<s>
Iji	B-Application
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
2008	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
platform	O
and	O
shooting	O
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Remar	O
using	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
four	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Iji	B-Application
Kataiser	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
enhanced	O
with	O
nanotechnology	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
navigates	O
a	O
research	O
facility	O
on	O
modern	O
day	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
an	O
invasion	O
by	O
the	O
Tasen	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
after	O
an	O
aerial	O
bombardment	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
finds	O
herself	O
enhanced	O
with	O
nanotechnology	O
and	O
,	O
learning	O
of	O
the	O
Tasen	O
and	O
their	O
invasion	O
,	O
resolves	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
aliens	O
 '	O
leader	O
to	O
retreat	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
guided	O
by	O
her	O
brother	O
Dan	O
via	O
the	O
complex	O
's	O
loudspeaker	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
praised	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
guide	O
Iji	B-Application
on	O
different	O
moral	O
paths	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
used	O
version	O
5.3a	O
of	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
;	O
a	O
major	O
update	O
,	O
version	O
1.7	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
7.0	O
framework	O
for	O
better	O
compatibility	O
with	O
recent	O
OSes	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
10	O
,	O
macOs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
sizable	O
amount	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
endings	O
,	O
more	O
plot	O
,	O
a	O
revamped	O
upgrade	O
interface	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
nonlethal	O
skill	O
tree	O
,	O
overhauled	O
graphics	O
,	O
faster	O
walkspeed	O
,	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
hacking	O
minigame	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
interaction	O
tracking	O
for	O
Iji	B-Application
's	O
actions	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
is	O
described	O
by	O
Remar	O
as	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
,	O
a	O
human	O
woman	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
enhanced	O
with	O
nanotechnology	O
following	O
the	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
species	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tasen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
must	O
navigate	O
a	O
research	O
station	O
while	O
being	O
guided	O
by	O
her	O
brother	O
Dan	O
,	O
who	O
communicates	O
via	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
loudspeaker	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
aliens	O
 '	O
leader	O
to	O
retreat	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
primary	O
choice	O
is	O
between	O
pursuing	O
Iji	B-Application
's	O
goal	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
pacifist	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
engaging	O
in	O
violence	O
against	O
the	O
alien	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
's	O
nanotech	O
energy	O
field	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
shield	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
begin	O
the	O
game	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
nanofields	O
that	O
function	O
as	O
experience	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
during	O
play	O
,	O
when	O
enough	O
are	O
collected	O
Iji	B-Application
gains	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
she	O
gains	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
upgrade	O
station	O
to	O
increase	O
one	O
of	O
Iji	B-Application
's	O
seven	O
skills	O
by	O
one	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
's	O
jumping	O
ability	O
and	O
armor	O
can	O
both	O
be	O
improved	O
twice	O
each	O
during	O
play	O
if	O
players	O
can	O
find	O
their	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Iji	B-Application
,	O
who	O
in	O
opening	O
cutscenes	O
accompanies	O
her	O
little	O
sister	O
Mia	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
shown	O
around	O
a	O
science	O
facility	O
by	O
her	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
resumes	O
,	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
awakens	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
researchers	O
using	O
alien	O
nanotechnology	O
,	O
making	O
her	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
advises	O
Iji	B-Application
to	O
try	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
Tasen	O
"	O
Elite	O
"	O
leader	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Krotera	O
,	O
to	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
her	O
way	O
to	O
Krotera	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
discovers	O
the	O
invasion	O
is	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
encounters	O
Krotera	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Tasen	O
colony	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
Komato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
then	O
killed	O
either	O
in	O
direct	O
combat	O
with	O
Iji	B-Application
or	O
by	O
an	O
underling	O
sympathetic	O
to	O
humanity	O
's	O
plight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
advises	O
Iji	B-Application
to	O
continue	O
on	O
to	O
a	O
Tasen	O
communication	O
area	O
nearby	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
distress	O
call	O
to	O
the	O
Komato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Komato	O
Imperial	O
Army	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
General	O
Tor	O
and	O
Iosa	O
"	O
The	O
Invincible	O
"	O
,	O
arrives	O
and	O
engages	O
both	O
the	O
Tasen	O
and	O
Iji	B-Application
with	O
genocidal	O
intent	O
,	O
inflicting	O
heavy	O
losses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
navigates	O
through	O
the	O
chaos	O
to	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
the	O
complex	O
and	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
the	O
Komato	O
Assassin	O
Asha	O
;	O
after	O
she	O
defeats	O
him	O
,	O
he	O
teleports	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
meets	O
with	O
Dan	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Komato	O
are	O
planning	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
surface	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
annihilate	O
the	O
remaining	O
