<s>
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	B-Application
action-adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Cinemaware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
but	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
released	O
in	O
distinctly	O
different	O
forms	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
release	O
is	O
distinctly	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
set	O
Antheads	O
:	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
II	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
dozens	O
of	O
1950s	O
monster	O
movies	O
especially	O
the	O
1954	O
mutant-ant	O
classic	O
Them	O
!,	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
referencing	O
the	O
1953	O
horror	O
film	O
,	O
It	O
Came	O
from	O
Outer	O
Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
geologist	O
,	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
study	O
a	O
meteor	B-Language
crash	O
site	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
desert	O
south-west	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
he	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
radiation	O
of	O
the	O
meteor	B-Language
has	O
enlarged	O
a	O
local	O
ant	B-Application
population	O
to	O
an	O
enormous	O
size	O
,	O
however	O
few	O
take	O
his	O
observations	O
seriously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worried	O
that	O
the	O
ants	B-Application
will	O
soon	O
mate	O
and	O
spread	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
work	O
against	O
a	O
ticking	O
clock	O
and	O
devise	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
ants	B-Application
from	O
terrorizing	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
succeed	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
visit	O
many	O
locations	O
ranging	O
from	O
mines	O
,	O
farms	O
,	O
a	O
pub	O
,	O
an	O
airfield	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
radio	O
station	O
and	O
others	O
to	O
find	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
ants	B-Application
,	O
then	O
convince	O
townsfolk	O
and	O
authorities	O
of	O
impending	O
doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
contain	O
the	O
ant	B-Application
infestation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
in	O
using	O
every	O
resource	O
available	O
,	O
from	O
workers	O
to	O
the	O
tanks	O
and	O
fighter	O
jets	O
of	O
the	O
National	O
Guard	O
,	O
will	O
the	O
player	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
fight	O
to	O
the	O
giant	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechanically	O
,	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
can	O
be	O
considered	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Bradley	O
fails	O
by	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
ants	B-Application
will	O
mate	O
and	O
spread	O
,	O
which	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
gloomy	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reach	O
a	O
good	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
locate	O
the	O
ant	B-Application
colony	O
and	O
kill	O
the	O
queen	O
ant	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1989	B-Application
and	O
then	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
popular	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1991	O
,	O
Cinemaware	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
(	O
ported	O
by	O
Level	O
9	O
Computing	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
business	O
before	O
they	O
ceased	O
operations	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Sega	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
actually	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
(	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
console	O
emulators	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
Cinemaware	O
website	O
after	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Cinemaware	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
developer	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
a	O
cartridge	O
version	O
called	O
Extended	O
Cut	O
with	O
new	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
endings	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
intro	O
sequence	O
and	O
"	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
version	O
designed	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
David	O
Riordan	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
based	O
game	O
that	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
with	O
recorded	O
sequences	O
of	O
live	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
action	O
sequences	O
that	O
use	O
drawn	O
graphical	O
elements	O
(	O
not	O
captured	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mean	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
sequence	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
battling	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
version	O
did	O
reuse	O
the	O
graphical	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
computer	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
overhead	O
battle	O
sequences	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
conversation	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
dramatically	O
changed	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
spry	O
scientist	O
from	O
the	O
city	O
visiting	O
the	O
countryside	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
local	O
teenage	O
biker	O
punk	O
named	O
Buzz	O
Lincoln	O
who	O
is	O
somehow	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
ant	B-Application
queen	O
's	O
mind	O
control	O
and	O
begins	O
a	O
nearly	O
hopeless	O
counterattack	O
against	O
her	O
hordes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
(	O
Issue	O
16	O
)	O
,	O
John	O
Scott	O
commented	O
"	O
Right	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
you	O
know	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
something	O
special.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
programs	O
yet	O
to	O
emerge	O
from	O
Cinemaware	O
...	O
a	O
very	O
playable	O
and	O
compelling	O
game	O
with	O
many	O
enjoyable	O
hours	O
to	O
be	O
experienced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
PC	O
Format	O
declared	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
best	O
computer	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
1990	B-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
Antheads	O
:	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
II	O
(	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
II	O
)	O
that	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
already	O
own	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
in	O
January	O
1956	O
and	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
possible	O
second	O
Ant	B-Application
Queen	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nash	O
must	O
find	O
evidence	O
that	O
will	O
prove	O
radiation	O
is	O
fatal	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
help	O
the	O
town	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
new	O
ant	B-Application
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Townspeople	O
also	O
transform	O
into	O
ants	B-Application
in	O
front	O
of	O
Nash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
1990	B-Application
edition	O
of	O
Games	O
International	O
(	O
Issue	O
16	O
)	O
,	O
John	O
Scott	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
noting	O
"	O
More	O
varied	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
complete	O
new	O
sountrack	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
nice.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Patterson	O
from	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
May	O
,	O
1990	B-Application
)	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
95%	O
and	O
recommended	O
Antheads	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
owned	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
sequels	O
to	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Whitta	O
from	O
The	O
One	O
(	O
Jun	O
,	O
1990	B-Application
)	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
91%	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Antheads	O
does	O
n't	O
radically	O
change	O
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
South	O
form	O
ACE	O
(	O
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
(	O
Jun	O
,	O
1990	B-Application
)	O
declared	O
that	O
Antheads	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
in	O
my	O
view	O
,	O
if	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
scary	O
ant	B-Application
transformation	O
sequence	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
even	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
would	O
enjoy	O
it	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
anything	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
just	O
to	O
play	O
this	O
version	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
(	O
Jun	O
,	O
1990	B-Application
)	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
liked	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
this	O
cos	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-Application
Came	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
was	O
parodied	O
in	O
a	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
reference	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
the	O
box	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Enemaware	O
"	O
game	O
It	O
came	O
for	O
Dessert	O
in	O
a	O
store	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
woman	O
holds	O
a	O
cake	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fat	O
man	O
replaces	O
the	O
ant	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extensive	O
spinoff	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1996	O
game	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
as	O
four	O
secret	O
missions	O
named	O
"	O
It	O
came	O
from	O
Red	B-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
"	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
combats	O
giant	O
ants	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
Returned	O
to	O
the	O
Desert	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
which	O
is	O
scheluded	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
