<s>
MechCommander	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
FASA	O
's	O
BattleTech/MechWarrior	O
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
FASA	O
Interactive	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechCommander	B-Application
:	O
Desperate	O
Measures	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
liberation	O
of	O
Port	O
Arthur	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
once	O
again	O
assumes	O
command	O
of	O
Zulu	O
company	O
in	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
liberate	O
the	O
desolate	O
planet	O
Cermak	O
in	O
the	O
Periphery	O
,	O
taken	O
by	O
a	O
renegade	O
Smoke	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
Star	O
Colonel	O
Marcus	O
Kotare	O
(	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
was	O
featured	O
briefly	O
in	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
)	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
unknown	O
reason	O
that	O
is	O
revealed	O
later	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
was	O
carried	O
on	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
greatly	O
improved	O
in	O
,	O
MechCommander	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
called	O
MechCommander	B-Application
Gold	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	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
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
1998	O
"	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
called	O
the	O
former	O
game	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
only	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
stellar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
