<s>
Echelon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3-D	O
science	O
fiction	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Saint	O
Petersburg	O
developers	O
MADia	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
locally	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
with	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Matriarchy	I-Application
(	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
MADia	O
)	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
continuity	O
as	O
Echelon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
morning	O
Todd	O
came	O
to	O
Hine	O
's	O
desk	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
'	O
How	O
about	O
Echelon	B-Application
?	O
'	O
</s>
<s>
Echelon	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Butts	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.2	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
"	O
In	O
all	O
Echelon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
welcome	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
flight	O
sim	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
In	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
problems	O
,	O
Echelon	B-Application
does	O
hit	O
close	O
enough	O
to	O
the	O
mark	O
to	O
offer	O
some	O
fast	O
and	O
flashy	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
shallow	O
,	O
thrills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echelon	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
"	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
Matrox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Echelon	B-Application
:	O
Wind	O
Warriors	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
