<s>
is	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
made	O
with	O
CD-ROM-based	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Red	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Japan	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tensions	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
Japans	O
were	O
at	O
an	O
all-time	O
high	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
War	O
(	O
similar	O
in	O
cause	O
to	O
the	O
actual	O
Korean	O
War	O
)	O
taking	O
place	O
with	O
Armored	O
Fighting	O
Walkers	O
,	O
giant	O
walking	O
mechas	O
being	O
used	O
with	O
great	O
success	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
North	O
and	O
South	O
Japanese	O
militaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
sides	O
consist	O
of	O
units	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
AFW	O
and	O
three	O
squads	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Red	I-Application
features	O
a	O
day/night	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
consists	O
of	O
players	O
moving	O
and	O
operating	O
their	O
AFW	O
and	O
issuing	O
orders	O
to	O
accompanying	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
AFWs	O
must	O
wait	O
until	O
their	O
main	O
weapon	O
is	O
loaded	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
attack	O
,	O
either	O
against	O
the	O
enemy	O
AFW	O
itself	O
or	O
its	O
infantry	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
crews	O
also	O
provide	O
special	O
shells	O
which	O
can	O
provide	O
illumination	O
or	O
do	O
devastating	O
damage	O
against	O
AFWs	O
or	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
infantry	B-Protocol
squads	O
accompany	O
the	O
AFW	O
in	O
each	O
unit	O
,	O
two	O
fighting	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
riding	O
on	O
the	O
mech	O
itself	O
as	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
combat	O
turn	O
,	O
squads	O
fight	O
automatically	O
,	O
aiming	O
at	O
either	O
the	O
soldiers	O
in	O
the	O
enemy	O
unit	O
or	O
the	O
enemy	O
AFW	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
designation	O
(	O
Anti-Infantry	O
or	O
Anti-AFW	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
range	O
from	O
special	O
attacks	O
against	O
the	O
enemy	O
AFW	O
or	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
fixing	O
damaged	O
portions	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
machine	O
,	O
or	O
defending	O
against	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Red	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
1960s	O
where	O
the	O
Allies	O
ended	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
by	O
invading	O
Japan	O
in	O
the	O
costly	O
Operation	O
Downfall	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
atomic	O
bomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
looming	O
over	O
the	O
horizon	O
,	O
Hokkaidō	O
is	O
ceded	O
to	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
portions	O
Japan	O
are	O
partitioned	O
into	O
Communist	O
Republic	O
of	O
North	O
Japan	O
and	O
capitalist	O
South	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
quest	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
learn	O
there	O
are	O
bigger	O
ambitions	O
at	O
play	O
than	O
tipping	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
their	O
own	O
allies	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
trusted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
out	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
at	O
this	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
criticized	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
translation	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
People	O
who	O
enjoy	O
involving	O
battle	O
strategy	O
romps	O
...	O
will	O
definitely	O
find	O
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Red	I-Application
captivating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ring	B-Application
of	I-Application
Red	I-Application
was	O
also	O
faulted	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
any	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
