<s>
Martianoids	B-Application
is	O
a	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
uses	O
isometric	O
projection	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
Ultimate	O
's	O
second-generation	O
isometric	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Nightshade	B-Application
and	O
Gunfright	B-Application
,	O
Martianoids	B-Application
used	O
a	O
scrolling	O
display	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
flip-screen	O
of	O
earlier	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
contemporary	O
Ultimate	O
title	O
Bubbler	B-Application
,	O
Martianoids	B-Application
was	O
not	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
partnership	O
of	O
Tim	O
Stamper	O
and	O
Chris	O
Stamper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
cryptic	O
introduction	O
describing	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
aliens	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Martianoids	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Martianoids	B-Application
enter	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ship	O
and	O
attack	O
the	O
brain	O
of	O
the	O
ship	O
with	O
"	O
photon	O
weapons	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
