<s>
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
,	O
real-time	O
mode	O
and	O
ability	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
using	O
AppleTalk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eminent	I-Application
Domain	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Latin	O
term	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
peace	O
of	O
the	O
empires	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
most	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Pax	O
Imperia'''s	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
involved	O
building	O
spaceships	O
and	O
flying	O
to	O
other	O
worlds	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Pax	O
had	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
solar	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
moving	O
planets	O
,	O
their	O
moons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
habitable	O
temperature	O
zone	O
that	O
varied	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
star	O
and	O
the	O
race	O
's	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
space	O
between	O
systems	O
did	O
not	O
exist	O
-	O
ships	O
could	O
fly	O
only	O
from	O
system	O
to	O
system	O
and	O
combat	O
takes	O
place	O
only	O
within	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
that	O
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
innovated	O
on	O
previous	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
like	O
Reach	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
Spaceward	B-Application
Ho	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
work	O
in	O
progress	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
more	O
than	O
outweighs	O
its	O
blemishes	O
...	O
a	O
pleasing	O
and	O
challenging	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
rivals	O
Reach	B-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
in	O
scope	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
:	O
Pax	B-Application
Imperia	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Macworld	O
,	O
1994	O
It	O
was	O
also	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
absurd	O
complexity	O
"	O
.Bart	O
Farkas	O
and	O
Christopher	O
Breen	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Bible	O
Guide	O
to	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
Peachpit	O
Press	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
pg	O
.	O
</s>
