<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2000	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
Sheffield	O
House	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
features	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
both	O
a	O
single-player	O
career	O
mode	O
and	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
voice	O
artistry	O
by	O
British	O
comedic	O
actors	O
Rik	O
Mayall	O
and	O
Marc	O
Silk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
purchased	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drew	O
numerous	O
comparisons	O
to	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
1999	O
game	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
turns	O
controlling	O
individual	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
squad	O
of	O
hogs	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
opposition	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
espionage	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
mini	O
map	O
and	O
use	O
sniper	B-Protocol
rifles	O
and	O
camouflage	O
,	O
and	O
medics	O
that	O
can	O
heal	O
other	O
units	O
in	O
both	O
close	O
and	O
long	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
inventory	O
items	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
military	O
vehicles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tanks	O
and	O
turrets	O
like	O
heavy	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
pillboxes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stationary	O
buildings	O
like	O
bunkers	O
and	O
hospital	O
tents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
features	O
semi-permadeath	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
character	O
will	O
be	O
permanently	O
lost	O
after	O
three	O
deaths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
Ian	O
Stewart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
film	O
Babe	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
1995	O
video	O
games	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
Worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
developer	O
Andrew	O
Fox	O
,	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
except	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
with	O
pigs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
produced	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
(	O
PS1	O
)	O
version	O
and	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Jacob	O
Habgood	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
and	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
especially	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
meant	O
that	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
range	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
and	O
other	O
assets	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
25	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
following	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
hilarious	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
voice	O
work	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
sound	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
biggest	O
selling	O
point	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
star	O
review	O
,	O
Chris	O
Baker	O
in	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
with	O
praise	O
being	O
given	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
landscapes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
less	O
positive	O
remarks	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Worms	B-Application
and	O
Worms	B-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
with	O
Radakovic	O
saying	O
that	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
"	O
essentially	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
 [ Worms ] 	O
 "	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
brings	O
along	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
positive	O
points	O
of	O
Worms	B-Application
,	O
it	O
fails	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
same	O
hilarious	O
gameplay	O
,	O
adding	O
little	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
3D	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
reviewers	O
for	O
GameFan	O
went	O
further	O
,	O
saying	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
as	O
"	O
Worms	B-Application
 [ but ] 	O
it	O
's	O
missing	O
that	O
charm	O
only	O
Worms	B-Application
can	O
deliver	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
all-around	O
nuttiness	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
lifted	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
realm	O
as	O
Bomberman	B-Application
or	O
Worms	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
of	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
have	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Aaron	O
Birch	O
and	O
Ryan	O
Lambie	O
of	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
ranked	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
58	O
out	O
of	O
60	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
underrated	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
This	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
got	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
’d	O
argue	O
that	O
it	O
’s	O
worth	O
overlooking	O
its	O
more	O
annoying	O
quirks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
GameRant'''s	O
Martin	O
Geoffrey	O
listed	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
most	O
unappreciated	O
PS1	O
games	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
By	O
modern	O
standards	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
incredibly	O
dated	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
visuals	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
remains	O
unique	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
landscape	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
announced	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
edition	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Reheated	O
started	O
production	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
official	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stone	O
Sword	O
Games	O
created	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Hogs	B-Application
Of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Card	O
Game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
after	O
being	O
crowdfunded	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
crowdfunded	O
board	O
game	O
called	O
Hogs	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Miniatures	O
Game''	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
