<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
computer	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grin	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xicat	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Grin	O
's	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
Diesel	B-Language
game	I-Language
engine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
NVIDIA	O
to	O
incorporate	O
then	O
new	O
technologies	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
flagship	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
GeForce	O
3	O
Series	O
of	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
incorporating	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
technology	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2090	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
centred	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
extreme	O
racing	O
sport	O
known	O
as	O
Ballistics	B-Application
,	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
success	O
unlocks	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
league	O
,	O
the	O
Ballistics	B-Application
league	O
,	O
competition	O
in	O
this	O
league	O
occurs	O
across	O
every	O
track	O
and	O
to	O
complete	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
place	O
first	O
in	O
every	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
supports	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
across	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
at	O
Grin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prime	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Grin	O
tried	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
speed	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
in-car	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
settings	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
various	O
sources	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
tracks	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
films	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Fifth	I-Application
Element	I-Application
,	O
other	O
tracks	O
took	O
their	O
inspiration	O
from	O
nature	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Rainforest	O
and	O
snow	O
scenes	O
of	O
Siberia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
took	O
cues	O
from	O
other	O
futuristic	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
WipEout	B-Application
and	O
Rollcage	O
,	O
emulating	O
the	O
fun	O
and	O
the	O
speed	O
whilst	O
taking	O
it	O
even	O
further	O
with	O
high	O
end	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	B-Device
engine	I-Device
used	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
christened	O
the	O
Diesel	B-Language
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
DirectX	B-Application
,	O
this	O
meant	O
the	O
engine	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
across	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
was	O
marketed	O
by	O
NVIDIA	O
as	O
a	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
GeForce	O
3	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Diesel	B-Language
Engine	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Grin	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Tom	B-Language
Clancy	I-Language
's	I-Language
Ghost	I-Language
Recon	I-Language
Advanced	I-Language
Warfighter	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Ballistics	B-Application
for	O
distribution	O
by	O
Triotech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
January	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballistics	B-Application
2003	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
incorporated	O
Triotech	O
's	O
MadWave	O
Motion	O
motion	B-General_Concept
simulator	I-General_Concept
technology	O
into	O
the	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Providing	O
force	O
feedback	O
through	O
the	O
seat	O
,	O
this	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
experience	O
up	O
to	O
2g	B-Application
of	O
acceleration	O
whilst	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
seat	O
providing	O
100	O
movements	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cabinet	O
,	O
Super	O
Ballistics	B-Application
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Morris	O
listed	O
Ballistics	B-Application
2003	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
Video	O
game	O
gifts	O
for	O
the	O
obscenely	O
rich	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
Holiday	O
2004	O
column	O
at	O
CNN	B-Architecture
Money	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
were	O
agreed	O
on	O
Ballistics'''	O
successful	O
implementation	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
total	O
speed	O
simulation	O
"	O
;	O
PC	O
Zone	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Ballistics	B-Application
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
fastest	O
racing	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Eurogamer	O
commenting	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
made	O
"	O
Wipeout	B-Application
look	O
like	O
Driving	O
Miss	O
Daisy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
shared	O
similar	O
sentiments	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Ballistics	B-Application
loses	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
fascination	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
hours	O
of	O
playtime	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
take	O
four	O
or	O
five	O
practice	O
sessions	O
per	O
track	O
to	O
master	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
finished	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Ballistics''	O
really	O
will	O
leave	O
your	O
adrenal	O
gland	O
as	O
dry	O
as	O
a	O
stiffened	O
sponge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
