<s>
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
Spartan	B-Application
warrior	O
,	O
secretly	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
god	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
alongside	O
his	O
Greek	O
allies	O
against	O
the	O
invading	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
PCs	B-Device
or	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
two	O
main	O
types	O
of	O
attack	O
;	O
a	O
simple	O
attack	O
which	O
damages	O
one	O
enemy	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
radial	O
attack	O
which	O
damages	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
new	O
weapon	O
is	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
dual	O
swords	O
which	O
are	O
considerably	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
single	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
shield	O
is	O
upgraded	O
to	O
the	O
Shield	O
of	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
and	O
bow	O
to	O
the	O
Bow	O
of	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Shield	O
of	O
Medusa	B-Application
radial	O
magic	O
attack	O
turns	O
all	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
to	O
stone	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
individual	O
magic	O
attack	O
causes	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
to	O
explode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
often	O
take	O
on	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
enemies	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
sometimes	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
allies	O
,	O
sometimes	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
king	O
,	O
Leonidas	O
(	O
Bill	O
Roberts	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
preparing	O
his	O
troops	O
for	O
imminent	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
his	O
command	O
is	O
a	O
man	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
"	O
,	O
(	O
Qaurie	O
Marshall	O
)	O
an	O
orphan	O
raised	O
from	O
childhood	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
soldier	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
developed	O
exceptional	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Leonidas	O
rallies	O
his	O
troops	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
hears	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
(	O
Stanley	O
Townsend	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
offers	O
him	O
a	O
deal	O
;	O
he	O
will	O
aid	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
in	O
defeating	O
the	O
Romans	O
and	O
reveal	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
in	O
return	O
for	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
delivering	O
an	O
unspecified	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Led	O
by	O
General	O
Crassus	O
(	O
Jay	O
Simon	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Romans	O
attack	O
the	O
city	O
with	O
Talos	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
bronze	O
giant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
Talos	B-Operating_System
with	O
catapults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
night	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
instructs	O
him	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Roman	O
camp	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
lost	O
since	O
the	O
Trojan	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanied	O
by	O
Castor	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
is	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
the	O
raid	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Electra	O
(	O
Julia	O
Innocenti	O
)	O
,	O
Queen	O
of	O
the	O
Amazons	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
captured	O
whilst	O
tracking	O
the	O
Romans	O
through	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imprisoned	O
in	O
the	O
camp	O
,	O
she	O
had	O
killed	O
her	O
guards	O
and	O
was	O
escaping	O
when	O
she	O
met	O
Castor	O
and	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
,	O
who	O
now	O
has	O
the	O
Blades	O
of	O
Athena	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
proven	O
correct	O
when	O
Crassus	O
reveals	O
a	O
weapon	O
powered	O
by	O
an	O
imprisoned	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
turning	O
entire	O
phalanxes	B-Application
to	O
stone	O
in	O
a	O
split	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
fights	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Medusa	B-Application
,	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
weapon	O
,	O
also	O
killing	O
Crassus	O
and	O
taking	O
his	O
sword	O
and	O
magical	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ares	B-Operating_System
then	O
instructs	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
to	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
Troy	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
Spear	O
of	O
Achilles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
travels	O
through	O
the	O
Badlands	O
north	O
of	O
Sparta	O
with	O
Castor	O
,	O
Pollux	O
and	O
Electra	O
,	O
saving	O
a	O
village	O
from	O
barbarian	O
warriors	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
Beowulf	O
(	O
Seamus	O
O'Neil	O
)	O
,	O
whom	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
kills	O
and	O
claims	O
his	O
warhammer	O
Deathbiter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
arrival	O
in	O
Troy	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
ruins	O
under	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
Sejanus	O
(	O
Jason	O
Isaacs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Praetorian	O
prefect	O
who	O
serves	O
as	O
Tiberius	O
 '	O
right-hand	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
fights	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
tomb	O
of	O
Achilles	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
once	O
again	O
confronted	O
by	O
Sejanus	O
,	O
who	O
makes	O
him	O
fight	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
himself	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
abilities	O
and	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
again	O
survives	O
,	O
and	O
retrieves	O
the	O
