<s>
Darklight	B-Application
Conflict	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
PCs	O
running	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
or	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
before	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darklight	B-Application
Conflict	I-Application
has	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
team	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
space	O
combat	O
variations	O
of	O
tag	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
Darklight	B-Application
Conflict	I-Application
packs	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
action	O
between	O
its	O
campaign	O
,	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
six-player	O
network	O
modes	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
'll	O
keep	O
you	O
occupied	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
,	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
general	O
are	O
superior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
closest	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
still	O
come	O
as	O
a	O
disappointment	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Darklight	B-Application
Conflict	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Sushi-X	O
and	O
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
praised	O
this	O
element	O
as	O
enabling	O
better	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
characterized	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
extensive	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
fluff	O
,	O
while	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
both	O
felt	O
it	O
hurt	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reasoned	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
excessive	O
and	O
ungameplay-focused	O
as	O
the	O
FMV	O
sequences	O
in	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
IV	I-Application
are	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
they	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
face	O
to	O
identify	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
maybe	O
even	O
an	O
emotional	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darklight	B-Application
Conflicts	I-Application
generic	O
polygonal	O
spaceships	O
offer	O
nothing	O
to	O
involve	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
hyperimaginative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
afforded	O
by	O
the	O
missions	O
,	O
with	O
SSM	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
action	O
continues	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
through	O
with	O
some	O
complex	O
and	O
well	O
designed	O
duties	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
