<s>
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Space	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Software	O
Dynamics	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
computer	O
(	O
represented	O
by	O
"	O
Inner	B-Application
Space	I-Application
"	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
spaceship	O
and	O
recover	O
the	O
icons	O
and	O
resources	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
set	O
loose	O
by	O
an	O
invasion	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
"	O
Inner	O
Demon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
focus	O
was	O
on	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
run	O
like	O
a	O
DOS	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
its	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
replayability	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Software	O
Dynamics	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
named	O
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Space	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Lightning	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
the	O
Inner	O
Demon	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
lair	O
in	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
which	O
changes	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
spaceship	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
into	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
"	O
Inner	B-Application
Space	I-Application
"	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
uninfected	O
icons	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
Inner	O
Demon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
improve	O
their	O
ship	O
and	O
maintain	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
Inner	B-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
will	O
appear	O
and	O
suck	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
Inner	O
Demon	O
's	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inner	B-Application
Space	I-Application
has	O
laws	O
which	O
all	O
ships	O
must	O
obey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
either	O
Action	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
handles	O
all	O
the	O
controls	O
manually	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Strategy	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
gives	O
commands	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
finer	O
details	O
are	O
handled	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Space	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Dynamics	O
were	O
aiming	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
running	O
at	O
36	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
16mhz	O
386	B-General_Concept
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
native	O
Windows	B-Application
game	O
that	O
rivalled	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
DOS	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
about	O
because	O
Software	O
Dynamics	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
something	O
new	O
after	O
developing	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
felt	O
like	O
real	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Space	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Lightning	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
planned	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
publisher	O
cancelled	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Space	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximize	O
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
rivalled	O
the	O
best	O
Macintosh	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Multimedia	O
&	O
Entertainment	O
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
reviewer	O
Michael	O
Bendner	O
was	O
impressed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
fit	O
onto	O
one	O
floppy	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
finalists	O
for	O
Ziff	O
Davis	O
's	O
1995	O
Shareware	B-License
Awards	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
breed	O
of	O
native	O
Windows	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shareware	B-License
Shop	O
complimented	O
its	O
"	O
Excellent	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
life	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
Inner	B-Application
Space	I-Application
encourages	O
and	O
empowers	O
your	O
creativity	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
95	O
uncut	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Simply	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Asteroids	B-Application
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
