<s>
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Industrial	O
Toys	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
debut	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
platforms	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
sci-fi	O
shooter	O
that	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
combat	O
tasks	O
and	O
upgrade	O
weapons	O
to	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
website	O
Joystiq	O
wrote	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
video	O
and	O
screenshots	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
details	O
of	O
an	O
interstellar	O
,	O
time-paradoxical	O
story	O
and	O
a	O
devastating	O
war	O
,	O
seem	O
to	O
justify	O
Industrial	O
Toys	O
 '	O
bold	O
pitch	O
,	O
promising	O
a	O
fresh	O
approach	O
to	O
mobile	O
gaming	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
PR	O
BS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
With	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
we	O
're	O
looking	O
to	O
change	O
expectations	O
for	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
experience	O
core	O
gamers	O
get	O
from	O
their	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
"	O
Industrial	O
Toys	O
CEO	O
Alex	O
Seropian	O
told	O
gaming	O
website	O
Polygon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
world	O
light	O
years	O
from	O
Earth	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
begins	O
120	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
on	O
Earth	O
with	O
a	O
young	O
graduate	O
of	O
West	O
Point	O
,	O
Charlie	O
Campbell	O
as	O
he	O
prepares	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
crew	O
of	O
Morning	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Research	O
Vessel	O
(	O
MSRV	O
)	O
Joplin	O
to	O
investigate	O
an	O
intelligent	O
signal	O
they	O
received	O
from	O
Saturn	O
's	O
moon	O
,	O
Titan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Morning	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Protocol	O
,	O
an	O
agreement	O
that	O
the	O
future	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
have	O
adopted	O
to	O
react	O
should	O
humanity	O
ever	O
encounter	O
an	O
intelligent	O
alien	O
signal	O
or	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
expand	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
multiple	O
installments	O
that	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
encounter	O
of	O
the	O
alien	O
artifact	O
to	O
the	O
eventual	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
Charlie	O
's	O
mission	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
told	O
in	O
Midnight	O
Rises	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
application	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Readers	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
populate	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
what	O
motivates	O
them	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
primer	O
and	O
source	O
for	O
all	O
things	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
including	O
a	O
detailed	O
timeline	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
personnel	O
reports	O
on	O
Joplin	O
crewmembers	O
and	O
background	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
technology	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
game	O
will	O
unlock	O
content	O
in	O
Midnight	O
Rises	O
,	O
with	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
made	O
available	O
after	O
getting	O
to	O
certain	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Industrial	O
Toys	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
titled	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
:	I-Application
Renegade	I-Application
and	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
120	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Midnight	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
11	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
