<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
developed	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
lighting	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
SWAT	B-Application
game	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
console	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
strategic	O
elements	O
of	O
SWAT	B-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
the	O
instantly	O
accessible	O
arcade	B-Application
action	O
of	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
contemporary	O
tactical	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ninth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
as	O
a	O
tactical	O
police	O
simulation	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Police	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
SWAT	I-Application
game	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
actual	O
police	O
organization	O
or	O
present-day	O
SWAT	B-Application
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
non-white	O
and	O
female	O
protagonists	O
in	O
deliberate	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
sexist	O
and	O
racist	O
overtones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Global	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
paramilitary	O
law	O
enforcement	O
agency	O
tasked	O
with	O
helping	O
countries	O
and	O
organizations	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
to	O
resolve	O
situations	O
they	O
cannot	O
accomplish	O
successfully	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
member	O
Mathias	O
Kincaid	O
is	O
an	O
element	O
leader	O
paired	O
with	O
two	O
first	O
lieutenants	O
,	O
a	O
sniper	O
named	O
Kana	O
Lee	O
,	O
and	O
Anthony	O
"	O
TJ	O
"	O
Jackson	O
,	O
a	O
field	O
technician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
played	O
with	O
two	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
military	O
shooters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
comparable	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
teammates	O
are	O
cops	O
rather	O
than	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
that	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
a	O
significant	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
around	O
one	O
campaign	O
mode	O
with	O
21	O
linear	O
story-based	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
two	O
deathmatch	O
levels	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
started	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
top-down	O
turn-based	B-Application
action	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
codenamed	O
"	O
Kleaners	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
professional	O
killers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sega	O
's	O
console	O
stalled	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
development	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
where	O
the	O
game	O
quickly	O
moved	O
towards	O
being	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
two	O
semi-autonomous	O
characters	O
—	O
a	O
sharp-shooting	O
assassin	O
and	O
a	O
tech	O
specialist	O
able	O
to	O
hack	O
security	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphic	O
engine	O
was	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
ground-up	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
which	O
gave	O
"	O
Kleaners	O
"	O
a	O
distinct	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
including	O
hard-edged	O
shadows	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
an	O
almost	O
limitless	O
number	O
of	O
lights	O
and	O
shadows	O
in	O
any	O
given	O
scene	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
photo-realistic	O
film	O
filter	O
that	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
true-to-life	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
took	O
notice	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Kleaners	O
"	O
demo	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
soon	O
thereafter	O
,	O
made	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Argonaut	O
to	O
make	O
SWAT	B-Application
games	O
for	O
next-gen	O
console	O
systems	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
in	O
October	O
2001	O
,	O
riding	O
the	O
excitement	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Graphically	O
,	O
Global	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
is	O
surprisingly	O
high-quality	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
Brad	O
Shoemaker	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
command	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
was	O
touted	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
feature	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Communicator	O
microphone	O
that	O
had	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
accessory	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
directly	O
influence	O
the	O
action	O
onscreen	O
with	O
shouted	O
commands	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
SWAT	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Get	O
down	O
!,	O
"	O
intended	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
realism	O
and	O
immersion	O
or	O
to	O
replicate	O
D-pad	B-Device
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
were	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
ship	O
with	O
this	O
feature	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
's	I-Application
voice	O
recognition	O
technology	O
added	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotion	O
included	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
mixtape	O
from	O
DJ	O
Whoo	O
Kid	O
and	O
Lloyd	O
Banks	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sierra	O
's	O
parent	O
Vivendi	O
and	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.1	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
and	O
successful	O
effort	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
old	O
series	O
into	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
old	O
squad-based	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
genre	O
"	O
,	O
said	O
IGN	O
's	O
Aaron	O
Boulding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
But	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
its	O
recent	O
arrival	O
on	O
those	O
systems	O
,	O
other	O
titles	O
like	O
SOCOM	O
and	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
have	O
surpassed	O
and	O
improved	O
on	O
what	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	O
GST	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
do.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
misfortunately	O
timed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Six	I-Application
3	I-Application
arrived	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
launched	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
Xbox	B-Application
edition	O
arrived	O
in	O
the	O
Holiday	O
2003	O
release	O
slot	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
was	O
fading	O
quickly	O
from	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
ported	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
all	O
four	O
sevens	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argonaut	O
was	O
under	O
financial	O
pressure	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
:	O
Urban	O
Justice	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PC-only	O
SWAT	B-Application
game	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
brand-new	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
faster	O
,	O
action-oriented	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
poor	O
reception	O
to	O
SWAT	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Strike	I-Application
Team	I-Application
reduced	O
confidence	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
which	O
was	O
already	O
suffering	O
from	O
internal	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SWAT	B-Application
series	O
would	O
ultimately	O
resume	O
in	O
2005	O
with	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
which	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
and	O
Splinter	O
Cell	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
law	O
enforcement	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
