<s>
Real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
(	O
RTT	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
subgenre	O
of	O
tactical	O
wargames	O
played	O
in	O
real-time	O
simulating	O
the	O
considerations	O
and	O
circumstances	O
of	O
operational	O
warfare	O
and	O
military	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
titles	O
encourage	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
logistics	O
and	O
production	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
or	O
more	O
than	O
combat	O
,	O
whereas	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
commonly	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
resource-gathering	O
,	O
production	O
,	O
base-building	O
or	O
economic	O
management	O
,	O
instead	O
focusing	O
on	O
tactical	O
and	O
operational	O
aspects	O
of	O
warfare	O
such	O
as	O
unit	O
formations	O
or	O
the	O
exploitation	O
of	O
terrain	O
for	O
tactical	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
also	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
expectation	O
of	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
their	O
tasks	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
combat	O
forces	O
provided	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
usually	O
by	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
a	O
realistic	O
(	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
believable	O
)	O
representation	O
of	O
military	O
tactics	O
and	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrasts	O
with	O
other	O
current	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
large-scale	O
turn-based	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
battles	O
are	O
generally	O
abstracted	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
close	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
related	O
board	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
de-emphasize	O
realism	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
collection	O
and	O
conversion	O
of	O
resources	O
into	O
production	O
capacities	O
which	O
manufacture	O
combat	O
units	O
thereafter	O
used	O
in	O
generally	O
highly	O
stylized	O
confrontations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
military	O
tactical	O
and	O
realistic	O
focus	O
and	O
comparatively	O
short	O
risk/reward	O
cycle	O
usually	O
provide	O
a	O
distinctly	O
more	O
immediate	O
,	O
intense	O
and	O
accessible	O
experience	O
of	O
battlefield	O
tactics	O
and	O
mêlée	B-Application
than	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
other	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
suggested	O
by	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
also	O
fundamental	O
to	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
is	O
real-time	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turn-based	O
strategy	O
and	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
were	O
obvious	O
first	O
candidates	O
for	O
computer	O
implementation	O
;	O
but	O
as	O
computer	O
implementation	O
eventually	O
allowed	O
for	O
ever	O
more	O
complex	O
rule	O
sets	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
became	O
less	O
timeslice-focused	O
and	O
more	O
continuous	O
until	O
eventually	O
"	O
real-time	O
"	O
play	O
was	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
described	O
Axis	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
(	O
the	O
2004	O
video	O
game	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
RTS	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
military	O
realism	O
with	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
battlefield	O
command	O
organization	O
and	O
supply	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
for	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
said	O
their	O
game	O
never	O
aspired	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
RTS	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
classic	O
sense	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
rather	O
a	O
"	O
real	B-Application
time	I-Application
tactical	I-Application
simulation	O
"	O
,	O
lacking	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
resource	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
of	O
Nexus	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Jupiter	I-Application
Incident	I-Application
remarked	O
on	O
his	O
game	O
being	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
tactical	O
fleet	O
simulator	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
"	O
traditional	O
RTS	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
and	O
fixed	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
difference	O
often	O
comes	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
limited	O
criteria	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
presence	O
or	O
absence	O
of	O
base	O
building	O
and	O
unit	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
an	O
overabundance	O
of	O
tactical	O
considerations	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
such	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chris	O
Taylor	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
"	O
[	O
My	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
visualizing	O
RTSs	O
in	O
a	O
fresh	O
and	O
interesting	O
new	O
way ]	O
was	O
my	O
realizing	O
that	O
although	O
we	O
call	O
this	O
genre	O
'	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
,	O
'	O
it	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
called	O
'	O
Real-Time	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
 '	O
with	O
a	O
dash	O
of	O
strategy	O
thrown	O
in.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
for	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
Mark	O
Walker	O
said	O
that	O
developers	O
need	O
to	O
begin	O
looking	O
outside	O
the	O
genre	O
for	O
new	O
ideas	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
for	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Nathan	O
Toronto	O
criticizes	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
too	O
often	O
having	O
only	O
one	O
valid	O
