<s>
Dimension	B-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
action	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
released	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Synapse	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Hales	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
wrote	O
Slime	B-Application
and	O
Fort	B-Device
Apocalypse	I-Device
for	O
Synapse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimension	B-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicle-based	O
,	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Battlezone	B-Application
and	O
Novagen	O
's	O
Encounter	B-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
by	O
Synapse	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
elements	O
of	O
Dimension	B-Application
X	I-Application
have	O
analogs	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
the	O
enemies	O
attempt	O
to	O
surround	O
and	O
destroy	O
sectors	O
containing	O
motherships	O
;	O
here	O
the	O
Regillians	O
attempt	O
to	O
surround	O
and	O
destroy	O
a	O
sector	O
containing	O
the	O
capitol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimension	B-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
advertised	O
over	O
nine	O
months	O
before	O
being	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
ads	O
featuring	O
what	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
texture-mapped	O
ground	O
plane	O
using	O
a	O
technique	O
promoted	O
as	O
"	O
altered	O
perspective	O
scrolling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reviewed	O
alongside	O
Encounter	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
reviewer	O
compared	O
both	O
games	O
with	O
Atari	O
's	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
