPX	O
and	O
analog	O
modem	O
networks	O
with	O
Apache	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
multisimulator	O
games	O
-	O
something	O
Digital	O
Integration	O
has	O
trademarked	O
as	O
'	O
virtual	O
battlefield	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Apache	B-Application
Longbow	I-Application
,	O
Hind	B-Application
has	O
a	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
occupy	O
the	O
same	O
helicopter	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
piloting	O
the	O
helicopter	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
manages	O
weapons	O
(	O
as	O
Weapons	O
System	O
Officer	O
,	O
or	O
WSO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Chet	O
Thomas	O
further	O
praised	O
the	O
mission	O
design	O
for	O
being	O
appropriate	O
to	O
the	O
intended	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
real-world	O
Hind	B-Application
,	O
and	O
complimented	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
head-to-head	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
with	O
Apache	B-Application
,	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
the	O
least	O
bit	O
interested	O
in	O
flight	O
sims	O
Hind	B-Application
is	O
a	O
keeper.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
somewhat	O
primitive	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Apache	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
primitiveness	O
makes	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
good	O
sims	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80486	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
deemed	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
link	O
up	O
with	O
Apache	B-Application
in	O
head-to-head	O
mode	O
"	O
a	O
bold	O
and	O
welcome	O
move	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hind	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
both	O
awards	O
to	O
Jane	B-Application
's	I-Application
AH-64D	I-Application
Longbow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
30th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
,	O
whose	O
editors	O
called	O
Hind	B-Application
a	O
"	O
seminal	O
helicopter	O
simulation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
