<s>
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
fantasy	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Battle	O
table-top	O
game	O
and	O
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
November	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	B-Application
world	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
players	O
managing	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
,	O
who	O
take	O
on	O
work	O
for	O
various	O
clients	O
but	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
stopping	O
a	O
plot	O
by	O
the	O
Skaven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
focus	O
is	O
on	O
battles	O
that	O
feature	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
medieval	O
warfare	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
units	O
based	O
upon	O
those	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
entitled	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Omen	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
force	O
within	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
Warhammer	O
Fantasy	B-Application
world	O
setting	O
,	O
managing	O
their	O
army	O
,	O
deciding	O
on	O
what	O
units	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
how	O
many	O
reinforcements	O
a	O
unit	O
is	O
given	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
missions	O
are	O
undertaken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
incorporates	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
primitive	O
manner	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
later	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Role-Playing	I-Application
Wargame	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
interface	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
precision	O
control	O
of	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
3D	O
battlefields	O
instigate	O
plenty	O
of	O
thoughtful	O
strategies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Faragher	O
reviewed	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1995	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
(	O
tie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
called	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
"	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
richness	O
of	O
the	O
Warhammer	O
tabletop	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
could	O
have	O
won	O
had	O
the	O
competition	O
not	O
been	O
so	O
strong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
less	O
well-received	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Art	O
Angel	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
mediocre	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
retains	O
its	O
mediocrity	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
found	O
Warhammer	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Horned	I-Application
Rat	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
stronger	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
consoles	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
sheer	O
depth	O
and	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
longevity	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
