<s>
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
sidescrolling	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
by	O
Ronimo	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Tribes	O
released	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Ronimo	O
Games	O
started	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
for	O
a	O
re-release	O
,	O
titled	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shawarmageddon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
,	O
three	O
factions	O
(	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Chinese	O
)	O
are	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
powers	O
of	O
the	O
gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
began	O
development	O
after	O
THQ	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
its	O
first	O
game	O
de	B-Application
Blob	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
flash	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
developers	O
saw	O
potential	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
moved	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
began	O
as	O
simply	O
a	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
featuring	O
only	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
of	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
developers	O
and	O
an	O
external	O
audio	O
studio	O
called	O
Sonic	O
Picnic	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
located	O
near	O
their	O
offices	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
very	O
accessible	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
cited	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
StarCraft	B-Application
as	O
a	O
strong	O
inspiration	O
,	O
citing	O
in	O
particular	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
factions	O
as	O
something	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
particularly	O
more	O
inspiring	O
than	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
faction	O
,	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
,	O
simply	O
have	O
to	O
buy	O
an	O
upgrade	O
,	O
intending	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
the	O
most	O
accessible	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aztecs	B-Application
sacrifice	O
a	O
unit	O
to	O
turn	O
its	O
health	O
into	O
mana	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
state	O
they	O
did	O
so	O
to	O
add	O
"	O
playful	O
cruelty	O
"	O
to	O
this	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
originally	O
only	O
revealed	O
two	O
factions	O
-	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Aztecs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Ronimo	O
jokingly	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
faction	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Marines	I-Application
;	O
however	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
third	O
faction	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
Chinese	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ronimo	O
's	O
Joost	O
van	O
Dongen	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
for	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
called	O
Super	O
Moine	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
renamed	O
Swords	B-Application
&	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
HD	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
originally	O
not	O
64-bit	O
and	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
and	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S&S	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
company	O
that	O
has	O
since	O
gone	O
bankrupt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
64-bit	O
version	O
of	O
S&S	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
GameClub	B-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
including	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swords	B-Application
and	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
versus	O
two	O
new	O
factions	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
