<s>
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
is	O
a	O
3D	O
combined	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
TerraTools	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
in	O
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
consist	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
landscape	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
strategically	O
or	O
tactically	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
or	O
AI	B-Application
units	O
to	O
their	O
advantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
also	O
has	O
a	O
completely	O
cheat-free	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
many	O
same	O
restrictions	O
and	O
rules	O
as	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
must	O
peel	O
back	O
the	O
fog	O
of	O
war	O
by	O
securing	O
a	O
line-of-sight	O
with	O
reconnaissance	O
units	O
or	O
radar	O
stations	O
first	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
assess	O
and	O
gather	O
information	O
around	O
the	O
level	O
before	O
making	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
also	O
harvest	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
power	O
sources	O
and	O
surrounding	O
sectors	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
players	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
any	O
power	O
source	O
or	O
controlling	O
sufficient	O
sectors	O
to	O
sustain	O
their	O
power	O
stations	O
,	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
will	O
eventually	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
energy	O
and	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
perform	O
any	O
actions	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
players	O
would	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
is	O
not	O
only	O
cheat-free	O
but	O
instead	O
subject	O
to	O
various	O
disadvantages	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
energy	O
upkeep	O
mechanics	O
or	O
inability	O
to	O
quickly	O
teleport	O
their	O
host	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sole	O
resource	O
in	O
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
is	O
energy	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
build	O
units	O
and	O
buildings	O
used	O
to	O
conquer	O
other	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
importantly	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
override	O
any	O
preset	O
AI	B-Application
combat	O
behaviours	O
assigned	O
for	O
individual	O
units	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
situations	O
more	O
flexibly	O
and	O
reactively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
highly	O
encourages	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
vehicles	O
and	O
lead	O
the	O
battle	O
whenever	O
possible	O
to	O
gain	O
tactical	O
supremacy	O
against	O
the	O
AI-only	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
hazardous	O
natural	O
disasters	O
involving	O
ozone	O
depletion	O
,	O
termed	O
The	O
Big	O
Mistake	O
,	O
results	O
in	O
toxin	O
generation	O
and	O
eventually	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
ocean	O
's	O
phytoplankton	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
food	O
chain	O
to	O
collapse	O
gradually	O
and	O
consecutively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarce	O
food	O
supplies	O
and	O
environmental	O
damage	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
resource	O
war	O
with	O
accelerated	O
scientific	O
developments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plasma	O
formation	O
technology	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
form	O
solid	O
constructions	O
of	O
matters	O
using	O
only	O
energy	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
futuristic	O
state-of-the-art	O
host	O
station	O
technology	O
,	O
allows	O
cybernetically-linked	O
military	O
commanders	O
uploaded	O
into	O
these	O
mobile	O
war	O
machine	O
battle-stations	O
to	O
create	O
entire	O
armies	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
fully	O
roboticized	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
military	O
drones	O
under	O
their	O
direct	O
command	O
&	O
control	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
across	O
the	O
global	O
theatres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wars	O
have	O
become	O
entirely	O
roboticized	O
,	O
solely	O
involving	O
various	O
types	O
of	O
war	O
machines	O
and	O
military	O
drones	O
with	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
modules	O
that	O
are	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
command	O
&	O
control	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
host	O
station	O
battle	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taerkasten	O
units	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
AI-friendly	O
among	O
the	O
playable	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
their	O
biovein	B-Device
construction	O
,	O
which	O
forms	O
in	O
crystalline	O
symmetry	O
in	O
zero-gravity	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mykonians	O
are	O
typically	O
located	O
in	O
Northern	O
Europe	O
and	O
Scandinavia	O
with	O
their	O
biovein-infested	O
environments	O
,	O
where	O
their	O
data	O
transfer	O
is	O
optimal	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
vehicles	O
and	O
buildings	O
blend	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
surroundings	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mykonian	O
as	O
a	O
faction	O
is	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
excel	O
when	O
controlled	O
by	O
human	O
players	O
instead	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
credits	O
,	O
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
is	O
officially	O
translated	O
and	O
released	O
with	O
full	O
audio	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
4	O
languages	O
:	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urban	B-Device
Assault	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
to	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
included	O
innovative	O
and	O
original	O
gameplay	O
,	O
immersive	O
3D	O
battlefield	O
experience	O
consisting	O
fully	O
destructive	O
environments	O
,	O
tactical	O
and	O
strategic	O
depths	O
involving	O
diverse	O
range	O
of	O
ground	O
and	O
air	O
vehicles	O
,	O
balance	O
model	O
consisting	O
four	O
entirely	O
unique	O
and	O
asymmetrically	O
designed	O
factions	O
,	O
non-cheating	O
single-player	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
an	O
excellent	O
joystick	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
introductory	O
video	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
Mark	O
Snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
recreation	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
