<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
expansion	O
pack	O
to	O
the	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dread	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Stardock	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
separately	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
expansion	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
combination	O
retail	O
box	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Drengin	O
Empire	O
has	O
conquered	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
,	O
driving	O
the	O
Terrans	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
humans	O
have	O
created	O
an	O
impenetrable	O
defence	O
around	O
the	O
homeworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Drengin	O
Dark	B-Application
Avatar	I-Application
,	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
enslave	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
the	O
Korath	O
,	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
extermination	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Stardock	O
owner	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Avatar	I-Application
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asteroids	B-Application
are	O
mineable	O
and	O
give	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Espionage	O
and	O
sabotage	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
AI	B-Application
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Avatar	I-Application
is	O
being	O
distributed	O
by	O
electronic	O
download	O
,	O
however	O
one	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
ordering	O
a	O
disk	O
as	O
well	O
to	O
negate	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
re-download	O
should	O
it	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
uninstalled	O
for	O
whatever	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Avatar	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
retail	O
locations	O
worldwide	O
as	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Dread	O
Lords	O
and	O
"	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Avatar	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reviews	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Avatar	I-Application
were	O
highly	O
favourable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
awards	O
,	O
while	O
UGO	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
.	O
Reviewers	O
cited	O
the	O
significant	O
increase	O
in	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
a	O
better	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
graphics	O
quality	O
as	O
decisive	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
