<s>
Neocron	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
2002	B-Application
post-apocalyptic	O
cyberpunk	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role	I-Protocol
playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Reakktor	O
Media	O
GmbH	O
(	O
based	O
in	O
Hannover	O
,	O
Germany	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
cdv	O
Software	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
first	O
cyberpunk-genre	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
integrate	O
elements	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
called	O
a	O
MMO	B-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
(	O
MMOFPS	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
consider	O
it	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
and	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
is	O
often	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
MMOFPS	B-Protocol
,	O
WWII	B-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
holds	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
MMOFPS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
2004	O
sequel	O
,	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Beyond	I-Protocol
Dome	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
York	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
released	O
separately	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
publisher	O
,	O
10tacle	O
Studios	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
brief	O
transitional	O
period	O
where	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
players	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
characters	O
to	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
servers	O
were	O
closed	O
while	O
the	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
servers	O
continue	O
to	O
run	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
are	O
genetically	O
engineered	O
super	O
soldiers	O
,	O
(	O
"	O
GenTank	B-Protocol
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
slight	O
,	O
yet	O
dexterous	O
and	O
intelligent	O
"	O
Spy	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
psionically	O
focused	O
and	O
physically	O
underpowered	O
"	O
Psi	B-Protocol
Monk	I-Protocol
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Private	O
Eye	O
"	O
(	O
PE	O
)	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
Jack	O
of	O
All	O
Trades	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
aspects	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
500	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
both	O
cities	O
are	O
now	O
but	O
shadows	O
of	O
their	O
former	O
selves	O
:	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
is	O
diminished	O
thanks	O
to	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
coups	O
d'état	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
mass	O
exodus	O
to	O
Irata	O
III	O
,	O
a	O
colony	O
80	O
light	O
years	O
away	O
formed	O
by	O
the	O
missing	O
Chinese	O
colony	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
Dome	O
of	O
York	O
suffers	O
from	O
losing	O
a	O
devastating	O
war	O
with	O
Neocron	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neocron	B-Protocol
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
