<s>
FireTeam	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Multitude	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FireTeam	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Ned	O
Lerner	O
,	O
Art	O
Min	O
,	O
and	O
James	O
Morris	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
graphics	O
libraries	O
,	O
programming	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
operating	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
a	O
deliberate	O
attempt	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
dynamics	O
of	O
MicroProse	O
's	O
X-COM	B-Application
series	O
to	O
a	O
real-time	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
news	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
tended	O
to	O
center	O
on	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
let	O
players	O
talk	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
online	O
without	O
voice	B-Device
modems	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Multitude	O
acquired	O
patents	O
on	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
ran	O
a	O
40,000	O
person	O
beta	O
test	O
before	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
voice	O
technology	O
,	O
turning	O
FireTeam	B-Application
into	O
Firetalk	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
E	O
.	O
Ryan	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
highly	O
praised	O
the	O
many	O
nuances	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
friendly	O
,	O
helpful	O
player	O
community	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
voice	O
communication	O
gives	O
FireTeam	B-Application
a	O
stronger	O
social	O
aspect	O
than	O
most	O
online	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
useful	O
gameplay	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
1998	O
"	O
Online	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