means	O
of	O
victory	O
—	O
attrition	O
—	O
comparing	O
them	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Toronto	O
,	O
players	O
 '	O
awareness	O
that	O
their	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
win	O
is	O
militarily	O
makes	O
them	O
unlikely	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
gestures	O
of	O
diplomacy	O
;	O
the	O
result	O
being	O
that	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
too	O
often	O
the	O
best	O
tactician	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
best	O
strategist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	O
Goodfellow	O
counters	O
this	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
not	O
that	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
lacking	O
in	O
strategic	O
elements	O
(	O
he	O
calls	O
attrition	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
strategy	O
)	O
;	O
rather	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
too	O
often	O
rely	O
upon	O
the	O
same	O
strategy	O
:	O
produce	O
faster	O
than	O
you	O
consume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chess	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
essentialised	O
battlefield	O
movements	O
of	O
medieval	O
unit	O
types	O
and	O
,	O
beyond	O
its	O
entertainment	O
value	O
,	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
instill	O
in	O
players	O
a	O
rudimentary	O
sense	O
of	O
tactical	O
considerations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Axis	B-Application
&	I-Application
Allies	I-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
simulating	O
war	O
and	O
being	O
turn-based	O
,	O
the	O
rules	O
for	O
miniature	O
wargames	O
tend	O
to	O
lean	O
heavily	O
towards	O
the	O
minutiae	O
of	O
military	O
combat	O
rather	O
than	O
anything	O
at	O
a	O
strategic	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
1982	O
release	O
Legionaire	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
was	O
a	O
real-time	O
wargame	O
of	O
Romans	O
versus	O
Barbarians	O
with	O
game	O
play	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
template	O
,	O
called	O
by	O
one	O
review	O
a	O
"	O
real-time	O
simulation	O
of	O
tactical	O
combat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Free	O
Fall	O
Associates	O
 '	O
1983	O
title	O
Archon	B-Application
can	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
early	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
,	O
built	O
upon	O
Chess	B-Application
but	O
including	O
real-time	O
battle	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archon	B-Application
was	O
highly	O
influential	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
Silicon	O
Knights	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
1994	O
game	O
Dark	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
was	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
adding	O
only	O
to	O
Archon'''s	O
concept	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
many	O
table-top	O
wargames	O
,	O
purchases	O
his	O
army	O
before	O
committing	O
to	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drakkhen	B-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
was	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
combining	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
RPG	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drakkhen	B-Application
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
micromanage	O
four	O
specialized	O
fantasy	O
units	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
battlefield	O
during	O
each	O
random	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
predecessor	O
was	O
Bits	O
of	O
Magic	O
's	O
Centurion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Defender	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
(	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
recent	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
strategic	O
map	O
interspersed	O
by	O
battle	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Realm	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Impressions	O
Games	O
,	O
introduced	O
real-time	O
control	O
of	O
these	O
real-time	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
1995	O
,	O
computer	O
hardware	O
and	O
developer	O
support	O
systems	O
had	O
developed	O
enough	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
large-scale	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
in	O
1995	O
that	O
the	O
regimentally	O
focused	O
wargame	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
groundbreaking	O
not	O
only	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
focused	O
purely	O
on	O
the	O
operational	O
aspects	O
of	O
combat	O
(	O
with	O
all	O
aspects	O
pertaining	O
:	O
regimental	O
manoeuvring	O
and	O
formations	O
,	O
support	O
tactics	O
,	O
terrain	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
squad	O
-	O
and	O
platoon-type	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
combat	O
tactics	O
which	O
introduced	O
a	O
higher	O
degree	O
of	O
operational	O
realism	O
than	O
seen	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
as	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
was	O
a	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
Battle	O
table-top	O
system	O
,	O
so	O
was	O
1998	O
's	O
FASA	O
Studios	O
 '	O
MechCommander	B-Application
a	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
boardgame	O
into	O
a	O
2D	O
computer	O
game	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Bungie	O
released	O
Myth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
radically	O
larger	O
battlefields	O
than	O
ever	O
before	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
realistic	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
created	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
map	O
sizes	O
to	O
even	O
greater	O
levels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
introducing	O
historical	O
and	O
tactical	O
realism	O
until	O
then	O
unheard	O
of	O
in	O
real-time	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
gaining	O
much	O
attention	O
for	O
