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Vendetta Online
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<p><i>Vendetta Online</i> is a <a href="/facts/Twitch_gameplay/RSgFDJnU">twitch-based</a>, <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> <a href="/facts/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game/s6NMD8fC">massively multiplayer online role-playing game</a> (MMORPG) developed by <a href="/facts/Guild_Software/leWp8Gtm">Guild Software</a> for the <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>, and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. It uses the NAOS <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engine</a>, a fully real-time flight model and combat system, to offer <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person</a>/<a href="/facts/Third-person_shooter/gCNat5DR">third-person</a> shooter-style <a href="/facts/Player_versus_player/unVMvwxy">player versus player</a> and <a href="/facts/Player_versus_environment/l3pS36Ug">player versus environment</a> battle action against the backdrop of a massively multiplayer universe. <i>Vendetta Online</i> shipped as a commercial MMORPG in November 2004 with a subscription-based business model, although it has been running continuously since April 2002. <i>Vendetta Online</i> is available to play across a wide array of platforms, including the <a href="/facts/Oculus_Rift/KPIkK62G">Oculus Rift</a> virtual reality display, allowing all users to directly interact in a single, contiguous galaxy. It is also notable for its twitch combat and fidelity to real physics. </p>