<s>
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
and	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
GOTY	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Rising	O
Storm/Red	O
Orchestra	O
2	O
GOTY	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
multiplayer	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tripwire	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ostfront	I-Application
41-45	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
currently	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
exclusive	O
and	O
contains	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
first-person	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
combined	O
with	O
blind	O
firing	O
,	O
first	O
person	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
Commander	O
role	O
and	O
abilities	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
system	O
of	O
statistics	O
tracking	O
and	O
player	O
levelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Theater	O
,	O
adding	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
of	O
Japan	O
as	O
playable	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Vietnam	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
,	O
Realism	O
is	O
the	O
standard	O
mode	O
and	O
Action	O
is	O
more	O
forgiving	O
than	O
Realism	O
or	O
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
and	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
GOTY	O
used	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
singleplayer	O
campaign	O
installation	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
meaning	O
only	O
those	O
who	O
owned	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
could	O
still	O
access	O
or	O
install	O
the	O
singleplayer	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
defuse	O
maps	O
,	O
the	O
attacking	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
bomb	O
and	O
has	O
to	O
plant	O
it	O
at	O
a	O
specific	O
location	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
defending	O
team	O
must	O
kill	O
the	O
bomb	O
carrier	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
and	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
enemy	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanks	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Commander	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
use	O
radio	O
emplacements	O
to	O
call	O
in	O
artillery	B-Application
or	O
recon	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squad	O
Leader	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
give	O
artillery	B-Application
co-ordinates	O
to	O
the	O
Commander	O
,	O
and	O
teammates	O
can	O
spawn	O
on	O
the	O
SL	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
frontline	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
whose	O
rifle	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
scope	O
,	O
letting	O
them	O
engage	O
at	O
longer	O
ranges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
Rifleman	O
,	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
only	O
,	O
elite	O
riflemen	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
semi-automatic	O
rifle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engineer	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
satchel	O
charges	O
which	O
can	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
barricades	B-Application
,	O
bunkers	O
or	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tank	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
give	O
orders	O
to	O
his	O
other	O
crewmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
tanks	O
,	O
APCs	O
,	O
artillery	B-Application
and	O
recon	O
planes	O
in	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
three	O
anti-cheat	O
services	O
;	O
VAC	B-Application
along	O
with	O
Punkbuster	B-Application
and	O
a	O
related	O
service	O
called	O
PBBans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tripwire	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
Punkbuster	B-Application
for	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
have	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
protection	O
so	O
server	O
operators	O
can	O
optionally	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
or	O
less	O
aggressive	O
in	O
kicking	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
the	O
Beta	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
include	O
long	O
time	O
clans	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ostfront	I-Application
41-45	I-Application
and	O
clans	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Beta	O
was	O
opened	O
for	O
anyone	O
that	O
had	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
the	O
added	O
bonus	O
of	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
of	O
the	O
Beta.Rising	O
Storm	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
edition	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
ownership	O
bonus	O
discount	O
of	O
25%	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
received	O
free	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
rifleman	O
class	O
,	O
whilst	O
buyers	O
of	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
were	O
given	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
 '	O
content	O
is	O
merged	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
bought	O
separately	O
as	O
"	O
Rising	O
Storm/Red	O
Orchestra	O
2	O
GOTY	O
"	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
mod	O
teams	O
were	O
given	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Development	O
Kit	O
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
developing	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mods	O
include	O
In	O
Country	O
Vietnam	O
and	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
which	O
later	O
went	O
commercial	O
as	O
an	O
agreement	O
between	O
Tripwire	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
Team	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
product	O
commercially	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
successful	O
mod	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
mod	O
called	O
Vehicle	O
Expansion	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
update	O
for	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
with	O
Tripwire	O
Interactive	O
Vice	O
President	O
John	O
Gibson	O
offering	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
programming	O
,	O
however	O
due	O
to	O
modding	O
team	O
owning	O
student	O
licences	O
of	O
3D	O
Software	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
and	O
all	O
work	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
after	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
release	O
are	O
Heroes	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
Western	O
Europe	O
during	O
the	O
campaigns	O
of	O
1944	O
and	O
1945	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
could	O
've	O
been	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	O
,	O
however	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
mod	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Aufmarsch	O
:	O
The	O
Great	O
War	O
1914-1918	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
maps	O
set	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Eastern	O
and	O
Western	O
Fronts	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
CGT	O
mod	O
that	O
adds	O
classic	O
gametypes	O
such	O
as	O
Capture	B-Application
The	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Search	O
&	O
Destroy	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	O
has	O
allowed	O
modders	O
to	O
create	O
many	O
custom	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Sam	O
Hulick	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
principal	O
composers	O
for	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
score	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
titled	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
released	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rising	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vietnam	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionRed	O
Orchestra	O
2	O
:	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic.GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
only	O
critiquing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
singleplayer	O
component	O
,	O
stability	O
(	O
citing	O
frequent	O
crashes	O
)	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
unrefined	O
game	O
mechanics.Gamespy	O
''	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
immersion	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
but	O
critiqued	O
the	O
numerous	O
bugs	O
:	O
"	O
Red	B-Application
Orchestra	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stalingrad	I-Application
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
shooter	O
that	O
can	O
live	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
