<s>
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
Override	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
space	O
trading	O
simulator	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Peter	O
Cartwright	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
his	O
school-friends	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
with	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
Override	O
has	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
story	O
line	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
,	O
larger	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
and	O
EV	B-Operating_System
Override	I-Operating_System
were	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
run	O
natively	O
only	O
on	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
and	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
Velocity	I-Application
Nova	I-Application
,	O
supports	O
plug-ins	O
(	O
released	O
with	O
Ambrosia	O
's	O
authorization	O
)	O
that	O
simulate	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
titles	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
EV	B-Application
Nova	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
both	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Override	O
-	O
through	O
Nova	O
plug-ins	O
-	O
is	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
missions	O
for	O
a	O
government	O
,	O
attacking	O
their	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
destroying	O
pirates	B-Application
(	O
"	O
renegades	O
"	O
)	O
boosts	O
status	O
,	O
whereas	O
helping	O
opposing	O
governments	O
,	O
attacking	O
a	O
government	O
's	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
 '	O
ships	O
,	O
and	O
pirating	O
civilians	O
will	O
lower	O
their	O
legal	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
EV	B-Operating_System
Override	I-Operating_System
is	O
fully	O
open-ended	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
force	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
get	O
involved	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plots	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
make	O
a	O
player	O
continue	O
a	O
plot	O
once	O
they	O
're	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
also	O
simply	O
become	O
a	O
commodity	O
trader	O
,	O
cargo	O
runner	O
,	O
or	O
pirate	B-Application
and	O
leave	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
fend	O
for	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
scope	O
and	O
design	O
behind	O
the	O
new	O
final	O
frontier	O
override	O
any	O
comparisons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Michael	O
Gowan	O
praised	O
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
