<s>
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
outside	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
HEAT	O
Online	O
for	O
the	O
2010	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
(	O
MMORG	O
)	O
with	O
partially	O
chargeable	O
content	O
,	O
or	O
micro-transactions	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Invictus	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level-R	B-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Cross	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
versions	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
localized	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Russia	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
Thailand	O
,	O
and	O
China	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
were	O
mostly	O
similar	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
physics	O
and	O
content	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
versions	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
version	O
had	O
64	O
cars	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
although	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
versions	O
have	O
all	O
64	O
cars	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
service	O
,	O
hosted	O
by	O
Aeria	O
Games	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
in	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Invictus	O
Games	O
Ltd	O
.	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Innologin	O
Ltd	O
.	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
new	O
North	O
American	O
service	O
of	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
,	O
called	O
HEAT	O
Online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
and	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
started	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
for	O
$	O
10,000	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
funds	O
were	O
supposed	O
to	O
cover	O
contract	O
and	O
legal	O
fees	O
for	O
gaining	O
the	O
publishing	O
rights	O
to	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
from	O
Invictus	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
goal	O
was	O
reached	O
and	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2019	O
Jogara	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
a	O
fan-run	O
company	O
,	O
signed	O
the	O
publishing	O
contract	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
modes	O
of	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
and	O
includes	O
three	O
classes	O
of	O
cars	O
:	O
Rookie	O
,	O
Pro	O
,	O
and	O
Intimidator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Invictus	O
(	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
issued	O
an	O
IP	O
ban	O
of	O
all	O
non-US	O
accounts	O
on	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
European	O
publisher	O
of	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
,	O
gamigo	O
AG	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
concerning	O
a	O
breach	O
in	O
contract	O
because	O
European	O
players	O
were	O
playing	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
which	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
North	O
America-only	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeria	O
Games	O
&	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
AGE	O
)	O
had	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
IP	O
ban	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
of	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
dramatically	O
decreased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fellow	O
users	O
of	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
gathered	O
together	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
dodge	O
the	O
IP	O
bans	O
in	O
forms	O
of	O
proxies	B-Application
and	O
VPN	B-Application
clients	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
tools	O
used	O
to	O
dodge	O
the	O
IP	O
Bans	O
became	O
blocked	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
bans	O
,	O
Invictus	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
the	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
version	O
of	O
their	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
would	O
not	O
receive	O
anymore	O
special	O
builds	O
from	O
Invictus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
AGE	O
had	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
build	O
,	O
Julia	O
,	O
was	O
coming	O
to	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
much	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
build	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Level-R	B-Protocol
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
patch	O
removed	O
all	O
the	O
unique	O
features	O
that	O
had	O
made	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMO	B-Application
Huts	O
gave	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
a	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
rating	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
really	O
polished	O
and	O
fun	O
racing	O
MMO.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
MMO	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
solid	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MMORPG	O
Center	O
rated	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
an	O
8.0/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
on	O
MMORPG	O
Center	O
gave	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
a	O
9.3/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swift	O
World	O
rated	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
a	O
7/10	O
for	O
great	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
mentioned	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
players	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
Swift	O
World	O
rated	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
a	O
9.7/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Aeria	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
the	O
running	O
of	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
completely	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Invictus	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
publisher	O
for	O
Project	B-Protocol
Torque	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
following	O
a	O
second	O
attempt	O
at	O
crowdfunding	O
for	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
succeeded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jogara	O
Ltd	O
.	O
is	O
the	O
listed	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
