<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
tactical	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
Games	O
)	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
series	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
commands	O
a	O
police	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Fairview	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
built	O
on	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
 '	O
Vengeance	O
Engine	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
2	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
series	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
places	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
following	O
proper	O
police	O
procedure	O
,	O
minimizing	O
casualties	O
,	O
and	O
ensuring	O
the	O
safe	O
apprehension	O
of	O
enemies	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
simply	O
killing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
police	O
tactical	O
unit	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
deployed	O
to	O
handle	O
situations	O
such	O
as	O
arrest	O
warrants	O
,	O
hostage-takings	B-Device
,	O
bomb	O
threats	O
,	O
and	O
shootouts	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
,	O
where	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
easily	O
and	O
in	O
few	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
aspect	O
of	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
engagement	I-Application
(	O
RoE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
dictates	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
acceptable	O
actions	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
emphasizes	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
"	O
SWAT	B-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
life-saving	O
organization	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
prohibits	O
both	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
lethal	O
force	O
unless	O
done	O
justifiably	O
and	O
in	O
self-defense	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
reckless	O
or	O
excessive	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Violating	O
the	O
RoE	O
results	O
in	O
penalties	O
for	O
unauthorized	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
influence	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
;	O
examples	O
of	O
such	O
violations	O
include	O
killing	O
or	O
incapacitating	O
a	O
hostage	B-Device
or	O
officer	O
,	O
killing	O
an	O
unarmed	O
or	O
fleeing	O
suspect	O
,	O
not	O
marking	O
evidence	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
dropped	O
weapons	O
or	O
objective	O
items	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
handcuffing	O
hostages	B-Device
and	O
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lethal	O
weaponry	O
such	O
as	O
handguns	O
,	O
rifles	O
,	O
submachine	O
guns	O
,	O
and	O
shotguns	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
only	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
against	O
suspects	O
that	O
necessitate	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
lethal	O
force	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
who	O
attempt	O
to	O
harm	O
officers	O
or	O
hostages	B-Device
and	O
do	O
not	O
surrender	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weaponry	O
aside	O
,	O
equipment	O
such	O
as	O
stun	O
grenades	O
,	O
stinger	B-Application
grenades	I-Application
,	O
fiberscopes	B-Algorithm
,	O
door	O
wedges	O
,	O
multi-tools	O
,	O
and	O
breaching	O
devices	O
are	O
key	O
tools	O
intended	O
for	O
frequent	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
previous	O
SWAT	B-Application
entries	O
,	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
"	O
elements	O
"	O
:	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
features	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
team-based	O
,	O
pitting	O
SWAT	B-Application
against	O
Suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIP	O
Escort	O
:	O
A	O
random	O
SWAT	B-Application
player	O
is	O
designated	O
the	O
VIP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
must	O
escort	O
the	O
VIP	O
to	O
an	O
extraction	O
point	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Suspects	O
must	O
arrest	O
the	O
VIP	O
,	O
hold	O
them	O
for	O
two	O
minutes	O
,	O
then	O
execute	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rapid	O
Deployment	O
:	O
Three	O
to	O
five	O
time	B-General_Concept
bombs	I-General_Concept
are	O
placed	O
throughout	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
must	O
locate	O
and	O
defuse	O
the	O
bombs	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Suspects	O
must	O
protect	O
the	O
bombs	O
and	O
prevent	O
their	O
defusal	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
detonate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	O
&	O
Grab	O
:	O
The	O
Suspects	O
must	O
collect	O
a	O
briefcase	B-Application
and	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
an	O
extraction	O
point	O
,	O
while	O
SWAT	B-Application
must	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
match	O
is	O
timed	O
:	O
if	O
a	O
Suspect	O
is	O
arrested	O
,	O
30	O
seconds	O
are	O
deducted	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
Suspects	O
cannot	O
extract	O
the	O
briefcase	B-Application
in	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
lose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
in	O
The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-op	O
:	O
The	O
singleplayer	O
campaign	O
but	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
other	O
players	O
replacing	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
Co-op	O
is	O
upgraded	O
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
divide	O
players	O
into	O
red	O
and	O
blue	O
elements	O
with	O
respective	O
leaders	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
Co-op	O
servers	O
for	O
custom	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
set	O
from	O
2008	O
to	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Fairview	O
Police	O
Department	O
,	O
is	O
trained	O
by	O
Lieutenant	O
Sonny	O
Bonds	O
(	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Police	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
series	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
Riverside	O
Training	O
Facility	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
learn	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
weapons	O
,	O
tactics	O
,	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
meet	O
and	O
command	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
their	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
SWAT	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Close	I-Application
Quarters	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
overarching	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
unconnected	O
deployments	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
apprehend	O
criminals	O
,	O
terrorists	O
,	O
gangs	O
,	O
and	O
cults	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
Fairview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
added	O
in	O
The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
VoIP	B-Application
to	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
seven	O
new	O
singleplayer	O
missions	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
seven	O
new	O
weapons	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
punch	O
non-compliant	O
individuals	O
)	O
,	O
10	O
player	O
co-op	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
teams	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stat	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
ladders	O
and	O
rankings	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SWAT	B-Application
4	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	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Bob	O
Colayco	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
realistic	O
police	O
simulator	O
,	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
definitely	O
hits	O
the	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
later	O
criticized	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
patch	O
for	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
where	O
updated	O
environments	O
featured	O
advertisements	O
for	O
real-world	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
closed	O
data	O
regarding	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
treated	O
the	O
product	O
placement	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN'''s	O
Dan	O
Adams	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Irrational	O
's	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
venerable	O
SWAT	B-Application
franchise	O
does	O
a	O
brilliant	O
job	O
of	O
picking	O
up	O
on	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
make	O
SWAT	B-Application
work	O
so	O
exciting	O
from	O
the	O
outside	O
perspective	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adams	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
friendly	O
AI	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
sometimes	O
the	O
team	O
will	O
bust	O
into	O
a	O
room	O
on	O
command	O
and	O
take	O
down	O
everybody	O
with	O
enough	O
efficiency	O
to	O
be	O
impressive	O
while	O
other	O
times	O
they	O
'll	O
run	O
straight	O
past	O
an	O
enemy	O
looking	O
to	O
cover	O
a	O
certain	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
room	O
only	O
to	O
get	O
shot	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
"	O
.SWAT	O
4	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
2005.The	O
Stetchkov	B-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
slightly	O
lower	O
ratings	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
SWAT	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
