<s>
I-War	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Independence	O
War	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
developed	O
by	O
Particle	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
November	O
1997	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
of	O
1998	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
campaign	O
was	O
designed	O
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1999	B-Application
as	O
Independence	O
War	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Independence	O
War	O
Special	O
Edition	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
:	O
Independence	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
weapons	O
station	O
(	O
WEP	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
an	O
outside	O
view	O
of	O
Dreadnaught	O
's	O
wire	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
model	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-War	B-Application
was	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Newtonian	O
physics	O
;	O
unlike	O
other	O
popular	O
space	O
combat	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wing	O
Commander	O
and	O
Descent	B-Application
:	I-Application
Freespace	I-Application
,	O
the	O
flight	O
model	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
inertia	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
ship	O
's	O
mass	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
drag	O
in	O
outer	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
14	O
minute	O
long	O
high	O
quality	O
CGI	O
animation	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
and	O
even	O
some	O
gameplay	O
features	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Jefferson	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
and	O
his	O
last	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
shorter	O
pieces	O
of	O
CGI	O
encoded	O
in	O
RAD	B-Algorithm
Game	I-Algorithm
Tools	I-Algorithm
's	O
Smacker	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
format	O
would	O
be	O
shown	O
within	O
missions	O
as	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simple	O
CGI	O
animations	O
utilising	O
wire	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
were	O
used	O
in	O
mission	O
briefings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
I-War	B-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Particle	O
Systems	O
co-founders	O
Glyn	O
Williams	O
(	O
whose	O
previous	O
games	O
include	O
Warhead	B-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
)	O
and	O
Michael	O
Powell	O
(	O
whose	O
previous	O
games	O
include	O
Subwar	B-Application
2050	I-Application
for	O
PC/DOS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
polygon	O
models	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
BRender	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-War	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
signed	O
to	O
Philips	O
Interactive	O
Media	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
moving	O
into	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
shortened	O
to	O
I-War	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-War	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
label	O
of	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-War	B-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
n't	O
selling	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
Independence	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
was	O
that	O
'	O
I-War	B-Application
'	O
was	O
already	O
trademarked	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
for	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
that	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I-War	B-Application
/	O
Independence	O
War	O
sold	O
around	O
250,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
consisted	O
of	O
18	O
missions	O
and	O
it	O
mirrored	O
the	O
I-War	B-Application
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
special	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
Independence	O
War	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1998	B-Application
"	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
I-War	B-Application
for	O
its	O
1998	B-Application
"	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hot	I-Application
Pursuit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
