<s>
G-Nome	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mech	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
7th	O
Level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Merit	O
as	O
a	O
DOS-based	O
title	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
as	O
7th	O
Level	O
's	O
first	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
G-Nome	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Dominion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
Over	I-Application
Gift	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
7th	O
Level	O
,	O
but	O
acquired	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entirety	O
of	O
G-Nome	B-Application
'''	O
s	O
gameplay	O
is	O
based	O
around	O
close-surface	O
combat	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
means	O
of	O
direct	O
foot	O
movement	O
or	O
the	O
occupancy	O
of	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipped	O
with	O
low-energy	O
laser	O
rifles	O
,	O
foot	O
combatants	O
are	O
generally	O
disadvantaged	O
to	O
vehicle-occupying	O
opponents	O
,	O
though	O
non-lethal	O
grenade	O
launchers	O
called	O
GASHRs	O
will	O
eject	O
the	O
occupants	O
of	O
any	O
vehicle	O
or	O
structure	O
upon	O
impact.G-Nome	O
features	O
four	O
alien	O
factions	O
:	O
the	O
Darken	O
,	O
the	O
Union	O
,	O
the	O
Mercs	O
and	O
the	O
Scorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gant	O
is	O
reenlisted	O
by	O
UIA	O
director	O
General	O
Allance	O
Wilkins	O
for	O
a	O
covert	O
mission	O
,	O
to	O
euthanize	O
a	O
creature	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
from	O
human	O
prisoners	O
of	O
war	O
by	O
the	O
Scorp	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
G-Nome	B-Application
"	O
and	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
laboratory	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
kept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
cross	O
Merc	O
territory	O
to	O
meet	O
Thane	O
,	O
who	O
identifies	O
specialized	O
Merc	O
technology	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
facility	O
called	O
the	O
Citadel	O
atop	O
Mesa	O
Caracon	O
,	O
for	O
neutralizing	O
the	O
G-Nome	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sheridan	O
leads	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
the	O
laboratory	O
,	O
but	O
betrays	O
the	O
mission	O
by	O
attempting	O
to	O
kill	O
Gant	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
Kylie	O
to	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Scorp	O
and	O
taking	O
the	O
G-Nome	B-Application
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Scorp	O
ally	O
with	O
the	O
UIA	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
Sheridan	O
from	O
cloning	O
the	O
G-Nome	B-Application
at	O
a	O
genetic	O
recombination	O
laboratory	O
located	O
within	O
the	O
volcanic	O
Shalten	O
Frontier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Nome	B-Application
breaks	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
cargo	O
bay	O
of	O
Sheridan	O
's	O
vehicle	O
and	O
attacks	O
Gant	O
,	O
prompting	O
him	O
to	O
tranquilize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
marker	O
upon	O
the	O
G-Nome	B-Application
'	O
s	O
paw	O
reveals	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
Pearl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gant	O
allows	O
the	O
G-Nome	B-Application
to	O
flee	O
before	O
the	O
UIA	O
forces	O
arrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G-Nome	B-Application
is	O
seen	O
heading	O
toward	O
the	O
sunset	O
during	O
the	O
ending	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UIA	O
rummage	O
through	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
Sheridan	O
's	O
laboratory	O
,	O
while	O
Wilkins	O
discretely	O
retrieves	O
a	O
petri	O
dish	O
labelled	O
"	O
G-NOME	B-Application
:	O
PEARL	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Todd	O
Porter	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
advantages	O
of	O
switching	O
the	O
development	O
environment	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
,	O
3D	O
,	O
texture-mapped	O
,	O
polygon	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
're	O
already	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
company	O
,	O
so	O
working	O
with	O
DirectDraw	B-Device
and	O
Direct	O
Access	O
was	O
a	O
no-brainer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
great	O
thing	O
about	O
it	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
any	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
,	O
320x200	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
1280x1024.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
admittedly	O
introduces	O
some	O
interesting	O
new	O
elements	O
,	O
G-Nome	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
put	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
dent	O
in	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Poole	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
good	O
news	O
is	O
that	O
G-NOME	B-Application
has	O
several	O
unique	O
(	O
and	O
pretty	O
cool	O
)	O
features	O
that	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
find	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
mech	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
bad	O
news	O
is	O
that	O
muddy	O
control	O
,	O
graphics	O
glitches	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sparse	O
manual	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
it	O
can	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Poole	O
,	O
he	O
ridiculed	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
fire	O
in	O
alternate	O
directions	O
when	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
criticized	O
the	O
cockpit	O
display	O
,	O
omniscient	O
radar	O
,	O
troublesome	O
targeting	O
,	O
pixelation	O
,	O
weak	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
repetitive	O
multiplayer	O
combat.G-Nome	O
commercially	O
"	O
flopped	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Dallas	O
Observer''	O
.	O
</s>
