<s>
The	O
series	O
made	O
the	O
jump	O
to	O
real-time	O
3D	O
graphics	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
which	O
used	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
engine	O
built	O
for	O
fifth	O
generation	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
(	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
some	O
levels	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
successfully	O
control	O
other	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hovercraft	O
,	O
an	O
F-117	O
Nighthawk	O
,	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
and	O
even	O
on	O
foot	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
five	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
very	O
popular	O
during	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
receiving	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
strategic	O
elements	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
two	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
featured	O
live-action	O
cut-scenes	O
that	O
reflected	O
and	O
explained	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
-	O
a	O
Boeing	O
AH-64	O
Apache	O
or	O
a	O
similar	O
type	O
-	O
equipped	O
with	O
three	O
ammunition	O
types	O
,	O
limited	O
fuel	O
,	O
and	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
are	O
refits	O
for	O
ammo	O
,	O
fuel	O
,	O
and	O
armor	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
armor	O
is	O
more	O
easily	O
repaired	O
by	O
rescuing	O
and	O
delivering	O
POWs	B-Application
,	O
allied	O
soldiers	O
or	O
other	O
passengers	O
to	O
a	O
landing	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
can	O
range	O
from	O
destruction	O
of	O
enemy	O
targets	O
,	O
rescuing	O
a	O
MIA	B-Application
soldier	O
who	O
carries	O
vital	O
information	O
,	O
protecting	O
friendly	O
troops	O
,	O
capturing	O
or	O
eliminating	O
an	O
enemy	O
leader	O
,	O
or	O
delivery	O
of	O
friendlies	O
or	O
cargo	O
to	O
a	O
drop	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
kinds	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
from	O
foot	O
soldiers	O
armed	O
with	O
rifles	O
to	O
powerful	O
anti-aircraft	O
systems	O
and	O
enemy	O
helicopters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
no	O
backup	O
and	O
must	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
opponents	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
,	O
though	O
both	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
incorporate	O
missions	O
involving	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
return	O
they	O
are	O
warned	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
base	O
and	O
after	O
three	O
warnings	O
,	O
STRIKE	O
shuts	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
vehicle	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
will	O
be	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
militaristic	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
enemy	O
sprite	O
having	O
a	O
corresponding	O
information	O
section	O
in	O
the	O
pause	O
menu	O
,	O
relating	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
weapon	O
(	O
or	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
non-existent	O
weapons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mohican	O
helicopter	B-Application
from	O
Urban	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
generation	O
titles	O
,	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
and	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
featured	O
plots	O
based	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
geopolitics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
instability	O
of	O
post-USSR	O
states	O
,	O
or	O
tensions	O
at	O
the	O
DMZ	O
between	O
North	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
often	O
displayed	O
a	O
quirky	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
featuring	O
numerous	O
appearances	O
by	O
Elvis	O
including	O
outside	O
a	O
castle	O
where	O
he	O
cannot	O
be	O
killed	O
or	O
even	O
harmed	O
,	O
he	O
just	O
laughs	O
at	O
you	O
and	O
even	O
Santa	O
Claus	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
wisecracks	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
(	O
in	O
Urban	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
on	O
being	O
told	O
the	O
villain	O
is	O
an	O
evil	O
genius	O
,	O
comments	O
:	O
'	O
Great	O
,	O
another	O
evil	O
genius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
compilation	O
called	O
Super	O
Strike	O
Trilogy	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
1995	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
Jungle	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Urban	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
new	O
trademark	O
filings	O
for	O
Desert	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
made	O
in	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2013	O
have	O
been	O
discovered	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
cut-scene	O
of	O
Nuclear	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Future	O
Strike	O
,	O
including	O
shots	O
of	O
a	O
Mecha	O
robot	O
called	O
'	O
Warrior	O
 '	O
that	O
could	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Strike	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
evolved	O
into	O
Future	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
:	I-Application
LAPD	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Strike	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
mech	O
robot	O
like	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Future	O
Strike	O
trailer	O
that	O
can	O
turn	O
into	O
police	O
hovercar	O
.	O
</s>
