<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
conceived	O
by	O
its	O
designers	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
RTS	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
March	O
2009	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soviet	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
added	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
campaign	O
missions	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Soviet	O
military	O
officer	O
who	O
commands	O
Soviet	O
forces	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Russia	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
state	O
of	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
(	O
RTT	O
)	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
deploy	O
units	O
onto	O
a	O
battlefield	O
and	O
must	O
carefully	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
achieve	O
victory	O
,	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
support	O
assets	O
to	O
further	O
assist	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
factions	O
:	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
and	O
NATO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
unit	O
possesses	O
a	O
defensive	O
ability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
deploying	O
smokescreens	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
units	O
possess	O
an	O
offensive	O
ability	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
marking	O
targets	O
for	O
bombardment	O
or	O
using	O
grenade	O
launchers	O
on	O
enemy	O
infantry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tactical	O
Aids	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
call	O
in	O
anything	O
,	O
from	O
airstrikes	B-Application
on	O
enemy	O
positions	O
,	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
paratroopers	B-Application
,	O
to	O
launching	O
carpet	O
bombing	O
raids	O
and	O
tactical	O
nuclear	O
strikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
interface	O
for	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
has	O
no	O
framing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
features	O
a	O
fully	O
rotational	O
360-degree	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
roles	O
in	O
battle	O
:	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
air	O
,	O
support	O
,	O
or	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infantry	B-Protocol
role	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
various	O
infantry	B-Protocol
squads	O
such	O
as	O
anti-tank	O
teams	O
,	O
snipers	O
,	O
and	O
light	O
transport	O
vehicles	O
whereas	O
armor	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
various	O
classes	O
of	O
tanks	O
,	O
the	O
dominant	O
direct	O
fire	O
land	O
combat	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
in-game	O
massgate	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Soviet	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Soviet	O
invasion	O
of	O
Germany	O
(	O
and	O
presumably	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Operation	O
Red	O
Dawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
influence	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
issue	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
,	O
are	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
series	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
and	O
Medal	O
of	O
Honor	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
the	O
games	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
role	O
in	O
a	O
big	O
conflict	O
and	O
will	O
command	O
small	O
numbers	O
of	O
units	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
rather	O
than	O
whole	O
hordes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
,	O
still	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
journal	O
,	O
have	O
also	O
looked	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
Battlefield	O
2	O
and	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
:	I-Application
Source	I-Application
for	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
comes	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
art	O
cloth	O
packaging	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
Soviet	O
flag	O
on	O
one	O
side	O
and	O
Russian	O
wording	O
of	O
"	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
flag	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
with	O
English	O
"	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
"	O
)	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
authentic	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
Berlin	O
Wall	O
,	O
Modern	O
Marvels	O
:	O
The	O
Berlin	O
Wall	O
DVD	O
by	O
the	O
History	O
Channel	O
,	O
Behind	O
the	O
Scenes	O
DVD	O
and	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
exclusive	O
Creative	O
HS-390	O
headset	O
(	O
Europe	O
Only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
an	O
exclusive	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
wooden	O
container	O
,	O
limited	O
edition	O
collector	O
's	O
box	O
art	O
packaging	O
(	O
Soviet	O
or	O
US	O
flag	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
full-sized	O
flag	O
of	O
the	O
US	O
or	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
poster	O
,	O
a	O
T-shirt	O
and	O
cap	O
with	O
the	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
logo	O
and	O
decorations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
exclusive	O
Trust	O
Hs-2200	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
Complete	O
Edition	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
expansion	O
Soviet	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
all	O
in	O
one	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
game	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
Kieron	O
Gillen	O
singled	O
out	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
's	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
cooperative	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
in-game	O
communication	O
system	O
;	O
while	O
calling	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
"fun[...]	O
but	O
not	O
exactly	O
deep.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
received	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
its	O
E3	O
presentation	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soviet	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
dropped	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
:	I-Application
Soviet	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
from	O
production	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
putting	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
packaged	O
under	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
retail	O
collection	O
,	O
containing	O
both	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
,	O
Soviet	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soviet	B-Application
Assault	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
separately	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
for	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
World	B-Application
in	I-Application
Conflict	I-Application
,	O
through	O
Steam	O
and	O
D2D	O
and	O
also	O
in	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