its	O
luscious	O
visuals	O
but	O
earning	O
developers	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
few	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
belonging	O
to	O
the	O
Blitzkrieg	B-Language
,	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
UFO	B-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
by	O
MicroProse	O
)	O
series	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
titles	O
like	O
Nexus	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Jupiter	I-Application
Incident	I-Application
,	O
Joint	B-Application
Task	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Codename	B-Application
:	I-Application
Panzers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
with	O
historical	O
or	O
contemporary	O
settings	O
generally	O
try	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
tactical	O
environment	O
of	O
their	O
selected	O
period	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
eras	O
and	O
situations	O
being	O
the	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
Napoleonic	O
warfare	O
or	O
ancient	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
by	O
The	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
,	O
as	O
exemplified	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
Shogun	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
widely	O
recognised	O
for	O
its	O
large-scale	O
tactical	O
recreations	O
of	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
impressive	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
Review	O
and	O
encouragement	O
of	O
tactical	O
thought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Gettysburg	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
1997	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Also	O
noteworthy	O
is	O
Imperial	B-Application
Glory	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
by	O
Pyro	O
Studios	O
which	O
recreates	O
the	O
multi-polar	O
conflicts	O
of	O
Europe	O
between	O
1789	O
and	O
1830	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
–	O
)	O
(	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
)	O
are	O
tactical	O
battle	O
simulations	O
set	O
in	O
WWII	O
known	O
for	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
realism	O
taking	O
into	O
account	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
,	O
severity	O
of	O
wounds	O
and	O
the	O
psychology	O
and	O
mental	O
welfare	O
of	O
individual	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TalonSoft	O
's	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sail	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sail	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
are	O
3D	O
naval	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
where	O
you	O
command	O
sailing	O
vessels	O
in	O
high	O
sea	O
and	O
coastal	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
heading	O
,	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
amount	O
of	O
sails	O
and	O
cannon	O
ordnance	O
can	O
be	O
ordered.Commandos	O
series	O
(	O
1998	O
–	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
stealth-oriented	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
follow	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
British	O
Commandos	B-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
(	O
by	O
Fireglow	B-Application
Games	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
this	O
title	O
focuses	O
on	O
larger-scale	O
operations	O
and	O
mechanised	O
tactics	O
rather	O
than	O
low-level	O
details	O
,	O
though	O
individual	O
units	O
have	O
ammunition	O
supplies	O
and	O
gain	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Desperados	B-Application
series	O
(	O
2001	O
–	O
)	O
,	O
player	O
controls	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
wild	O
west	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1881.Robin	O
Hood	O
:	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Sherwood	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
stealth-based	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Spellbound	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Desperados	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldiers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
World	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
(	O
Codemasters	O
)	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
also	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
WWII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Full	B-Application
Spectrum	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
series	O
(	O
2004	O
–	O
)	O
(	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
country	O
similar	O
to	O
Iraq	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
emphasises	O
story	O
more	O
than	O
most	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
it	O
qualifies	O
as	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
subgenre	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
known	O
as	O
tactical	O
shooters	O
that	O
incorporate	O
some	O
tactical	O
aspects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Gearbox	O
Software	O
's	O
Brothers	O
in	O
Arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cossacks	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
Napoleonic	O
Wars	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
battles	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
64000	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faces	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
(	O
Ubisoft	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Soldiers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
World	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
1989	O
as	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
invades	O
Western	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
West	O
Coast	O
in	O
a	O
last-ditch	O
effort	O
to	O
hold	O
onto	O
power	O
while	O
economic	O
troubles	O
threaten	O
to	O
cripple	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
Wargame	B-Application
:	I-Application
European	I-Application
