<s>
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Petroglyph	O
Games	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Six	O
Foot	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Grey	O
Box	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PC	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
playable	O
faction	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
grey	B-Application
goo	I-Application
scenario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
players	O
can	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
playable	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Humans	O
,	O
the	O
Beta	O
,	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
Shroud	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
or	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
versus	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Goo	B-Application
faction	O
features	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
namesake	O
,	O
self	O
replicating	O
nanobots	O
that	O
can	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
consuming	O
enemies	O
and	O
forming	O
themselves	O
into	O
new	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
maps	O
feature	O
terrain	O
obstructing	O
vision	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
DotA	B-Operating_System
and	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Beta	O
settlers	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Aran	O
(	O
Commander	O
)	O
Saruk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
human	O
forces	O
intensifies	O
,	O
an	O
explosion	O
in	O
orbit	O
scatters	O
wreckage	O
all	O
over	O
their	O
colony	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
emerge	O
and	O
attack	O
both	O
sides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
history	O
of	O
war	O
and	O
exploration	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
no	O
intelligent	O
life	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
humans	O
had	O
returned	O
to	O
planet	O
Earth	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
seek	O
peace	O
and	O
stability	O
in	O
a	O
post-scarcity	O
society	O
guided	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Landing	O
forces	O
are	O
engaged	O
by	O
the	O
Beta	O
(	O
who	O
are	O
designated	O
as	O
such	O
by	O
the	O
humans	O
because	O
their	O
original	O
planet	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
beta	O
candidate	O
"	O
for	O
intelligent	O
life	O
during	O
previous	O
radio	O
telescope	O
surveys	O
,	O
but	O
subsequent	O
investigation	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
more	O
signals	O
—	O
likely	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	O
Ones	O
 '	O
attack	O
)	O
and	O
collect	O
samples	O
from	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
including	O
Goo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
promptly	O
escapes	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
Darwin	O
,	O
reaching	O
the	O
Beta	O
colony	O
site	O
in	O
the	O
re-entering	O
wreckage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
their	O
initial	O
conflict	O
,	O
the	O
Beta	O
and	O
the	O
now-stranded	O
humans	O
agree	O
to	O
an	O
alliance	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
that	O
threatens	O
them	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
"	O
Pathfinder	O
"	O
Von	O
Neumann	O
probe	O
system	O
sent	O
from	O
Earth	O
centuries	O
prior	O
to	O
chart	O
the	O
galaxy	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
the	O
human	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
probes	O
were	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
decommissioned	O
when	O
exploration	O
was	O
abandoned	O
,	O
but	O
presumably	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
on	O
Ecosystem	O
9	O
somehow	O
altered	O
its	O
own	O
programming	O
,	O
becoming	O
self-directing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sacrificing	O
himself	O
to	O
destroy	O
what	O
was	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Goo	B-Application
on	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
the	O
robotic	O
human	O
commander	O
Singleton	O
's	O
consciousness	O
merges	O
with	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
are	O
attempting	O
not	O
to	O
consume	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
to	O
protect	O
it	O
from	O
"	O
the	O
growing	O
shroud	O
of	O
Silence	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
expanding	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
—	O
the	O
same	O
unknown	O
force	O
that	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Beta	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Singleton	O
's	O
assistance	O
,	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
fights	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
extinction	O
and	O
carves	O
a	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
Beta	O
's	O
Keyhole	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
of	O
contacting	O
and	O
reuniting	O
with	O
the	O
scattered	O
Goo	B-Application
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
,	O
to	O
stand	O
united	O
against	O
the	O
Silence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Singleton	O
attempts	O
to	O
negotiate	O
with	O
the	O
Humans	O
and	O
Beta	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
opposing	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeated	O
,	O
Saruk	O
,	O
Tak	O
and	O
others	O
who	O
were	O
spared	O
watch	O
as	O
countless	O
Goo	B-Application
masses	O
emerge	O
from	O
Keyholes	O
across	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
slated	O
for	O
fall	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
Emergence	O
,	O
containing	O
three	O
new	O
single	O
player	O
missions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
missions	O
are	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
robotic	O
human	O
commander	O
Singleton	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
he	O
became	O
the	O
guiding	O
consciousness	O
of	O
the	O
Goo	B-Application
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
human	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
The	O
Descent	O
of	O
the	O
Shroud	O
,	O
containing	O
new	O
single	O
player	O
missions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-out	O
RTS	O
that	O
has	O
found	O
an	O
expert	O
way	O
of	O
blending	O
old	O
with	O
new	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
familiar	O
but	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
old-school	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
classics	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
will	O
find	O
much	O
to	O
love	O
here	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameWatcher	O
scored	O
it	O
8.0	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
is	O
"	O
probably	O
Petroglyph	O
’s	O
best	O
game	O
(	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
’re	O
not	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fan	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
wo	O
n’t	O
steal	O
the	O
RTS	O
crown	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
or	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
a	O
straight	O
fun	O
strategy	O
you	O
wo	O
n’t	O
regret	O
being	O
absorbed	O
by	O
Grey	B-Application
Goo	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
