<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kerberos	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategic	O
gameplay	O
highlighted	O
by	O
real-time	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
is	O
fully	O
multiplayer-capable	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
leave	O
and	O
enter	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
with	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
relatively	O
fast-paced	O
multiplayer-focused	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
hundreds	O
of	O
technologies	O
to	O
research	O
in	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alien	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Kerberos	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
Barking	O
Dog	O
Studios	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
earlier	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
Homeworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cataclysm	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
space	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
Homeworld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
Born	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Zuul	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
namely	O
trading	O
and	O
commerce	O
raiding	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
Zuul	O
,	O
slave	O
raiding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bundle	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
gold	O
"	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
this	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
featuring	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
:	O
Collectors	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
took	O
over	O
publishing	O
duties	O
a	O
new	O
bundle	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
called	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
:	O
Ultimate	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Collection	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
digital	O
download	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>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
possess	O
the	O
battlefield	O
variety	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Homeworld	B-Application
"	O
games	O
that	O
inspired	O
it	O
,	O
it	O
remains	O
an	O
ambitious	O
and	O
engrossing	O
strategy	O
triumph.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
controversy	O
arose	O
when	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
Martin	O
Cirulis	O
,	O
discovered	O
that	O
Tom	O
Chick	O
had	O
written	O
the	O
manual	O
for	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
then	O
accused	O
Chick	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
vested	O
interest	O
in	O
seeing	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Kerberos	O
,	O
titled	O
Sword	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
