<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nival	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
JoWood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
advanced	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Silent	B-Language
Storm	I-Language
engine	I-Language
,	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
reused	O
in	O
several	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
expansion	O
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
,	O
Hammer	B-Language
&	I-Language
Sickle	I-Language
,	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Novik&Co	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
introductory	O
mission	O
is	O
complete	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
a	O
base	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
medical	O
station	O
,	O
armoury	O
,	O
personnel	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
panzerklein	B-Application
hangar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
depicts	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
authentic	O
weaponry	O
and	O
equipment	O
of	O
circa	O
1943	O
with	O
great	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notable	O
are	O
the	O
Panzerkleins	B-Application
(	O
pseudo-German	O
for	O
"	O
little	O
tanks	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
crude	O
powered	O
armour	O
suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
also	O
employs	O
ragdoll	O
physics	O
for	O
bodies	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
precise	O
velocity	O
of	O
an	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
exchange	O
for	O
the	O
services	O
of	O
both	O
Allied	O
and	O
Axis	O
higher-ups	O
,	O
Thor	O
's	O
Hammer	O
provides	O
them	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
inventions	O
,	O
including	O
Panzerkleins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panzerkleins	B-Application
are	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
destroy	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
essentially	O
immune	O
to	O
small	O
arms	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nival	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
Moscow-based	O
studio	O
previously	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Allods	O
(	O
Rage	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mages	I-Application
)	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
the	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
year-end	O
award	O
nominations	O
for	O
X-Plays	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
General	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
entitled	O
Silent	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Hammer	B-Language
&	I-Language
Sickle	I-Language
(	O
2005	O
)	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
