<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
subsequent	O
release	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
,	O
Battle	B-Application
March	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
titled	O
as	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
March	I-Application
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
superficially	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
games	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
basic	O
game	O
play	O
model	O
is	O
significantly	O
more	O
simplified	O
,	O
and	O
battles	O
are	O
more	O
similar	O
to	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
like	O
Warcraft	O
III	O
than	O
other	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
and	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
in	O
that	O
orders	O
are	O
issued	O
to	O
units	O
in	O
their	O
entirety	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
being	O
issued	O
to	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
four	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
normal	O
battles	O
,	O
siege	B-Application
battles	O
where	O
one	O
team	O
has	O
to	O
defend	O
a	O
stronghold	O
from	O
the	O
opposing	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
reinforcements	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
capturing	O
strategic	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
awards	O
points	O
that	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
new	O
units	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Old	O
World	O
of	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	O
universe	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
against	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
they	O
are	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
races	O
who	O
have	O
developed	O
black	O
powder	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
handguns	O
,	O
cannons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
gunpowder	O
based	O
siege	B-Application
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
four	O
playable	O
races	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
additional	O
races	O
that	O
serve	O
as	O
both	O
additional	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaigns	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
mercenary	B-Application
"	O
Dogs	O
of	O
War	O
"	O
units	O
available	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
additional	O
choices	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
mercenary	B-Application
races	O
are	O
Greenskins	O
and	O
Dwarves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
distance	O
a	O
huge	O
greenskin	O
army	O
is	O
preparing	O
to	O
launch	O
its	O
own	O
attack	O
against	O
the	O
Old	O
World	O
,	O
this	O
possibly	O
heralding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansion	O
:	O
Battle	B-Application
March	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
plagued	O
by	O
his	O
sad	O
past	O
–	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
Count	O
of	O
Ostermark	O
and	O
grandfather	O
were	O
killed	O
for	O
Chaos	O
worship	O
,	O
deprived	O
of	O
their	O
lands	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
child	O
Stefan	O
was	O
branded	O
across	O
his	O
eye	O
with	O
the	O
mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
chaos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
hired	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
by	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
title	O
Armies	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exigo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
orchestral	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
entirely	O
by	O
award-winning	O
composer	O
Jeremy	O
Soule	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
most	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Supreme	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
release	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
dynamic	O
cooperative	O
campaign	O
mode	O
and	O
a	O
full	O
assortment	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
for	O
both	O
casual	O
and	O
competitive	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
of	O
"	O
epic	O
"	O
scale	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
thousands	O
of	O
characters	O
battling	O
on	O
screen	O
"	O
;	O
in	O
reality	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
hundreds	O
rather	O
than	O
thousands	O
of	O
individual	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
targeted	O
the	O
substantial	O
tabletop	O
game	O
fan	O
base	O
by	O
naming	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
a	O
faithful	O
translation	O
to	O
computer	O
game	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