Escalation	I-Application
,	O
Wargame	B-Application
:	I-Application
AirLand	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
third	O
(	O
Wargame	B-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
)	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
offering	O
new	O
opportunities	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
naval	O
combat	O
and	O
amphibious	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
World	O
War	O
III	O
in	O
2020	O
where	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
are	O
obsolete	O
and	O
conventional	O
warfare	O
makes	O
up	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XIII	B-Application
Century	I-Application
(	O
latest	O
installment	O
2009	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
Fourth	O
to	O
Ninth	O
Crusades	O
(	O
1202	O
–	O
1272	O
CE	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
complex	O
battle	O
resolution	O
engine	O
where	O
each	O
individual	O
soldier	O
is	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
when	O
determining	O
the	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Men	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Faces	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
started	O
the	O
Men	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogun	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Commandos	B-Application
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
's	O
Edo	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leading	O
High	O
Fantasy	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
belong	O
to	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
Battle	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
mainstream	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highly	O
influential	O
video	O
game	O
Myth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fallen	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
emphasised	O
formation	O
cohesion	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
degree	O
than	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
introduced	O
more	O
extensive	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Under	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
complex	O
and	O
difficult	O
games	O
made	O
in	O
Korea	O
mixing	O
both	O
elements	O
of	O
RTT	O
and	O
Dynasty	O
Warriors-like	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
)	O
is	O
another	O
example	O
of	O
tactical	O
battles	O
,	O
where	O
strategy	O
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
point	O
to	O
have	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|A	O
supply	O
ship	O
with	O
destroyer	O
escort	O
in	O
Nexus	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Jupiter	I-Application
Incident	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
's	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
setting	O
provided	O
innovative	O
new	O
use	O
of	O
air	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starship	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Terran	I-Application
Ascendancy	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Heinlein	O
's	O
book	O
,	O
Starship	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechCommander	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
implementing	O
a	O
lightweight	O
resource	O
acquisition	O
system	O
without	O
turning	O
into	O
an	O
RTS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldiers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Anarchy	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
,	O
squad-level	O
game	O
which	O
emphasised	O
a	O
realistic	O
environment	O
scale	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
scavenging	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Jupiter	I-Application
Incident	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
space	O
and	O
replaces	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
most	O
genre	O
conventions	O
(	O
not	O
least	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
terrain	O
for	O
cover	O
and	O
mobility	O
)	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Language
Wolves	I-Language
(	O
2004	O
)	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
small-scale	O
space	O
fighter	O
wing	O
battles	O
around	O
fighter	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
involves	O
commanding	O
four	O
of	O
six	O
Space	O
Marines	O
squads	O
in	O
each	O
mission	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customised	O
through	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
wargear	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
,	O
was	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tiberian	I-Application
Twilight	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
Kane	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Nations	I-Application
(	O
cancelled	O
)	O
combines	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
strategy	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
(	O
RTT	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
persistence	O
,	O
progression	O
and	O
social	O
features	O
of	O
a	O
massively	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
game	O
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Away	O
Team''	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stealth	O
missions	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
sends	O
commandos	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
do	O
not	O
accurately	O
represent	O
the	O
in-universe	O
principles	O
of	O
the	O
Starfleet	B-Application
faction	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
,	O
but	O
accurately	O
represents	O
the	O
RTT	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
commandos	B-Application
with	O
unique	O
skills	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
computer	O
hacking	O
"	O
or	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
's	O
Vulcan	O
nerve	O
pinch	O
,	O
infiltrate	O
enemy	O
bases	O
and	O
rescue	O
captured	O
comrades	O
and	O
accomplish	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
