<s>
Lander	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
in-house	O
at	O
the	O
Manchester	O
office	O
of	O
Psygnosis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Spring	O
1999	B-Application
and	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
Psygnosis	O
label	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
Manchester	O
office	O
was	O
closed	O
and	O
the	O
Psygnosis	O
label	O
was	O
fully	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lander	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
classic	O
game	O
Thrust	B-Application
(	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
of	O
controlling	O
a	O
ship	O
with	O
realistic	O
thrust	B-Application
and	O
inertia	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
game	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
lander	B-Application
pilot	O
,	O
looking	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
fortune	O
while	O
travelling	O
on	O
the	O
interplanetary	O
cruise	O
ship	O
Drake	O
's	O
Exception	O
while	O
it	O
makes	O
a	O
historical	O
voyage	O
of	O
visiting	O
each	O
planet	O
of	O
the	O
solar	O
system	O
in	O
turn	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
rare	O
event	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
planets	O
aligning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
successful	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
paid	O
and	O
the	O
money	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
new	O
Landers	B-Application
,	O
parts	O
,	O
ammo	O
and	O
the	O
bare	O
necessities	O
such	O
as	O
fuel	O
and	O
shield	O
recharges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Lander	B-Application
had	O
an	O
arcade	O
feel	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
ship	O
in	O
three	O
axes	O
proved	O
quite	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
,	O
often	O
taking	O
days	O
for	O
some	O
to	O
become	O
confident	O
and	O
competent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lander	B-Application
's	O
input	O
system	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
flexibility	O
,	O
allowing	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
analogue	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
even	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
analogue	O
throttle	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
thrust	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
finer	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
craft	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
hover	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
and	O
fly	O
in	O
straight	O
lines	O
in	O
directions	O
other	O
than	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
unique	O
control	O
system	O
and	O
unlike	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
it	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
,	O
Lander	B-Application
was	O
never	O
particularly	O
popular	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
loyal	O
fan	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
