<s>
Lightspeed	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
space	O
flight	O
simulator	O
game	O
and	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
strategy	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
space	O
exploration	O
,	O
trade	O
,	O
combat	O
and	O
diplomacy	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
4X	B-Application
s	O
such	O
as	O
Master	B-Application
of	I-Application
Orion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightspeed	B-Application
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
popular	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
plays	O
out	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Hyperspeed	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
Lightspeed	B-Application
,	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
included	O
two	O
additional	O
star	O
clusters	O
for	O
veterans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-controllable	O
vehicles	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Trailblazer-class	O
cruiser	O
(	O
top	O
left	O
screenshot	O
on	O
box	O
back	O
)	O
and	O
small	O
spacecraft	O
chassis	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
quickly	O
reconfigured	O
for	O
three	O
different	O
roles	O
(	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
space	O
superiority	O
fighter	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
self-guided	O
kamikaze	B-Application
missile	O
with	O
poor	O
maneuverability	O
or	O
a	O
weak	O
homing	O
missile	O
with	O
excellent	O
maneuverability	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guided	O
missiles	O
and	O
kamikaze	B-Application
craft	O
can	O
also	O
damage	O
capital	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
groundbreaking	O
polygonal	O
3D	O
graphics	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
320x200	O
256-color	O
VGA	B-Protocol
resolution	O
and	O
quality	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
capable	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
survey	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
gave	O
Lightspeed	B-Application
one-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
star	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
lamentable	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Hyperspeed	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
Lightspeed	B-Application
as	O
the	O
46th	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
more	O
repetitive	O
than	O
'	O
The	O
Twelve	O
Days	O
of	O
Christmas	O
 '	O
with	O
no	O
payoff.	O
"	O
</s>
