<s>
Warlords	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
resembles	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Breakout	B-Application
and	O
Quadrapong	O
(	O
an	O
early	O
Atari	O
arcade	O
game	O
)	O
;	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
castles	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
are	O
brick	O
walls	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
broken	O
with	O
a	O
flaming	O
ball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warlords	B-Application
used	O
spinner	O
controllers	O
for	O
player	O
control	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
both	O
a	O
two-player	O
upright	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
four-player	O
cocktail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
version	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
was	O
called	O
"	O
Castles	O
and	O
Kings	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
four-player	O
"	O
Sprint	O
4-like	O
"	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warlords	B-Application
is	O
a	O
battle	O
between	O
four	O
warlords	B-Application
,	O
1-4	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
and	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Carla	O
Meninsky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warlords	B-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
'	O
Pong	B-Application
 '	O
Variant	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Competitive	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
3rd	O
annual	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkie	O
Award	O
judges	O
characterized	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
really	O
new	O
and	O
different	O
in	O
'	O
Pong'-style	O
designs	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
Warlords	B-Application
"	O
delivers	O
plenty	O
of	O
on-screen	O
excitement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Edwards	O
reviewed	O
the	O
home	O
cartridge	O
version	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	O
Revival	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
previously	O
released	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
and	O
Combat	O
3D	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
"	O
remix	O
"	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Retro	O
Atari	O
Classics	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
May	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
special	O
HD	O
mode	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
Camera	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
versions	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
were	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Room	I-Device
service	O
for	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
and	O
for	O
Windows-based	B-Application
PCs	B-Device
in	O
June	O
2010	O
and	O
December	O
2010	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Series	O
through	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
program	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Bryan	O
Edewaard	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
homebrew	O
version	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
named	O
Castle	O
Crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Darrell	O
Spice	O
Jr.	O
released	O
Medieval	B-Application
Mayhem	I-Application
,	O
a	O
homebrew	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Warlords	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Working	O
Designs	O
included	O
an	O
8	O
player	O
remake	O
of	O
Warlords	B-Application
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
Egg	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Making	O
of	O
"	O
disc	O
in	O
Lunar	B-Application
:	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
is	O
titled	O
"	O
Lords	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lunar	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Timon	O
Marmex	O
Trezpacz	O
and	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
pressing	O
(	O
up	O
,	O
down	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
triangle	O
,	O
start	O
)	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Making	O
of	O
"	O
video	O
begins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
.	O
</s>
