<s>
CyberStrike	B-Application
is	O
a	O
futuristic	O
3D	O
combat	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Simutronics	O
,	O
involving	O
team	O
combat	O
between	O
customizable	O
mechs	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
GEnie	B-Language
online	O
service	O
,	O
it	O
opened	O
in	O
February	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
it	O
caused	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
new	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Online	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
awarded	O
to	O
CyberStrike	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Cyberstrike	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
between	O
Simutronics	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
989	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
mission-based	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
stores	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
opened	O
on	O
GEnie	B-Language
in	O
December	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Cyberstrike	B-Application
2	I-Application
opened	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
as	O
CyberStrike	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
played	O
12	O
hours	O
before	O
stopping	O
at	O
$6	O
an	O
hour	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
CyberStrike	B-Application
is	O
addictive	O
,	O
action-filled	O
and	O
downright	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
CyberStrike	B-Application
the	O
On-Line	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
competitive	O
in	O
a	O
multi-player	O
environment	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
long-term	O
rationale	O
of	O
Multiplayer	B-Application
BattleTech	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