Tasen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
urges	O
Iji	B-Application
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Hammer	O
—	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
will	O
destroy	O
the	O
shields	O
currently	O
protecting	O
Earth	O
—	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
secure	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Strike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
boards	O
a	O
Komato	O
ship	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
Phantom	O
Hammer	O
and	O
a	O
Komato	O
sentry	O
sent	O
to	O
stop	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asha	O
kidnaps	O
Dan	O
and	O
again	O
confronts	O
Iji	B-Application
,	O
potentially	O
resulting	O
in	O
Dan	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
Iji	B-Application
suffering	O
a	O
psychotic	O
breakdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
encounters	O
the	O
remaining	O
Tasen	O
forces	O
hiding	O
in	O
a	O
fortified	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
played	O
Iji	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
options	O
can	O
occur	O
:	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
Iosa	O
breaks	O
in	O
and	O
annihilates	O
all	O
the	O
Tasen	O
,	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
some	O
Tasen	O
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
before	O
the	O
break-in	O
,	O
or	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
the	O
shelter	O
opens	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
Iji	B-Application
to	O
pass	O
through	O
(	O
and	O
therefore	O
intercept	O
Iosa	O
before	O
she	O
can	O
kill	O
the	O
Tasen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
confronts	O
and	O
defeats	O
Iosa	O
;	O
she	O
is	O
then	O
offered	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
either	O
finish	O
Iosa	O
off	O
or	O
to	O
spare	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Iji	B-Application
has	O
previously	O
met	O
with	O
the	O
rogue	O
assassin	O
named	O
Ansaksie	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
receive	O
her	O
assistance	O
against	O
Iosa	O
,	O
culminating	O
in	O
Ansaksie	O
finishing	O
Iosa	O
off	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
sector	O
,	O
Asha	O
is	O
either	O
slain	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
with	O
Iji	B-Application
or	O
commits	O
suicide	O
if	O
she	O
finds	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
circumvent	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
roof	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
finds	O
General	O
Tor	O
,	O
and	O
argues	O
to	O
spare	O
the	O
Earth	O
from	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Strike	O
because	O
Iosa	O
has	O
already	O
killed	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Tasen	O
(	O
or	O
claims	O
so	O
if	O
the	O
Tasen	O
have	O
survived	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolved	O
to	O
stop	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
they	O
fight	O
,	O
and	O
Iji	B-Application
beats	O
Tor	O
,	O
gravely	O
injuring	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
default	O
ending	O
,	O
Iji	B-Application
spares	O
Tor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
her	O
will	O
to	O
survive	O
,	O
Tor	O
orders	O
the	O
Komato	O
fleet	O
to	O
cancel	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Strike	O
and	O
evacuate	O
Earth	O
,	O
telling	O
Iji	B-Application
that	O
he	O
is	O
giving	O
her	O
planet	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
survive	O
;	O
afterwards	O
he	O
commits	O
suicide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
walks	O
outside	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
cliff	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
herself	O
or	O
alongside	O
Dan	O
,	O
and	O
sees	O
the	O
Komato	O
ships	O
depart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Iji	B-Application
previously	O
spared	O
Iosa	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
latter	O
returns	O
to	O
save	O
Tor	O
;	O
she	O
chastises	O
Iji	B-Application
for	O
sparing	O
her	O
life	O
and	O
kills	O
her	O
before	O
she	O
can	O
react	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Iji	B-Application
has	O
acted	O
without	O
mercy	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
may	O
execute	O
Tor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Iji	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
after	O
Remar	O
learned	O
about	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
use	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
the	O
animations	O
of	O
Alien	O
3	O
and	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
he	O
created	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
Iji	B-Application
and	O
started	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
basic	O
platform	O
game	O
around	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remar	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Iji	B-Application
"	O
has	O
no	O
special	O
meaning	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
and	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
 '	O
names	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
short	O
and	O
easily	O
recognizable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Iji	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
manual	O
to	O
Chris	O
Geehan	O
and	O
Dan	O
Byrne	O
McCullough	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
music	O
from	O
Tom	O
Mauritzon	O
,	O
Captain	O
Goodnight	O
and	O
LifeForce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iji	B-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
commentators	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
its	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeffries	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choice	O
in	O
guiding	O
Iji	B-Application
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
pacifist	O
or	O
an	O
aggressor	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
outcomes	O
of	O
those	O
paths	O
,	O
sets	O
Iji	B-Application
apart	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Costikyan	O
of	O
website	O
Play	O
This	O
Thing	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
…	O
a	O
nice	O
,	O
nostalgia-inducing	O
game	O
of	O
a	O
type	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
often	O
see	O
any	O
more	O
…	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
impressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
developer	O
using	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
