<s>
Earth	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
shut	O
down	O
Earth	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
was	O
set	O
some	O
time	O
around	O
AD	O
2575	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
three	O
races	O
:	O
the	O
Progen	B-Protocol
,	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
and	O
Terran	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Progen	B-Protocol
were	O
a	O
genetically-altered	O
and	O
advanced	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
were	O
philosophers	O
who	O
sought	O
eternal	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Progen	B-Protocol
,	O
Terran	O
and	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
were	O
all	O
uneasy	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
managed	O
to	O
live	O
together	O
in	O
peace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
two	O
centuries	O
of	O
conflict	O
,	O
Humankind	O
's	O
three	O
races	O
–	O
the	O
Progen	B-Protocol
,	O
Terrans	O
and	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
–	O
had	O
achieved	O
an	O
uneasy	O
balance	O
of	O
power	O
by	O
dividing	O
known	O
space	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
Progen	B-Protocol
,	O
bred	O
for	O
perfection	O
,	O
commanded	O
the	O
wastes	O
of	O
Mars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
the	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
,	O
ever	O
seeking	O
knowledge	O
,	O
created	O
great	O
space	O
stations	O
to	O
orbit	O
the	O
moons	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coveting	O
its	O
secrets	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
the	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
hid	O
the	O
Gate	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
their	O
efforts	O
were	O
in	O
vain	O
;	O
within	O
months	O
,	O
a	O
spy	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
Terran	O
conglomerate	O
InfinitiCorp	O
revealed	O
the	O
Gate	O
's	O
existence	O
to	O
the	O
outraged	O
Terrans	O
and	O
Progen	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progen	B-Protocol
,	O
Jenquai	B-Protocol
and	O
Terrans	O
alike	O
have	O
thrived	O
,	O
spreading	O
their	O
civilizations	O
across	O
a	O
dozen	O
star	O
systems	O
,	O
exploiting	O
their	O
riches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
was	O
played	O
by	O
controlling	O
either	O
a	O
humanoid	O
or	O
spaceship	O
avatar	B-Application
in	O
the	O
third-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Universe	O
,	O
consisted	O
of	O
12	O
main	O
star	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
level	O
in	O
Earth	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
was	O
150	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
closed	O
Earth	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
servers	O
on	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Earth	B-Protocol
and	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
Sunset	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Massively	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Asheron	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
Call	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Fallen	I-Protocol
Kings	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Most	O
Disappointing	O
Game	O
on	O
PC	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Civilization	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Play	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
