<s>
Incoming	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rage	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
mid-1998	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praised	O
for	O
its	O
then-advanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
critical	O
response	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Incoming	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
utilising	O
a	O
unique	O
hardware	O
interface	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incoming	B-Application
employs	O
an	O
arcade	O
style	O
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
logging	O
of	O
high	O
scores	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
life	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acknowledged	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
simple	O
storyline	O
,	O
Incoming	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2009	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
fifteen	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rage	O
Software	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
Incoming	B-Application
,	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
cutting-edge	O
graphics	O
and	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exhibiting	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
September	O
1997	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
,	O
Rage	O
Software	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
version	O
followed	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Vortek	O
V3	O
Global	O
VR	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
utilising	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
unique	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
hardware	O
interface	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Incoming	B-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
varied	O
units	O
and	O
different	O
setting	O
give	O
Incoming	B-Application
the	O
commendable	O
originality	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
title	O
worth	O
checking	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
criticism	O
:	O
"	O
Incoming'''s	O
got	O
it	O
all	O
...	O
but	O
it	O
all	O
comes	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
price	O
:	O
getting	O
this	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
our	O
PCs	O
was	O
one	O
big	O
pain	O
in	O
the	O
butt	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
title	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
console	O
,	O
IGN	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
top-of-the-range	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
late	O
1999	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
being	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
specific	O
hindrance	O
on	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
criticizing	O
the	O
graphics	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
get	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
vague	O
"	O
mission	O
briefings	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
odd	O
flying	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
planes	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
conceded	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
hardcore	O
shooting	O
fan	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
challenge	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
probably	O
want	O
to	O
look	O
into	O
Incoming	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Licata	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
the	O
two-player	O
modes	O
falling	O
short	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
Incoming	B-Application
exists	O
as	O
a	O
one-player	O
game	O
for	O
all	O
intents	O
and	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
dismissing	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
dated	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
did	O
acknowledge	O
the	O
"	O
nifty	O
special	O
effects	O
"	O
and	O
admitted	O
that	O
"	O
Incoming	B-Application
may	O
be	O
worth	O
a	O
rental	O
...	O
 [ it ] 	O
is	O
only	O
slightly	O
better	O
than	O
mediocre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
rare	O
positive	O
review	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Game	O
Vortex	O
described	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
breathtaking	O
visuals	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
in	O
any	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
