<s>
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
simply	O
as	O
M1TP2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
tank	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
Software	O
in	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
simulator	O
of	O
the	O
M1	O
Abrams	O
main	O
battle	O
tank	O
and	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
1989	O
release	O
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
several	O
positions	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
tanks	O
that	O
comprised	O
the	O
platoon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
could	O
play	O
as	O
a	O
tank	B-Application
commander	I-Application
under	O
cover	O
(	O
"	O
buttoned	O
up	O
"	O
)	O
or	O
open	O
on	O
the	O
hatch	O
to	O
man	O
the	O
.50	O
caliber	O
machine	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
incorporated	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
much	O
improved	O
graphics	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiple	O
campaigns	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
armored	O
cavalry	O
,	O
USMC	O
or	O
army	O
platoons	B-Application
added	O
another	O
dimension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
this	O
simulation	O
and	O
the	O
rather	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
M1	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
Platoon	I-Application
II	I-Application
may	O
prove	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
exercise	O
in	O
frustration	O
rather	O
than	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
individual	O
who	O
truly	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
'	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
,	O
'	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
just	O
the	O
ticket.	O
"	O
</s>
