<s>
Independence	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
called	O
Independence	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Edge	O
of	O
Chaos	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
Edge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
:	I-Application
Independence	I-Application
War	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
video	O
game	O
Independence	B-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
I-War	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
young	O
Cal	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
instructed	O
in	O
space	O
ship	O
piloting	O
by	O
the	O
digitized	O
personality	O
of	O
Commonwealth	O
Navy	O
captain	O
Jefferson	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
character	O
familiar	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
conclude	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
effective	O
action	O
would	O
be	O
to	O
find	O
help	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Badlands	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
attack	O
and	O
secure	O
the	O
Santa	O
Romera	O
Jump	O
Accelerator	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
advanced	O
piece	O
of	O
technology	O
that	O
allows	O
travel	O
over	O
significantly	O
longer	O
distances	O
than	O
even	O
Lagrange	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technological	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
included	O
support	O
for	O
Direct3D	B-Application
compatible	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
network	O
multiplay	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
of	O
Chaos	O
gave	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
Elite	B-Application
style	O
gameplay	O
by	O
adding	O
free	O
roaming	O
piracy	O
to	O
the	O
Independence	B-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
of	O
Chaos	O
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
PCs	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
function	O
interface	O
was	O
made	O
navigable	O
through	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
hat	O
control	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
the	O
negative	O
side	O
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
without	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
,	O
game	O
progress	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
saved	B-Application
between	O
missions	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
2001	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
IL-2	B-Application
Sturmovik	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2001	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Clive	B-Application
Barker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Undying	I-Application
.	O
</s>
