<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
and	O
battlefield	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
objectives	O
and	O
weaponry	O
appropriate	O
to	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
geopolitical	O
tension	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
that	O
lasted	O
from	O
1947	O
to	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Gravon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Real	I-Application
Virtuality	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
on	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
fictitious	O
islands	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
puts	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
sides	O
in	O
a	O
hypothetical	O
conflict	O
between	O
American	O
and	O
Soviet	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Resistance	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
playable	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
;	O
Gold	O
Upgrade	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Red	O
Hammer	O
,	O
a	O
campaign	O
from	O
the	O
Soviet	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
Resistance	B-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
various	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
realistic	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armed	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
improved	O
Flashpoint	O
engine	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Arma	B-Application
:	O
Combat	O
Operations	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armed	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
's	O
successor	O
Arma	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
titled	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
reserved	O
the	O
exclusive	O
right	O
to	O
develop	O
sequels	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
right	O
to	O
promote	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
'	O
official	O
sequel	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
re-released	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
as	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Codemasters	O
retain	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
'	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
 '	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
may	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
the	O
latest	O
patch	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
via	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
digital	O
distribution	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoints	I-Application
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	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
features	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
Cold	O
War-era	O
equipment	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
availability	O
in	O
any	O
given	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
pioneered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
realistic	O
vehicle	O
and	O
aircraft	O
combat	O
in	O
FPS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
does	O
not	O
provide	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
of	O
vehicle	O
realism	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
simulator	O
like	O
Steel	O
Beasts	O
or	O
Falcon	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
nevertheless	O
notable	O
because	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
only	O
simulate	O
aircraft	O
,	O
tank	O
and	O
infantry	B-Protocol
combat	O
with	O
consistently	O
high	O
levels	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
accurately	O
simulates	O
the	O
complex	O
relationships	B-Protocol
between	I-Protocol
these	I-Protocol
elements	I-Protocol
in	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
termination	O
of	O
Gamespy	O
master	O
server	O
(	O
July	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
searching	O
servers	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
is	O
possible	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
"	O
OFP-Monitor	O
"	O
(	O
Arma	B-Application
:	O
CWA	O
Server	O
monitoring	O
tool	O
from	O
Poweruser	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
an	O
in-game	O
mission	O
editor	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
anything	O
from	O
single	O
missions	O
to	O
entire	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
dozen	O
or	O
more	O
separate	O
,	O
self-contained	O
'	O
maps	O
 '	O
typically	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
in	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
large	O
fictitious	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
his	O
Glasnost	O
and	O
Perestroika	B-Application
reforms	O
are	O
welcomed	O
by	O
western	O
governments	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
communist	O
hardliners	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
government	O
that	O
are	O
unsympathetic	O
to	O
his	O
cause	O
and	O
are	O
ready	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
to	O
stop	O
these	O
reforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Guba	O
is	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear-tipped	O
SCUD	B-Application
aimed	O
at	O
Malden	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
forces	O
must	O
prevent	O
the	O
missile	O
launch	O
from	O
happening	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
sold	O
230,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$8.8	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
surpassed	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
topped	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
has	O
won	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
realism	O
of	O
simulating	O
military	O
conflict	O
situations	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
extent	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
technology	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
for	O
real	O
soldiers	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
the	O
special	O
combat	O
training	O
application	O
VBS1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2001	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
does	O
n't	O
play	O
quite	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
action	O
game	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
—	O
especially	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
this	O
much	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
presented	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
with	O
its	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
AI	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resistance	B-Application
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
,	O
featured	O
updated	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Troska	O
refuses	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
fighting	O
and	O
rebukes	O
them	O
because	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
combat	O
behind	O
and	O
also	O
believes	O
that	O
any	O
resistance	B-Application
will	O
take	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
inexperienced	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
no	O
other	O
choice	O
than	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
the	O
Soviets	O
and	O
join	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Victor	O
joins	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
he	O
is	O
immediately	O
forced	O
to	O
take	O
command	O
and	O
fight	O
the	O
Soviets	O
who	O
attack	O
their	O
base	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
commander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
he	O
leads	O
his	O
units	O
to	O
assault	O
some	O
Soviet	O
bases	O
to	O
collect	O
some	O
weapons	O
,	O
ammunition	O
and	O
tanks	O
as	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
forces	O
have	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
initial	O
successful	O
actions	O
more	O
people	O
begin	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resistance	B-Application
must	O
finally	O
overcome	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
Soviet	O
bombing	O
of	O
Nogova	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
plot	O
of	O
Resistance	B-Application
is	O
probably	O
based	O
on	O
1968	O
events	O
in	O
Czechoslovakia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	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
OFP	O
:	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Lukin	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
soldiers	O
stationed	O
on	O
Kolgujev	O
with	O
previous	O
combat	O
experience	O
,	O
switches	O
from	O
his	O
steadfast	O
fight	O
against	O
American	O
forces	O
on	O
Everon	O
and	O
Malden	O
to	O
joining	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
fighters	O
on	O
Everon	O
battling	O
his	O
own	O
countrymen	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
an	O
American	O
take-over	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
kill	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
leaders	O
and	O
surprisingly	O
discovers	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
Spetsnaz	O
deserter	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
serve	O
under	O
General	O
Guba	O
any	O
more	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Guba	O
is	O
a	O
rogue	O
general	O
pursuing	O
his	O
own	O
agenda	O
independently	O
from	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lukin	O
then	O
switches	O
sides	O
and	O
joins	O
the	O
resistance	B-Application
,	O
ending	O
the	O
mission	O
by	O
arresting	O
the	O
remaining	O
commanders	O
still	O
loyal	O
to	O
Guba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Operation	B-Application
Flashpoint	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independently	O
,	O
game	O
developer	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
released	O
its	O
own	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
,	O
Arma	B-Application
:	I-Application
Armed	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
