<s>
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
science	O
fiction	O
computer	B-Application
strategy	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Ntronium	O
Games	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
opera	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Armada	B-Application
2525	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Interstel	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
puts	O
players	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
fledgling	O
galactic	B-Application
empire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
must	O
attempt	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
and	O
expand	O
their	O
territory	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
destroy	O
rival	O
empires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ntronium	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
:	O
Supernova	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fundamental	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
is	O
4X	B-Application
,	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
explore	O
,	O
expand	O
,	O
exploit	O
,	O
and	O
exterminate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
explore	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
expand	O
their	O
empire	O
,	O
exploit	O
the	O
various	O
resources	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
,	O
and	O
exterminate	O
their	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2D	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
star	O
map	O
and	O
battle	O
sequences	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
2D	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diplomacy	O
in	O
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
form	O
offensive	O
and	O
defensive	O
alliances	O
;	O
to	O
trade	O
in	O
money	O
,	O
ships	O
,	O
colonies	O
,	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
;	O
and	O
to	O
threaten	O
,	O
give	O
ultimatums	O
or	O
ask	O
for	O
favors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	B-Application
2526	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
an	O
accumulative	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
66	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Priest	O
's	O
review	O
in	O
Strategy	O
Informer	O
was	O
positive	O
overall	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
weak	O
link	O
in	O
the	O
chain	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Allen	O
of	O
Out	O
of	O
Eight	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
informative	O
"	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
randomized	O
maps	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
control	O
of	O
colonies	O
,	O
the	O
AI	O
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
diversity	O
of	O
the	O
victory	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Solo	O
's	O
review	O
in	O
Space	O
Strategy	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Sector	O
called	O
Armada	O
2526''	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
solid	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
for	O
everybody	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Ntronium	O
's	O
target	O
of	O
hardcore	O
strategy	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
