<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Fireglow	B-Application
based	O
in	O
Russia	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CDV	O
software	O
of	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soviets	O
,	O
Germans	O
,	O
or	O
Allied	O
forces	O
)	O
and	O
gains	O
control	O
of	O
many	O
varied	O
units	O
such	O
as	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
tanks	O
and	O
artillery	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
roughly	O
800,000	O
units	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
utilizes	O
accurate	O
in-game	O
physics	O
with	O
houses	O
and	O
buildings	O
obstructing	O
units	O
 '	O
view	O
,	O
line-of-sight	O
and	O
firing	O
range	O
whereas	O
clumps	O
of	O
trees	O
can	O
provide	O
cover	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
damage	O
of	O
tank	O
ordnance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
units	O
to	O
garrison	O
a	O
building	O
for	O
a	O
stronger	O
firing	O
position	O
,	O
especially	O
valuable	O
for	O
anti-tank	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Forever	O
was	O
an	O
official	O
add-on	O
to	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
which	O
introduces	O
many	O
more	O
historically	O
correct	O
units	O
and	O
equipment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
upgraded	O
Soviet	O
T-34	O
tank	O
(	O
1944	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
units	O
which	O
are	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
add-on	O
includes	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
Universal	O
Carrier	O
for	O
the	O
British	O
;	O
the	O
BR-5	O
artillery	B-Application
,	O
160mm	O
grenade	O
launcher	O
for	O
the	O
Soviet	O
forces	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supply	O
system	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
tweaked	O
with	O
artillery	B-Application
crews	O
automatically	O
resupplying	O
themselves	O
with	O
ammo	O
crates	O
nearby	O
instead	O
of	O
relying	O
on	O
supply	O
trucks	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
supply	O
trucks	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
needed	O
to	O
repair	O
damages	O
inflicted	O
on	O
these	O
artillery	B-Application
units	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
campaign	O
puts	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
winter	O
setting	O
of	O
Russian	O
hinterlands	O
with	O
limited	O
troops	O
and	O
reinforcements	O
available	O
,	O
thus	O
relying	O
on	O
use	O
of	O
captured	O
Soviet	O
artillery	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
earlier	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
original	O
campaigns	O
,	O
the	O
briefings	O
do	O
not	O
explain	O
the	O
historical	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
thus	O
only	O
issuing	O
standardized	O
orders	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
September	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
committee	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
exceedingly	O
sensitive	O
"	O
subject	O
matter	O
,	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
had	O
become	O
an	O
"	O
absolute	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
16th-place	O
finish	O
in	O
February	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
VUD	O
upgraded	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
to	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
status	O
(	O
200,000	O
sales	O
)	O
and	O
reaffirmed	O
it	O
as	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
CDV	O
Software	O
reported	O
that	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
sold	O
292,000	O
units	O
into	O
stores	O
and	O
foreign	O
publishers	O
during	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
sell-through	O
was	O
"	O
running	O
very	O
positively	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
sell-through	O
of	O
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
reached	O
roughly	O
600,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
around	O
800,000	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
CDV	O
's	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
alongside	O
Cossacks	B-Application
:	I-Application
European	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
generally	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sudden	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
Forever	O
holds	O
a	O
70	O
score	O
from	O
5	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
