<s>
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
entry	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
overall	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
the	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
serialized	O
storyline	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
completely	O
standalone	O
story	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
spin-off	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
the	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
numbered	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
failing	O
a	O
mission	O
does	O
not	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Briefings	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
reviewed	O
during	O
intermissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
control	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2034	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
Independent	O
Mobile	O
Assault	O
Company	O
(	O
IMAC	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
joint	O
unit	O
of	O
soldiers	O
from	O
the	O
OCU	O
and	O
the	O
SAUS	O
led	O
by	O
OCU	O
Ground	O
Defense	O
Force	O
2nd	O
Lt	O
Earl	O
McCoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
is	O
also	O
referenced	O
in	O
Front	B-Protocol
Mission	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
was	O
done	O
by	O
DJ	O
Riow	O
Arai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
Alternative	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
160,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
game	O
platform	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
those	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
