Full Spectrum Warrior is a real-time tactics and combat simulation game published by THQ and created by Pandemic Studios, developer of the Mercenaries, Destroy All Humans! and the Star Wars: Battlefront series. Originally created as a training program for the United States Army, Full Spectrum Warrior is an extremely realistic combat simulation, with players controlling the Alpha and Bravo teams of the 159th Light Infantry. Full Spectrum Warrior received almost universal critical praise, with Official Xbox Magazine claiming that it redefined "both the war and strategy genres."