<s>
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
–	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
to	O
Warhammer	B-Language
40,000	I-Language
:	I-Language
Dawn	I-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
for	O
the	O
PC	O
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
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
and	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
were	O
coupled	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
double	O
pack	O
which	O
featured	O
some	O
art	O
on	O
a	O
fold	O
out	O
cover	O
,	O
an	O
Ork	O
with	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
tanks	O
lined	O
up	O
for	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
required	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
its	O
follow-up	O
expansions	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
and	O
Soulstorm	B-Application
were	O
stand-alone	O
,	O
not	O
requiring	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
faction	O
was	O
included	O
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
units	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
certain	O
single	O
player	O
missions	O
of	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
this	O
with	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
powerful	O
armoured	O
vehicles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Leman	O
Russ	O
and	O
the	O
Baneblade	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
walkers	O
,	O
which	O
until	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
expansion	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
vehicular	O
unit	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
could	O
uncapture	O
strategic	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
races	O
from	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
(	O
Orks	O
,	O
Eldar	O
,	O
Chaos	O
,	O
and	O
Space	O
Marines	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
Imperial	O
Guard	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
race	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Titan	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
units	O
available	O
in	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
were	O
simplified	O
,	O
reduced	O
or	O
limited	O
for	O
the	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
game	O
both	O
sides	O
could	O
upgrade	O
their	O
tanks	O
from	O
anti-personnel	O
to	O
anti-tank	O
(	O
Destructor	O
pattern	O
and	O
Annihilator	O
pattern	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taldeer	O
and	O
Gorgutz	O
appear	O
as	O
the	O
Eldar	O
and	O
Ork	O
faction	O
commanders	O
respectively	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Crusade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
non-gameplay	O
improvements	O
were	O
implemented	O
in	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goto	O
adapted	O
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
as	O
the	O
novel	O
Dawn	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
:	O
Tempest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winter	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
