<s>
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
trading	O
and	O
combat	O
simulator	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Ascaron	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
CDV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Darkstar	B-Application
One	I-Application
:	O
Broken	O
Alliance	O
by	O
Kalypso	O
Media	O
,	O
featuring	O
1080p	O
and	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
an	O
advanced	O
,	O
partly	O
organic	O
starship	O
that	O
was	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
late	O
father	O
,	O
Simon	O
Jarvis	O
,	O
using	O
technologies	O
from	O
an	O
ancient	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kayron	O
becomes	O
familiarised	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
Robert	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
they	O
formulate	O
a	O
plan	O
of	O
attack	O
:	O
using	O
the	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
’s	O
unique	O
plasma	O
cannon	O
,	O
they	O
create	O
a	O
rupture	O
in	O
the	O
S’kaa	O
ship	O
's	O
(	O
otherwise	O
impenetrable	O
)	O
shields	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
Robert	O
–	O
who	O
is	O
held	O
captive	O
inside	O
the	O
mothership	O
for	O
his	O
failure	O
to	O
kill	O
Kayron	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
–	O
double-crosses	O
the	O
S’kaa	O
and	O
sends	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
Kayron	O
detailing	O
the	O
mothership	O
's	O
shields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
shield	O
penetrated	O
,	O
Kayron	O
manoeuvres	O
the	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
through	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
maze-like	O
outer	O
hull	O
and	O
into	O
its	O
core	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
its	O
allies	O
destroy	O
the	O
portal	O
beam	O
generators	O
that	O
opened	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
thereby	O
preventing	O
the	O
S’kaa	O
from	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eona	O
leaves	O
the	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
afterwards	O
,	O
but	O
programs	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
computer	O
with	O
her	O
voice	O
so	O
that	O
Kayron	O
will	O
"	O
never	O
be	O
alone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
different	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
has	O
some	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
elements	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
reflected	O
by	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
,	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
long-range	O
fighter	O
that	O
is	O
partly	O
organic	O
in	O
its	O
construction	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
upgraded	O
by	O
absorbing	O
alien	O
artifacts	O
that	O
are	O
scattered	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
usually	O
found	O
inside	O
large	O
asteroids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plasma	O
cannon	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
weapon	O
within	O
the	O
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
attacks	O
and	O
abilities	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
edge	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DarkStar	B-Application
One	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
scoring	O
71/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
space	O
sims	O
,	O
including	O
Elite	B-Application
,	O
Freelancer	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
X	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
