<s>
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Legend	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	O
Mike	O
Verdu	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
:	O
Death	O
of	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
-	O
A	O
Novel	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
has	O
a	O
varied	O
mixture	O
of	O
gameplay	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
traditional	O
object	O
puzzles	O
,	O
Myst-style	O
backstory	O
deduction	O
from	O
fragments	O
of	O
evidence	O
found	O
about	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
fiddle	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
real	O
time	O
strategy	O
minigame	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defend	O
the	O
ship	O
from	O
two	O
waves	O
of	O
enemy	O
vessels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
secret	O
scientific	O
expedition	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
ships	O
from	O
the	O
Alliance	O
-	O
the	O
USN	O
SV	O
Jericho	B-Application
,	O
an	O
unarmed	O
science	O
ship	O
;	O
and	O
its	O
escort	O
,	O
the	O
light	O
cruiser	O
USS	O
Lexington	O
-	O
arrive	O
in	O
orbit	O
above	O
the	O
planet	O
Persephone	O
in	O
the	O
Deneb	O
Kaitos	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Jericho	B-Application
can	O
prepare	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
lander	O
vessel	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
to	O
explore	O
it	O
,	O
an	O
UN	O
cruiser	O
,	O
the	O
UNS	O
Dharma	O
,	O
ambushes	O
the	O
vessels	O
,	O
damanging	O
the	O
Lexington	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
shuttles	O
carrying	O
the	O
crews	O
from	O
the	O
Lexington	O
and	O
the	O
Jericho	B-Application
are	O
taken	O
aboard	O
the	O
Dharma	O
,	O
the	O
warhead	O
detonates	O
,	O
destroy	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
everyone	O
aboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
knowledge	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
proceeds	O
with	O
their	O
mission	O
by	O
bringing	O
the	O
lander	O
from	O
the	O
Jericho	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Lexington	O
,	O
preparing	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
descent	O
to	O
the	O
surface	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
using	O
a	O
syrum	O
of	O
HYPE	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
vessels	O
from	O
the	O
UN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manages	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Dharma	O
,	O
and	O
swiftly	O
assists	O
the	O
Lexington	O
and	O
Jericho	B-Application
in	O
finding	O
the	O
alien	O
ruins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
called	O
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
"	O
a	O
big	O
,	O
sleek	O
,	O
handsome	O
"	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Reviews	O
1995	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Pournelle	O
of	O
Byte	O
selected	O
it	O
as	O
his	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
Within	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Gabriel	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
retrospective	O
said	O
of	O
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
,	O
"	O
A	O
terrific	O
storyline	O
,	O
excellent	O
puzzles	O
and	O
a	O
superb	O
tactical	O
combat	O
engine	O
(	O
!	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
paperback	O
novel	O
Mission	B-Application
Critical	I-Application
:	O
Death	O
of	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
-	O
A	O
Novel	O
(	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Paul	O
Chafe	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
canon	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
is	O
Lewis	O
Tyrell	O
,	O
formerly	O
an	O
infantry	B-Protocol
captain	O
who	O
led	O
a	O
small	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Pathfinders	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
