<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Reign	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
and	O
depicts	O
the	O
events	O
after	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sea	O
units	O
were	O
reintroduced	O
which	O
were	O
absent	O
in	O
Reign	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle.net-powered	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
expanded	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
clans	O
,	O
automated	O
tournaments	O
and	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
custom	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
puts	O
players	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
buildings	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
fine-tunes	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
changing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weapon	O
and	O
armor	O
type	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
revamped	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
units	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
weapon	O
or	O
armor	O
types	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
weapon	O
types	O
are	O
effective	O
and	O
ineffective	O
against	O
different	O
armor	O
types	O
compared	O
to	O
Reign	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
treasure	O
items	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
enemies	O
now	O
will	O
also	O
leave	O
"	O
runes	O
"	O
upon	O
defeat	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
replenish	O
health	O
or	O
mana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
re-introduces	O
naval	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
expansion	I-Application
,	O
but	O
almost	O
completely	O
absent	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
faction	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
adds	O
several	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
buildings	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
player-controlled	O
shop	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
new	O
hero	O
,	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
powerful	O
unit	O
which	O
each	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
recruited	O
once	O
,	O
per	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
Warcraft	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
orcs	B-Language
in	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
level	O
designer	O
Tim	O
Campbell	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
failed	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
plausible	O
story-based	O
reason	O
why	O
orcs	B-Language
should	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Editor	O
program	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
maps	O
and	O
scenarios	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Blizzard	O
does	O
not	O
officially	O
support	O
the	O
World	O
Editor	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
version	O
offers	O
more	O
options	O
and	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
of	O
Azeroth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
human	O
paladin	B-Protocol
Arthas	O
Menethil	O
was	O
corrupted	O
by	O
the	O
Lich	O
King	O
Ner'zhul	O
,	O
an	O
undead	O
sorcerer	O
entrapped	O
in	O
ice	O
(	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Frozen	B-Application
Throne	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
his	O
lieutenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
an	O
invasion	O
by	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	O
—	O
a	O
demonic	O
force	O
from	O
another	O
realm	O
—	O
who	O
were	O
ultimately	O
defeated	O
by	O
an	O
alliance	O
of	O
elves	O
,	O
humans	O
,	O
and	O
orcs	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
introduces	O
new	O
factions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
:	O
The	O
Blood	O
Elves	O
,	O
former	O
High	O
Elves	O
that	O
now	O
suffer	O
from	O
addiction	O
to	O
magic	O
;	O
the	O
Naga	O
,	O
mutated	O
former	O
Night	O
Elves	O
;	O
the	O
Draenei	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Draenor	O
,	O
the	O
orc	B-Language
homeworld	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Outland	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Pandaren	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
globetrotting	O
,	O
anthropomorphic	O
pandas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
quest	O
of	O
the	O
Night	O
Elf	O
warden	O
Maiev	O
Shadowsong	O
to	O
recapture	O
the	O
renegade	O
Illidan	O
Stormrage	O
,	O
Blood	O
Elf	O
prince	O
Kael'thas'	O
struggle	O
with	O
the	O
Alliance	O
and	O
subsequent	O
service	O
to	O
Illidan	O
,	O
Arthas	O
 '	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Lich	O
King	O
from	O
Illidan	O
's	O
assault	O
,	O
and	O
Sylvanas	O
Windrunner	O
's	O
fight	O
for	O
independence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arthas	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Undead-controlled	O
regions	O
of	O
Lordaeron	O
where	O
three	O
dreadlords	O
loyal	O
to	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	O
-	O
Balnazzar	O
,	O
Detheroc	O
,	O
and	O
Varimathras	B-Application
-	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lich	O
King	O
telepathically	O
contacts	O
Arthas	O
and	O
explains	O
his	O
loss	O
of	O
power	O
is	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
Illidan	O
's	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
summons	O
him	O
to	O
defend	O
the	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Varimathras	B-Application
,	O
she	O
kills	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
dreadlords	O
and	O
Garithos	O
and	O
declares	O
Lordaeron	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
undead	O
,	O
rechristened	O
the	O
"	O
Forsaken	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
previous	O
success	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
expectations	O
were	O
high	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
to	O
create	O
another	O
expansion	O
that	O
rivaled	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
both	O
length	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
giving	O
Orcs	B-Language
a	O
low	O
level	O
way	O
to	O
heal	O
units	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
human	O
unit	O
that	O
can	O
disable	O
enemy	O
towers	O
from	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
continued	O
to	O
support	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
with	O
new	O
patches	O
that	O
fixes	O
problems	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
an	O
additional	O
neutral	O
hero	O
in	O
May	O
2004	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
in	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
received	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
88/100	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
indicating	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
single	O
review	O
below	O
80	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
liked	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
heroes	O
fit	O
well	O
visually	O
in	O
the	O
existing	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
cinematics	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
highly	O
praised	O
cinematics	O
of	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
praise	O
,	O
reviews	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
more	O
buildup	O
than	O
resolution	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
main	B-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
also	O
liked	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
separate	O
Orc	B-Language
campaign	O
with	O
its	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
likening	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most-sold	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
July	O
2003	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
2003	O
due	O
to	O
preorders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
video	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
GameStar	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
the	O
best	O
add-on	O
in	O
PC	O
gaming	O
history	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2018	O
had	O
not	O
awarded	O
another	O
score	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
the	O
expansion	O
has	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Battlefield	B-Application
1942	I-Application
:	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Weapons	I-Application
of	I-Application
WWII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
"	O
Expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
EverQuest	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Lost	I-Operating_System
Dungeons	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Norrath	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
the	O
best	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
PC	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
while	O
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
first	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Animation	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
's	O
Horde	O
campaign	O
lays	O
the	O
groundwork	O
for	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
being	O
later	O
explored	O
in	O
the	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
other	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
or	O
fleshed	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
focus	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
expansions	O
,	O
such	O
the	O
Draenei	O
and	O
Blood	O
Elves	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Outland	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fall	O
and	O
death	O
of	O
Arthas	O
as	O
the	O
Lich	O
King	O
in	O
Wrath	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Pandaren	O
race	O
in	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
their	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
digital	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
entitled	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
that	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
allusions	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
contains	O
an	O
undead	O
version	O
of	O
Rexxar	O
the	O
beastmaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
heroes	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
The	B-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
,	O
including	O
five	O
neutral	O
heroes	O
,	O
reprised	O
their	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Night	O
Elf	O
unit	O
from	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
Mountain	O
Giant	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft-themed	O
battleground	O
.	O
</s>
