<s>
is	O
a	O
2004	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
online-only	B-Application
(	O
via	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
broadband	B-General_Concept
gaming	O
service	O
)	O
sequel	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
game	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
two	O
joystick	O
,	O
three	O
pedal	O
,	O
40	O
button	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
engage	O
in	O
mechanised	O
combat	O
using	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
terminology	O
for	O
very	O
large	O
bipedal	O
combat	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
,	O
abbreviated	O
VT	O
's	O
,	O
are	O
fictional	O
vehicles	O
that	O
range	O
in	O
height	O
from	O
8	O
–	O
15m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
mode	O
for	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Line	I-Application
of	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
entirely	O
online	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
various	O
game	O
types	O
such	O
as	O
deathmatch	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
(	O
five	O
against	O
five	O
)	O
can	O
participate	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
player	O
must	O
have	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
controller	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Line	I-Application
of	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
was	O
an	O
online-only	B-Application
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
must	O
have	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
controller	O
,	O
game	O
disc	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
LAN	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
through	O
LAN	O
tunnelling	O
solutions	O
such	O
as	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Turn	O
would	O
dictate	O
the	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
from	O
the	O
Supply	O
Bin	O
of	O
each	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hai	O
Shi	O
Dao	O
(	O
HSD	O
)	O
in	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Line	I-Application
of	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Hai	O
Shi	O
Dao	O
are	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
strongly	O
patriotic	O
nation	O
who	O
are	O
actively	O
resisting	O
the	O
occupying	O
army	O
of	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Rim	O
Forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pacific	O
Rim	O
Forces	O
(	O
PRF	O
)	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Steel	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
casts	O
the	O
Pacific	O
Rim	O
Forces	O
in	O
a	O
much	O
darker	O
light	O
,	O
having	O
them	O
play	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
invading	O
oppressors	O
against	O
the	O
Hai	O
Shi	O
Dao	O
nationalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Right	O
Brothers	O
(	O
RB	O
)	O
only	O
available	O
after	O
Turn	O
three	O
of	O
each	O
Round	O
,	O
the	O
Right	O
Brothers	O
are	O
fierce	O
individualist	O
freedom	O
fighters	O
,	O
adept	O
at	O
using	O
guerilla	O
tactics	O
and	O
specialized	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
equipment	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
native	O
lands	O
of	O
their	O
ancestors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Jaralaccs	O
were	O
much	O
more	O
durable	O
and	O
suited	O
to	O
individualistic	O
fighting	O
tactics	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
more	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
are	O
classed	O
across	O
several	O
different	O
performance	O
specifications	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
generalized	O
being	O
Generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supply	O
points	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
additional	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Supply	O
Bin	O
of	O
a	O
pilot	O
's	O
respective	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Supply	O
Bin	O
for	O
each	O
faction	O
could	O
contain	O
both	O
"	O
mass-produced	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
limited-edition	O
"	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
both	O
normal	O
player	O
attrition	O
and	O
rampant	O
use	O
of	O
2	O
monthly	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
trial	O
cards	O
,	O
innumerable	O
limited	O
class	O
VTs	O
were	O
forever	O
locked	O
up	O
against	O
pilot	O
profiles	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
players	O
who	O
no	O
longer	O
actively	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Mission	O
mode	O
was	O
still	O
supported	O
and	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
with	O
LoC	O
players	O
up	O
until	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
live	I-Application
was	O
dropped	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
LAN	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Free	O
Mission	O
mode	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
played	O
online	O
using	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Mission	O
mode	O
relied	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
matchmaking	O
services	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
host	O
sessions	O
,	O
thus	O
no	O
external	O
servers	O
were	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LAN	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
works	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Free	I-Application
Mission	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	O
the	O
Container	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
traditional	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
type	O
play	O
modes	O
from	O
other	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
flag	O
,	O
each	O
team	O
attempts	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
container	O
from	O
their	O
enemy	O
's	O
base	O
and	O
return	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Royale	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
Vertical	B-Application
Tanks	I-Application
appear	O
on	O
the	O
overall	O
map	O
radar	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
