<s>
NetStorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Islands	I-Application
At	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
just	O
NetStorm	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
Windows	B-Application
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Titanic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
tutorial	O
missions	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
Netstorm	B-Application
is	O
chiefly	O
designed	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
games	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
moving	O
units	O
are	O
used	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetStorm	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Nimbus	O
,	O
a	O
planet	O
whose	O
crust	O
has	O
been	O
sent	O
floating	O
off	O
into	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
by	O
the	O
never-ending	O
battles	O
between	O
the	O
four	O
god-like	O
beings	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
Furies	O
"	O
,	O
representing	O
Sun	O
,	O
Wind	O
,	O
Rain	O
and	O
Thunder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
may	O
soon	O
burst	O
at	O
the	O
seams	O
with	O
titles	O
,	O
NetStorms	B-Application
impressive	O
Internet	O
support	O
and	O
novel	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
mixes	O
solid	O
strategy	O
and	O
quick	O
thinking	O
,	O
help	O
it	O
stand	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
rest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
's	O
Peter	O
Karpas	O
remarked	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
"	O
NetStorm	B-Application
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
timing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Online	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Ultima	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
