<s>
Eliminator	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
space	O
combat	O
game	O
,	O
created	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega/Gremlin	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
monochrome	O
Star	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
,	O
Eliminator	B-Application
uses	O
color	O
vector	O
graphics	O
and	O
allows	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
evade	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
,	O
a	O
huge	O
asteroid	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
fire	O
causes	O
any	O
enemy	O
that	O
is	O
struck	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
itself	O
)	O
to	O
rebound	O
and	O
careen	O
off	O
in	O
another	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
little	O
skill	O
,	O
shots	O
can	O
propel	O
the	O
enemy	O
into	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
thus	O
destroying	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
way	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
,	O
fire	O
a	O
cannon	O
blast	O
down	O
the	O
trench	O
into	O
its	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Failure	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
after	O
a	O
preset	O
time	O
causes	O
the	O
center	O
to	O
activate	O
a	O
drone	O
that	O
flies	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
to	O
shoot	O
down	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
destructive	O
energy	O
blast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
is	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
restarts	O
with	O
a	O
tougher	O
set	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
player	O
version	O
allowed	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
simultaneously	O
make	O
attack	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Eliminator	B-Application
while	O
trying	O
to	O
evade	O
or	O
destroy	O
various	O
other	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Blanchet	O
's	O
1982	O
book	O
How	O
to	O
Beat	O
the	O
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
Eliminator	B-Application
as	O
offering	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
two-player	O
action	O
I	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
