<s>
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
is	O
the	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
strategy	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
TaleWorlds	O
website	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
software	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
version	O
from	O
GOG.com,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
DVD	O
with	O
required	O
online	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warband	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2016	O
for	O
most	O
regions	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Australian	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
release	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sandbox	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
medieval	O
land	O
of	O
Calradia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
other	O
parties	O
,	O
combat	O
may	O
occur	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
the	O
game	O
switches	O
to	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
players	O
are	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
balanced	O
'	O
template	O
 '	O
character	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
altered	O
for	O
each	O
server	B-Application
)	O
based	O
on	O
three	O
general	O
types	O
of	O
pre-modern	O
age	O
military	O
:	O
Archery	O
,	O
Cavalry	O
,	O
and	O
Infantry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
modes	O
found	O
in	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
team	O
battles	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
)	O
,	O
although	O
other	O
modes	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
castle	O
sieges	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-focused	O
(	O
some	O
single-player	O
aspects	O
)	O
,	O
DLC	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Flying	O
Squirrel	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
,	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
last	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
historical	O
battles	O
from	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
era	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
players	O
with	O
over	O
220	O
unique	O
historical	O
units	O
,	O
controllable	O
artillery	B-Application
pieces	O
,	O
destructible	O
environments	O
and	O
six	O
selectable	O
nations	O
:	O
France	O
,	O
Britain	O
,	O
Prussia	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rheinbund	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
1.2	O
patch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
revolves	O
around	O
game	O
modes	O
such	O
as	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
siege	O
,	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
,	O
duel	O
,	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
commander	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
was	O
formed	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
making	O
Mount	O
&	O
Musket	O
,	O
a	O
mod	O
for	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warband	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viking	O
Conquest	O
is	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
history	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
affects	O
the	O
outcome	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sandbox	O
mode	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Mount	B-Application
and	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
's	O
original	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
roam	O
around	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
customized	O
character	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
normal	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Warband	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
several	O
felt	O
that	O
describing	O
Warband	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
overreaching	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
better	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
"	O
or	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yue	O
also	O
believed	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
original	O
Mount	B-Application
&	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
were	O
uninterested	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
not	O
purchasing	O
Warband	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
new	O
addition	O
of	O
worth	O
.	O
</s>
