<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
(	O
WoWp	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
aerial	O
combat	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	B-Application
)	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Persha	O
Studia	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wargaming.net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
relaunched	O
as	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
2.0	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
countries	O
,	O
achieving	O
significantly	O
better	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
(	O
or	O
"	O
WoWp	B-Application
"	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
features	O
over	O
300	O
aircraft	O
,	O
namely	O
military	O
and	O
experimental	O
aircraft	O
from	O
Germany	O
,	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
5	O
main	O
warplane	O
classes	O
:	O
fighters	O
,	O
multirole	O
fighters	O
,	O
heavy	O
fighters	O
,	O
ground	O
attack	O
planes	O
,	O
and	O
bombers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
unfold	O
at	O
dozens	O
of	O
unique	O
maps	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
real-world	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
similar	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
in-game	O
,	O
instead	O
implementing	O
a	O
system	O
where	O
bombs	O
and	O
rockets	O
have	O
cool-downs	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
reused	O
,	O
and	O
overuse	O
of	O
guns	O
results	O
in	O
overheating	O
,	O
limiting	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
fire	O
and	O
accuracy	O
of	O
overheated	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WoWp	B-Application
features	O
an	O
aircraft	O
comparison	O
system	O
to	O
assist	O
players	O
in	O
understanding	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
capabilities	O
between	O
different	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
tech	O
trees	O
expand	O
as	O
development	O
continues	O
on	O
WoWp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Update	O
2.0	O
,	O
respawning	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
into	O
WoWp	B-Application
,	O
thus	O
further	O
differentiating	O
WoWp	B-Application
from	O
other	O
Wargaming	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
often	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
respawning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
fighters	O
earn	O
more	O
personal	O
points	O
more	O
effectively	O
when	O
engaging	O
in	O
maneuvering	O
combat	O
with	O
other	O
fighters	O
and	O
bombers	B-Application
earn	O
personal	O
points	O
more	O
effectively	O
by	O
destroying	O
ground	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
economic	O
system	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Wargaming	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wargaming	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
flight	O
combat	O
MMO	B-Application
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wargaming	O
showcased	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
trailer	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
aircraft	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
planes	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
tech	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
alpha	O
test	O
started	O
recruiting	O
test	O
players	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
began	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
as	O
Europe	O
’s	O
"	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Online	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
Games	O
Awards	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
titled	O
"	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Game	O
Mode	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
official	O
YouTube	O
channel	O
,	O
signalling	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
2.0	O
release	O
came	O
a	O
new	O
publishing	O
and	O
marketing	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
British	O
metal	O
band	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
and	O
their	O
lead	O
singer	O
Bruce	O
Dickinson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WoWp	B-Application
obtained	O
a	O
music	O
license	O
from	O
Sanctuary	O
Records	O
for	O
the	O
iconic	O
track	O
"	O
Aces	O
High	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WoWp	B-Application
remade	O
the	O
Aces	O
High	O
music	O
video	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
shared	O
and	O
promoted	O
it	O
on	O
WoWp	B-Application
websites	O
,	O
Facebook	O
groups	O
and	O
YouTube	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WoWp	B-Application
also	O
made	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
Spitfire	O
plane	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
game	O
through	O
Jun-Aug	O
2018	O
to	O
synch	O
with	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
Legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Beast	O
European	O
tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
themed	O
hangar	O
and	O
special	O
events	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
singer	O
for	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
,	O
Bruce	O
Dickinson	O
is	O
a	O
pilot	O
and	O
military	O
aviation	O
history	O
buff	O
who	O
regularly	O
captains	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
's	O
converted	O
charter	O
aeroplane	O
,	O
Ed	O
Force	O
One	O
,	O
during	O
their	O
world	O
tours	O
,	O
and	O
still	O
runs	O
an	O
aircraft	O
maintenance	O
and	O
pilot	O
training	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
agreed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
ambassador	O
for	O
WoWp	B-Application
and	O
made	O
himself	O
available	O
to	O
film	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
WoWp	B-Application
video	O
diaries	O
at	O
Hendon	O
RAF	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
and	O
held	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
69	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Wargaming	O
CEO	O
Viktor	O
Kislyi	O
acknowledged	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
had	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
expectations	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
...	O
ca	O
n't	O
call	O
that	O
a	O
success.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
2.0	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
in	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
Gamereactor	O
from	O
Marco	O
Vrolijk	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
respawn	O
mechanic	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
absent	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Conquest	O
 '	O
gamemode	O
and	O
the	O
upgraded	O
graphics	O
being	O
praised	O
the	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Barber	O
from	O
military.com	O
commented	O
that	O
WoWP	B-Application
2.0	O
had	O
“	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
bigger	O
explosions	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
