<s>
Armada	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Metro3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
fly	O
about	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
fighting	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
performing	O
missions	O
and	O
improving	O
their	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	O
has	O
been	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
unfathomable	O
Armada	B-Application
,	O
giant	O
space	O
aliens	O
of	O
unknown	O
origin	O
with	O
an	O
unknown	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eons	O
later	O
,	O
humans	O
have	O
split	O
into	O
six	O
distinct	O
groups	O
who	O
maintain	O
a	O
shaky	O
alliance	O
against	O
the	O
Armada	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Metro3D	O
,	O
(	O
formerly	O
Metropolis	O
Digital	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-1998	O
as	O
an	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
a	O
space-themed	O
,	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
was	O
finally	O
made	O
available	O
at	O
retail	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
following	O
Thanksgiving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
time	O
Armada	B-Application
had	O
been	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
along	O
with	O
Dark	B-Application
Angel	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
games	O
never	O
made	O
their	O
release	O
in	O
Japanese	O
stores	O
for	O
reasons	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
solitary	O
experience	O
,	O
Armadas	B-Application
RPG	O
elements	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
–	O
and	O
maybe	O
a	O
second	O
one	O
,	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Console	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
3rd	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
F/X	O
Racers	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Armada	B-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Metro3D	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Armada	B-Application
was	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
various	O
titles	O
including	O
Armada	B-Application
II	O
,	O
Armada	B-Application
's	O
Revenge	O
,	O
Armada	B-Application
2	O
:	O
Exodus	O
,	O
and	O
Armada	B-Application
2	O
:	O
Star	O
Command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
EvStream	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
formed	O
by	O
former	O
Metro3D	O
members	O
,	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
for	O
Armada	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
continuation	O
titled	O
Armada	B-Application
Online	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
and	O
is	O
under	O
development	O
by	O
Roger	O
Fang	O
and	O
Mark	O
Jordan	O
.	O
</s>
