<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
PC	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
whose	O
staff	O
included	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
veterans	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2018	O
,	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
maintains	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
via	O
ongoing	O
content	O
additions	O
and	O
balance	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
features	O
a	O
planet-based	O
map	O
system	O
with	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
planets	O
and	O
asteroid	O
like	O
moons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creators	O
stated	O
that	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
will	O
resemble	O
something	O
of	O
the	O
1997	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
as	O
its	O
focus	O
is	O
more	O
towards	O
'	O
macro	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
'	O
micro	O
 '	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Mavor	O
wrote	O
the	O
graphics	B-Device
engine	I-Device
for	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
on	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Steve	O
Thompson	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
actor	O
John	O
Patrick	O
Lowrie	O
,	O
who	O
did	O
all	O
the	O
narrations	O
for	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
,	O
did	O
the	O
narrations	O
for	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
pursue	O
investor	O
funding	O
,	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilations	I-Application
developer	O
Uber	O
Entertainment	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
site	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
their	O
financial	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
conclusion	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
had	O
raised	O
approximately	O
$	O
2,228,000	O
via	O
Kickstarter	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
$	O
101,000	O
via	O
PayPal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kickstarter	O
featured	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
as	O
the	O
11th	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
to	O
have	O
raised	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
dollars	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
highlight	O
the	O
successes	O
that	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
enjoying	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
formed	O
from	O
original	O
PA	O
developers	O
and	O
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
and	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
launched	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
:	I-Application
Titans	I-Application
was	O
gifted	O
free	O
to	O
original	O
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
from	O
2012	O
with	O
a	O
discount	O
for	O
other	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
's	O
Brendan	O
Caldwell	O
writes	O
:	O
"	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
slick	O
,	O
modernised	O
RTS	O
,	O
engineered	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
competitive	O
,	O
hotkey-loving	O
esports	O
crowd	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
've	O
seen	O
glimpses	O
of	O
it	O
when	O
everything	O
works	O
correctly	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
recommend	O
Planetary	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
without	O
a	O
warning	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
bound	O
to	O
disappoint	O
and	O
frustrate	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
teach	O
yourself	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
