<s>
Midwinter	B-Application
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
first-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
strategy	B-Application
and	O
survival	O
elements	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Flames	B-Application
of	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2099	O
when	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
snow	O
and	O
ice	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
scenario	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
isle	O
of	O
Midwinter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midwinter	B-Application
island	O
formed	O
following	O
massive	O
volcanic	O
activity	O
in	O
the	O
Azores	O
island	O
group	O
;	O
Pico	O
Island	O
,	O
Sao	O
Jorge	O
Island	O
and	O
Terceira	O
Island	O
became	O
its	O
mountains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
by	O
travelling	O
around	O
Midwinter	B-Application
,	O
recruiting	O
civilians	O
and	O
other	O
available	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
FVPF	O
,	O
and	O
mounting	O
a	O
guerrilla	O
warfare	O
campaign	O
to	O
stem	O
the	O
tide	O
of	O
Masters	O
 '	O
troops	O
and	O
ultimately	O
stop	O
him	O
by	O
destroying	O
his	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Shining	O
Hollow	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
extreme	O
south-east	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
before	O
his	O
forces	O
capture	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
settlements	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midwinter	B-Application
is	O
covered	O
in	O
snow	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
some	O
nigh-impassable	O
mountainous	O
regions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
flat	O
rolling	O
plains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
useful	O
recruits	O
are	O
only	O
recruitable	O
by	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
successful	O
strategy	B-Application
involves	O
recruiting	O
these	O
people	O
as	O
swiftly	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midwinter	B-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
usually	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
won	O
many	O
editor	O
's	O
choice	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
97%	O
/	O
Zzap	O
Gold	O
Medal	O
by	O
Zzap	O
64	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
96%	O
/	O
CU	O
Super	O
Star	O
by	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
96%	O
/	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
Supreme	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
,	O
94%	O
/	O
Star	O
Player	O
by	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
for	O
both	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
94%	O
and	O
Zero	O
Hour	O
by	O
Zero	O
(	O
DOS	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
92%	O
/	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
Gold	O
by	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midwinter	B-Application
was	O
covered	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
article	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
genres	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
unique	O
creature	O
;	O
a	O
priceless	O
transitional	O
specimen	O
in	O
the	O
fossil	O
record	O
of	O
gaming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
featured	O
Midwinter	B-Application
in	O
its	O
feature	O
article	O
"	O
Unsung	O
Heroes	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
10	O
games	O
most	O
deserving	O
"	O
more	O
recognition	O
than	O
they	O
received	O
"	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
remembered	O
for	O
their	O
contributions	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
genres	O
and	O
to	O
gaming	O
as	O
a	O
whole.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
indirect	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Flames	B-Application
of	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Midwinter	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
of	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
or	O
Midwinter	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Maelstrom	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Chilli	O
Hugger	O
Software	O
announced	O
a	O
Midwinter	B-Application
remake	O
project	O
;	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2015	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
has	O
been	O
indefinitely	O
delayed	O
and	O
possibly	O
abandoned	O
.	O
</s>
