<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
naval	O
warfare-themed	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
,	O
produced	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Wargaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	O
version	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
Blitz	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
versions	O
,	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
,	O
slow-paced	O
shooter	O
with	O
three	O
basic	O
types	O
of	O
armament	O
:	O
ship	O
artillery	O
,	O
torpedoes	O
,	O
and	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Credit	O
and	O
experience	O
rewards	O
earned	O
in	O
co-operative	O
play	O
are	O
notably	O
lower	O
than	O
those	O
earned	O
in	O
Random	O
Battles	O
(	O
PvE	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
battle	O
type	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warships	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
cover	O
periods	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
20th	O
century	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
dawn	O
of	O
dreadnought	B-Application
battleships	B-Application
,	O
up	O
to	O
warships	O
from	O
the	O
1950s	O
,	O
including	O
many	O
ships	O
that	O
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
put	O
into	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
four	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
ships	O
that	O
each	O
offer	O
their	O
own	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
destroyers	B-Application
,	O
cruisers	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
,	O
and	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lowest	O
tier	O
for	O
each	O
tech	O
tree	O
ship	O
type	O
varies	O
;	O
cruisers	O
at	O
Tier	O
I	O
,	O
destroyers	B-Application
at	O
Tier	O
II	O
,	O
battleships	B-Application
at	O
Tier	O
III	O
,	O
and	O
aircraft	O
carriers	O
at	O
Tier	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ships	O
are	O
classed	O
as	O
cruisers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
historically	O
some	O
were	O
classed	O
as	O
gunboats	B-Application
,	O
avisos	O
,	O
or	O
frigates	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
WWII	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Temporary	O
anime	O
tie-in	O
events	O
have	O
occurred	O
,	O
featuring	O
ships	O
and	O
characters	O
(	O
as	O
ship	O
commanders	O
)	O
from	O
High	O
School	O
Fleet	O
,	O
Azur	B-Application
Lane	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Arpeggio	O
of	O
Blue	O
Steel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
website	O
of	O
Wargaming	O
,	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
of	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
and	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warplanes	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Battleships	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
naval	O
action	O
MMO	B-Application
,	O
intended	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
war	O
trilogy	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
for	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
started	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
closed	O
alpha	O
ended	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
non-disclosure	O
agreement	O
covering	O
the	O
alpha	O
being	O
lifted	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
beta	O
testing	O
for	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
started	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
step	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
formal	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
Blitz	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Wargaming	O
Mobile	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
Game	O
Preview	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
fully	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
rebuilt	O
to	O
support	O
console	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
loop	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Malik	O
Khatazhaev	O
,	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
Lesta	O
Studio	O
(	O
the	O
branch	O
of	O
Wargaming	O
that	O
develops	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
)	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
Monthly	O
Active	O
Users	O
(	O
MAU	O
)	O
exceeded	O
1,000,000	O
worldwide	O
active	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
thrills	O
that	O
await	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
unlocking	O
advanced	O
ships	O
down	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
make	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
an	O
enticing	O
expedition	O
into	O
the	O
sometimes	O
turbulent	O
waters	O
of	O
free-to-play	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Escapist	O
awarded	O
it	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
With	O
its	O
tense	O
naval	O
battles	O
and	O
huge	O
array	O
of	O
historical	O
vessels	O
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warships	I-Application
is	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
MMO	B-Application
that	O
can	O
make	O
a	O
wargamer	O
out	O
of	O
anyone.	O
"	O
</s>
