<s>
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
–	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Games	O
Workshop	O
's	O
tabletop	O
wargame	O
,	O
Warhammer	O
40	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
from	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Wars	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
seven	O
playable	O
races	O
in	O
this	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
prior	O
installation	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
or	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
to	O
play	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
all	O
seven	O
factions	O
in	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
Skirmish	O
and	O
Campaign	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parallel	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
THQ	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
triple	O
pack	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
,	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
Anthology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
titles	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
conflict	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
;	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
more	O
resources	O
players	O
must	O
fight	O
over	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
features	O
a	O
non-linear	O
sandbox	O
campaign	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
factions	O
compete	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
Kronus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
offensive	O
battles	O
,	O
particularly	O
to	O
capture	O
enemy	O
strongholds	O
,	O
feature	O
scripted	O
and	O
story	O
driven	O
missions	O
similar	O
to	O
campaign	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
units	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
field	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
population	O
and	O
vehicle	O
'	O
squad	O
caps	O
 '	O
;	O
these	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
troops	O
and	O
vehicles	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
have	O
on	O
the	O
battlefield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
types	O
of	O
units	O
:	O
commanders	O
,	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
heavy	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
daemons	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
Titans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infantry	B-Protocol
are	O
foot	O
soldiers	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
either	O
be	O
regular	O
or	O
heavy	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
infantry	B-Protocol
being	O
much	O
tougher	O
than	O
normal	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
groups	O
of	O
infantry	B-Protocol
that	O
are	O
commanded	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
entity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
either	O
connect	O
directly	O
by	O
IP	O
connection	O
,	O
or	O
play	O
on	O
their	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
enter	O
their	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
CD	O
key	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
four	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
a	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
CD	O
key	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Eldar	O
on	O
Lorn	O
V	O
break	O
their	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Guard	O
form	O
a	O
task	O
force	O
led	O
by	O
Colonel	O
Lukas	O
Aleksander	O
to	O
hunt	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
Farseer	O
Taldeer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
victory	O
on	O
Kronus	O
precedes	O
the	O
revelation	O
of	O
Kyras	B-Application
 '	I-Application
allegiance	I-Application
to	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
defeat	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Ravens	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kaurava	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
pick	O
a	O
faction	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
engages	O
in	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
A.I.-controlled	B-Application
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
Heavy	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
;	O
the	O
Broadside	O
Battlesuit	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
entrenched	O
and	O
use	O
its	O
shoulder	O
mounted	O
railguns	O
,	O
effectively	O
making	O
them	O
into	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necrons	O
were	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
but	O
noticeably	O
stronger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
game	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
game	O
developer	O
Relic	O
to	O
focus	O
most	O
efforts	O
on	O
revamping	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
and	O
balancing	O
out	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
exited	O
the	O
development	O
stage	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
worldwide	O
by	O
October	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
races	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
elite	O
unit	O
system	O
,	O
were	O
well-received	O
,	O
as	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
"	O
forced	O
players	O
to	O
actually	O
think	O
about	O
using	O
real	O
combined	B-Protocol
arms	I-Protocol
tactics	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
contributed	O
to	O
more	O
games	O
decided	O
by	O
genuine	O
strategy	O
and	O
skill	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
who	O
can	O
spec	O
out	O
the	O
proper	O
build	O
order.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
2006	O
"	O
Expansion	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
this	O
expansion	O
,	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
has	O
become	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Warhammer	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
