<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
(	O
also	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
military	O
simulation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resistance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
games	O
,	O
comprising	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
and	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
River	I-Application
,	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	O
Cold	O
War	O
Crisiss	O
gameplay	O
varies	O
significantly	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
role	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
best	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
with	O
significant	O
vehicle	O
elements	O
and	O
minor	O
real-time	O
tactic	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
as	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
Red	O
Hammer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
,	O
depicts	O
the	O
same	O
conflict	O
as	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
but	O
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Russian	O
soldier	O
,	O
Dmitriy	O
Lukin	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
American	O
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
island	O
named	O
Skira	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PC	O
and	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
including	O
map	O
editors	O
and	O
larger	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
disputed	O
that	O
Codemasters	O
had	O
made	O
the	O
true	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
sequel	O
because	O
although	O
Codemasters	O
owned	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
name	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
all	O
owned	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
had	O
already	O
started	O
their	O
own	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Arma	O
series	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
River	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
