<s>
Warhammer	O
:	O
The	O
End	O
Times	O
–	O
Vermintide	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
cooperative	O
survival	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fatshark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
multiplayer-only	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
structure	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Valve	O
's	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
during	O
an	O
apocalyptic	B-Application
event	I-Application
called	O
the	O
End	O
Times	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Skaven	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
rodent-like	O
creatures	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Ubersreik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
both	O
paid	O
and	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
and	O
sold	O
300,000	O
copies	O
within	O
a	O
month	O
and	O
over	O
2,000,000	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Times	I-Application
–	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
is	O
a	O
co-op-focused	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
within	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
during	O
an	O
apocalyptic	B-Application
event	I-Application
called	O
the	O
End	O
Times	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Skaven	O
,	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
rodent-like	O
creatures	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Ubersreik	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
from	O
five	O
different	O
heroes	O
:	O
Victor	O
Saltzpyre	O
(	O
Witch	B-Application
Hunter	O
)	O
,	O
Markus	O
Kruber	O
(	O
Empire	O
Soldier	O
)	O
,	O
Bardin	O
Goreksson	O
(	O
Dwarf	O
Ranger	O
)	O
,	O
Kerillian	O
(	O
Wood	O
Elf	O
Waywatcher	O
)	O
and	O
Sienna	O
Fuegonasus	O
(	O
Bright	O
Wizard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
hordes	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
from	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
dynamic	O
,	O
with	O
hostile	O
enemies	O
spawning	O
randomly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Times	I-Application
–	I-Application
Vermintide	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Swedish	O
company	O
Fatshark	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Roses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vermintide	B-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
entire	O
team	O
at	O
Fatshark	O
worked	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
much	O
longer	O
pre-production	O
and	O
production	O
period	O
than	O
their	O
previous	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
experimented	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
Escape	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Krater	B-Application
,	O
and	O
realized	O
that	O
among	O
all	O
the	O
genres	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
are	O
most	O
capable	O
in	O
developing	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
co-operative	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
specialize	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vermintide	B-Application
main	O
focus	O
is	O
co-op	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
gameplay	O
features	O
are	O
built	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
experience	O
and	O
its	O
replayability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
surviving	O
the	O
apocalypse	B-Application
in	O
the	O
End	O
Times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
they	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
from	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
achieve	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Fatshark	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
content	O
update	O
titled	O
Sigmar	O
's	O
Blessing	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
Vermintide	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
eventually	O
totaling	O
12	O
new	O
missions	O
and	O
6	O
new	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Stromdorf	O
,	O
added	O
another	O
two	O
missions	O
,	O
one	O
weapon	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
boss	O
(	O
Chieftain	O
Krench	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
and	O
final	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Death	O
on	O
the	O
Reik	O
,	O
also	O
added	O
two	O
missions	O
and	O
one	O
weapon	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyd	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
The	O
Sound	O
Architect	O
Podcast	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
“	O
It	O
’s	O
a	O
dynamic	O
,	O
raw	O
and	O
violent	O
score	O
that	O
belongs	O
to	O
Vermintide	B-Application
’s	O
dark	O
medieval	O
setting	O
,	O
”	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
“	O
We	O
wanted	O
the	O
score	O
to	O
sound	O
like	O
it	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
Skaven	O
band	O
on	O
acoustic	O
instruments	O
mangled	O
by	O
some	O
mad	O
Skaven	O
scientist	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
PAX	O
Prime	O
2015	O
and	O
awarded	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
game	O
of	O
PAX	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
What	O
’s	O
surprising	O
about	O
Vermintide	B-Application
,	O
and	O
absolutely	O
central	O
to	O
its	O
appeal	O
,	O
is	O
how	O
fresh	O
it	O
feels	O
despite	O
its	O
deep	O
similarities	O
to	O
Left	O
4	O
Dead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Birnbaum	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
since	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
thrilling	O
twist	O
on	O
Left	O
4	O
Dead'''s	O
co-operative	O
action	B-Application
"	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
not	O
taken	O
further	O
risks	O
to	O
shape	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Parlock	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
echoed	O
similar	O
thoughts	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
with	O
the	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mike	O
Fahey	O
writing	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
only	O
with	O
rats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Zacny	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
competent	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
executed	O
well	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
height	O
as	O
the	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
series	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
6/10	O
review	O
in	O
the	O
Metro	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
shamelessly	O
copies	O
the	O
more	O
specialised	O
enemies	O
from	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
"	O
and	O
wished	O
more	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
to	O
differentiate	O
the	O
enemies	O
from	O
their	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
move	O
too	O
slow	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
fast	O
action	B-Application
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butterworth	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
unreliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metro	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
behaviour	O
of	O
the	O
Skaven	O
which	O
sees	O
them	O
simply	O
"	O
acting	O
exactly	O
like	O
zombies.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fatshark	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
multiple	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
being	O
Sigmar	O
’s	O
Blessing	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
new	O
loot	O
.	O
</s>
