<s>
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
helicopter-combat	O
simulation	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
helicopter	B-Application
ace	O
recruited	O
into	O
a	O
black	O
ops	O
counterterrorism	O
strike	O
force	O
named	O
Operation	O
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
pilots	O
the	O
agile	O
AH-69	O
Mohawk	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
combat	O
helicopter	B-Application
with	O
a	O
powerful	O
arsenal	O
of	O
weaponry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
with	O
Soviet	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
,	O
another	O
helicopter	B-Application
simulator	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
resembles	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
typical	O
simulator	O
,	O
not	O
least	O
because	O
various	O
power-ups	O
are	O
obtained	O
from	O
destroyed	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
programmer	O
Will	O
Botti	O
cited	O
Choplifter	B-Application
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
Agile	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
,	O
Black	O
Ops	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
nearly	O
all	O
were	O
left	O
with	O
an	O
overall	O
positive	O
impression	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
assessed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
what	O
loud	O
,	O
engaging	O
gameplay	O
is	O
all	O
about	O
"	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
pleasing	O
combination	O
of	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
and	O
dead-on	O
game	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
A	O
top	O
3D	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
that	O
's	O
initially	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
grips	O
with	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
fine	O
game	O
indeed	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Air	O
Hendrix	O
of	O
GamePro	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
few	O
flaws	O
aside	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
well-rounded	O
game	O
that	O
delivers	O
riveting	O
,	O
adrenaline-packed	O
combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
it	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Flying	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
behind	O
Pilotwings	B-Application
64	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	O
Hendrix	O
called	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
,	O
exact	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
clean	O
and	O
the	O
control	O
configuration	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
intuitive	O
.	O
</s>
