<s>
Awesome	B-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
by	O
Psygnosis	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
from	O
overhead	O
shooting	O
to	O
Asteroids-esque	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
ray-traced	B-Algorithm
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
planetary	O
system	O
called	O
Octaria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequence	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
spaceship	O
,	O
the	O
Elapidae	O
,	O
in	O
hyperspace	B-Application
en	O
route	O
to	O
a	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
forward	O
and	O
backward	O
thrusts	O
of	O
the	O
Elapidae	O
and	O
rotates	O
it	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
while	O
the	O
action	B-Application
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
clear	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
enemies	O
or	O
meteors	O
before	O
their	O
ship	O
can	O
jump	O
back	O
into	O
hyperspace	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
clearance	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
,	O
the	O
Elapidae	O
returns	O
to	O
hyperspace	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
allocate	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
energy	O
to	O
its	O
shields	O
and	O
firepower	O
and	O
select	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
weapons	O
they	O
have	O
purchased	O
before	O
continuing	O
its	O
voyage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
Awesome	B-Application
was	O
painted	O
by	O
science	O
fiction	O
artist	O
John	O
Harris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
port	O
followed	O
in	O
mid-1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
published	O
for	O
FM	B-Device
Towns	I-Device
by	O
Fujitsu	O
on	O
27	O
March	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Awesome	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
thought	O
Awesome	B-Application
was	O
a	O
very	O
mediocre	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
crossover	O
"	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
some	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
's	O
later	O
game	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
