<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	B-Application
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
the	O
award-winning	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
Operation	O
Exodus	O
focuses	O
on	O
combat	O
tactics	O
rather	O
than	O
base	O
construction	O
or	O
managing	O
an	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
purely	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
predecessor	O
,	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
a	O
resource	O
system	O
called	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
significantly	O
faster	O
paced	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
moves	O
along	O
at	O
a	O
pace	O
similar	O
to	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
unit	O
customization	O
is	O
unavailable	O
;	O
each	O
individual	O
unit	O
features	O
a	O
fixed	O
secondary	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
that	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
but	O
starts	O
320	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
has	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
Krig-7b	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Major	O
Sarah	O
Parker	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
)	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
early	O
warning	O
relay	O
station	O
,	O
commandeered	O
a	O
battlecruiser	O
called	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
(	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
escaped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
Captain	B-Application
Jacob	I-Application
Angelus	I-Application
becoming	O
a	O
field	O
commander	O
for	O
the	O
NSA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NSA	O
scientists	O
who	O
study	O
the	O
craft	O
reveal	O
that	O
Major	O
Parker	O
outfitted	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
with	O
an	O
ancient	O
device	O
called	O
a	O
Singularity	O
Drive	O
that	O
enables	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
intergalactic	O
barrier	O
and	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
galaxies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angelus	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
find	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
but	O
his	O
search	O
is	O
complicated	O
by	O
Imperial	O
forces	O
in	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
is	O
recovered	O
and	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
Morningstar	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tragic	O
final	O
battle	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
which	O
Captain	O
Angelus	O
and	O
his	O
allies	O
help	O
evacuating	O
anyone	O
they	O
can	O
to	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
and	O
see	O
to	O
their	O
safe	O
departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
Angelus	O
himself	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
CSS	B-Application
Astrid	I-Application
and	O
is	O
stranded	O
on	O
Morningstar	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ground	B-Application
Control	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Operation	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
June	O
2004	B-Application
.	O
</s>
