<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
World	O
Forge	B-Protocol
and	O
published	O
in	O
Russia	O
by	O
Russobit-M	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
DreamCatcher	O
Interactive	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Ancient	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
and	O
Fate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hellas	I-Application
,	O
Golden	O
Horde	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
–	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Wars	O
Engine	O
(	O
AWE	O
)	O
–	O
and	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
more	O
World	O
Forge	B-Protocol
game	O
using	O
this	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
would	O
follow	O
–	O
Age	O
of	O
Alexander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
received	O
mainly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
some	O
critics	O
lauded	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
arm	O
their	O
soldiers	O
with	O
opponents	O
 '	O
discarded	O
weaponry	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
were	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
LAN-only	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
controlled	O
via	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
primary	O
goal	O
on	O
most	O
maps	O
is	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
strong	O
enough	O
army	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
opponent	O
or	O
opponents	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
settlement	O
,	O
or	O
,	O
on	O
occasion	O
,	O
occupying	O
a	O
specific	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
opponent	O
or	O
opponents	O
by	O
destroying	O
their	O
settlement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
non-campaign	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
the	O
map	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
selects	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
choosing	O
from	O
"	O
No	O
other	O
players	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
mission	O
without	O
any	O
opposition	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
against	O
only	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
opponents	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Open	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
against	O
either	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
and	O
human	O
controlled	O
opponents	O
,	O
or	O
all	O
human	O
controlled	O
opponents	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
allows	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
human	O
players	O
and	O
computer	B-Application
controlled	I-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
games	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
using	O
default	O
equipment	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
the	O
forge	B-Protocol
is	O
built	O
and	O
the	O
smith	O
starts	O
to	O
earn	O
experience	O
,	O
more	O
weapons	O
and	O
shields	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ögedei	O
Khan	O
is	O
the	O
2nd	O
Khagan-Emperor	O
of	O
the	O
Mongol	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
plan	O
to	O
conquer	O
Europe	O
,	O
Ögedei	O
has	O
ordered	O
Batu	O
Khan	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
,	O
to	O
invade	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
objectives	O
within	O
each	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
improved	O
upon	O
since	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
everything	O
about	O
this	O
RTS	O
is	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
been-there	O
,	O
done-that	O
formula.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
unimpressed	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
agonisingly	O
slow	O
pace	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
(	O
which	O
"	O
seems	O
to	O
rely	O
too	O
heavily	O
on	O
specific	O
,	O
limited	O
triggers	O
and	O
exploitable	O
scripted	O
behaviour	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
especially	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
middling	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
hilariously	O
bad	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
that	O
's	O
erratic	O
enough	O
to	O
sever	O
any	O
immersion	O
you	O
might	O
be	O
feeling	O
all	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
The	B-Application
Golden	I-Application
Horde	I-Application
patently	O
unrecommendable.	O
"	O
</s>