Spear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
is	O
then	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Hydra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
travel	O
to	O
Athens	O
,	O
seeking	O
the	O
advice	O
of	O
the	O
scientist	O
Archimedes	B-Device
(	O
Jay	O
Benedict	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
leading	O
the	O
Athenian	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
protects	O
Archimedes	B-Device
from	O
Roman	O
assassins	O
,	O
saves	O
several	O
resistance	O
members	O
from	O
execution	O
,	O
and	O
leads	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Athens	O
in	O
a	O
revolution	O
,	O
storming	O
the	O
mansion	O
occupied	O
by	O
Sejanus	O
and	O
the	O
Praetorian	O
Guard	O
,	O
although	O
Sejanus	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
then	O
re-activates	O
one	O
of	O
Archimedes	B-Device
 '	O
inventions	O
,	O
the	O
Eye	O
of	O
Apollo	B-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
power	O
a	O
lightning	O
gun	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
uses	O
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
the	O
dragon	O
Ladon	O
,	O
resurrected	O
by	O
Sejanus	O
as	O
a	O
flying	O
steed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sejanus	O
then	O
turns	O
him	O
into	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
whom	O
Castor	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
whilst	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
and	O
Electra	O
battle	O
Sejanus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaving	O
Electra	O
in	O
Athens	O
to	O
oversee	O
Pollux	O
's	O
funeral	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
and	O
Castor	O
travel	O
to	O
Rome	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Gates	O
of	O
Saturn	O
,	O
a	O
heavily	O
guarded	O
fortress	O
in	O
the	O
Alps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
kills	O
Sejanus	O
 '	O
priestesses	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
his	O
power	O
,	O
before	O
killing	O
Sejanus	O
for	O
good	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
and	O
Castor	O
then	O
continue	O
to	O
Rome	O
and	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
Electra	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
assassinate	O
Tiberius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
Roman	O
sewers	O
and	O
catacombs	B-Application
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
,	O
where	O
Tiberius	O
is	O
attending	O
a	O
gladiatorial	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
encountering	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
Minotaur	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
sewers	O
beneath	O
Rome	O
,	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
reaches	O
the	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
saves	O
Electra	O
and	O
Castor	O
from	O
execution	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Tiberius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
arena	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Aphrodite	O
's	O
handmaidens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handmaiden	O
had	O
revealed	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
 '	O
affair	O
with	O
Aphrodite	O
to	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
Hephaestus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ares	B-Operating_System
killed	O
the	O
handmaiden	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
banished	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowing	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
would	O
want	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
handmaiden	O
's	O
son	O
out	O
of	O
spite	O
,	O
the	O
gods	O
decided	O
to	O
hide	O
him	O
among	O
the	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
thus	O
left	O
in	O
Sparta	O
as	O
a	O
baby	O
and	O
granted	O
superhuman	O
powers	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
protect	O
himself	O
should	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
ever	O
locate	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unable	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
child	O
,	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
manipulated	O
Tiberius	O
and	O
orchestrated	O
the	O
Roman	O
invasion	O
of	O
Greece	O
,	O
knowing	O
the	O
war	O
would	O
bring	O
the	O
child	O
to	O
the	O
fore	O
because	O
of	O
his	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
death	O
of	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
is	O
the	O
revenge	O
which	O
Ares	B-Operating_System
seeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ares	B-Operating_System
and	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
fight	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
killing	O
the	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spartan	B-Application
had	O
discovered	O
his	O
true	O
identity	O
,	O
defeated	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
battled	O
a	O
vengeful	O
god	O
to	O
free	O
his	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
grew	O
out	O
of	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
quickly	O
discovered	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
impossible	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
Total	O
War	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
instead	O
to	O
do	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
;	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
mass	O
battlefields	O
and	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
commanding	O
officer	O
overseeing	O
the	O
army	O
,	O
in	O
Spartan	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
control	O
a	O
soldier	O
within	O
a	O
smaller	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
Rugby	B-Application
completed	O
that	O
project	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
Spartan	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
project	O
lead	O
Clive	O
Gratton	O
,	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
created	O
solely	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
console	B-Device
to	O
handle	O
hundreds	O
of	O
independently	O
acting	O
characters	O
on-screen	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
