<s>
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
simply	O
as	O
Steel	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
the	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
by	O
Kavcom	O
Limited	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
game	O
Z	B-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
same	O
futuristic	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
storyline	O
and	O
battlefield	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
is	O
plot	O
driven	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
plot	O
and	O
consisted	O
of	O
two	O
sides	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
no	O
given	O
reason	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
cutscenes	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
comical	O
,	O
humorous	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
court	O
martial	O
judgement	O
,	O
the	O
recently	O
demoted	O
Captain	O
Zod	O
,	O
previously	O
Commander	O
Zod	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Z	B-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
sending	O
patrols	O
into	O
the	O
demilitarized	B-General_Concept
zone	I-General_Concept
to	O
spy	O
upon	O
the	O
TransGlobal	O
Empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scouts	O
Brad	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
pilot	O
robots	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Z	B-Application
;	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
,	O
Allan	O
,	O
is	O
staying	O
in	O
the	O
campbase	O
)	O
and	O
Clarke	O
find	O
a	O
secret	O
landing	O
strip	O
and	O
promptly	O
shoot	O
down	O
a	O
transport	O
ship	O
after	O
this	O
discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
wanted	O
an	O
accessible	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
combined	O
with	O
the	O
immediacy	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
sports	O
a	O
humorous	O
comic	O
book	O
style	O
with	O
a	O
realistic	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
graphics	O
are	O
best	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
moderately	O
fast	O
or	O
recently	O
purchased	O
computer	O
although	O
game	O
options	O
allow	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
older	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
II	I-General_Concept
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
scroll	O
,	O
rotate	O
,	O
zoom	O
and	O
tilt	O
the	O
isometric	O
viewing	O
position	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
better	O
perspective	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
makes	O
holding	O
defensive	O
positions	O
central	O
to	O
completing	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steel	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
has	O
no	O
tutorial	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
contains	O
a	O
59-page	O
game	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
options	O
for	O
changing	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
gamma	O
correction	O
level	O
setting	O
and	O
mouse	O
sensitivity	O
sliders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
this	O
building	O
is	O
destroyed	O
the	O
mission	O
ends	O
in	O
failure	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
speed	O
and	O
sound	O
blitzkrieg	B-Language
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
unit	O
and	O
structure	O
in	O
Z:Steel	O
Soldiers	O
has	O
a	O
damage	O
indicator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
August	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
EON	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
publish	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Z	B-Application
,	O
then	O
given	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Z2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
several	O
patches	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
fix	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
other	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
were	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gaming	O
Director	O
for	O
the	O
Bitmap	O
Brothers	O
,	O
Jamie	O
Barber	O
has	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Z:Steel	O
Soldiers	O
was	O
fundamental	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
well-known	O
World	B-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Frontline	I-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
majority	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
great	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
Zone	O
review	O
awarded	O
a	O
Classic	O
Award	O
to	O
Steel	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
points	O
were	O
the	O
sharp	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
ambient	O
sounds	O
and	O
well-designed	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
pc	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
a	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
theme	O
including	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Warzone	B-Application
2100	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
commented	O
that	O
Steel	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
offers	O
nothing	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
had	O
a	O
weak	O
impact	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kavcom	O
Limited	O
released	O
Z	B-Application
:	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
2014	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