ran	O
at	O
60fps	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
of	O
750	O
meters	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
much	O
deeper	O
than	O
Gratton	O
had	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
they	O
had	O
encountered	O
in	O
their	O
research	O
for	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
but	O
had	O
n't	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gratton	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
mythology	O
that	O
has	O
built	O
up	O
concerning	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Thermopylae	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
Spartans	B-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
perfect	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Ray	O
Harryhausen	O
(	O
particularly	O
Jason	O
and	O
the	O
Argonauts	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
also	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Braveheart	B-Application
and	O
Gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
relied	O
heavily	O
upon	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
vector	B-Operating_System
processor	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
called	O
Vector-unit	O
Zero	O
(	O
VU0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Gratton	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
large	O
chunk	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
hand	O
coded	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
on	O
the	O
vector	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
CPUs	B-General_Concept
of	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
are	O
so	O
adept	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
technology	O
,	O
it	O
transferred	O
straight	O
across	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gratton	O
was	O
also	O
keen	O
to	O
point	O
out	O
that	O
no	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
was	O
used	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
technological	O
innovations	O
were	O
all	O
based	O
upon	O
gameplay	O
decisions	O
;	O
not	O
simply	O
to	O
be	O
innovative	O
for	O
innovation	O
's	O
sake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
complex	O
multi-button	O
combos	O
;	O
"	O
creating	O
a	O
UI	B-Application
which	O
was	O
simple	O
and	O
yet	O
allowed	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
clearly	O
differentiated	O
moves	O
was	O
a	O
priority.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
Sega	O
revealed	O
they	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
console	B-Device
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
non-playable	O
demo	O
levels	O
were	O
shown	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
battles	O
involving	O
up	O
to	O
170	O
soldiers	O
,	O
with	O
advanced	O
AI	B-Application
resulting	O
in	O
enemies	O
and	O
allies	O
fighting	O
one	O
another	O
irrespective	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Juan	O
Castro	O
wrote	O
"	O
while	O
unfinished	O
,	O
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
looks	O
good	O
and	O
plays	O
well	O
...	O
combat	O
feels	O
intense	O
and	O
moves	O
at	O
a	O
fluid	O
pace	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
solid	O
framerate	O
throughout.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
across	O
all	O
systems	O
;	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty-four	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
74	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-three	O
reviews	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Greg	O
Mueller	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
7.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
basic	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
dose	O
of	O
button	O
mashing	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
of	O
task	O
management.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pretty	O
fun	O
,	O
though	O
derivative	O
,	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
should	O
keep	O
you	O
entertained	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
the	O
six	O
or	O
seven	O
hours	O
it	O
takes	O
you	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
just	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
effort	O
,	O
Spartan	B-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
therefore	O
unfortunate	O
that	O
the	O
unrefined	O
targeting	O
system	O
,	O
cheap	O
boss	O
battles	O
and	O
generally	O
unhelpful	O
friendly	O
AI	B-Application
make	O
the	O
experience	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
of	O
exhilarating	O
and	O
exasperating	O
moments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
initially	O
playing	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
shock	O
,	O
immediately	O
having	O
a	O
scope	O
which	O
few	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
–	O
hell	O
,	O
few	O
games	O
full	O
stop	O
–	O
manage	O
to	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
will	O
hate	O
us	O
for	O
saying	O
this	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
've	O
pointed	O
out	O
to	O
us	O
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
the	O
non-bashy	O
,	O
all-skillsy	O
nature	O
of	O
Spartan	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
see	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
inherent	O
problem	O
;	O
"	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
achieved	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
is	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
:	O
oodles	O
of	O
rapid-fire	O
killing	O
and	O
the	O
satisfaction	O
of	O
hacking	O
up	O
enemies	O
more	O
numerous	O
than	O
in	O
any	O
console	B-Device
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
has	O
gone	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Spartan	B-Application
does	O
things	O
right	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
that	O
the	O
première	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
series	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
about	O
to	O
release	O
its	O
tenth	O
PS2	B-Device
entry	O
,	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
achieve.	O
"	O
</s>
