<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
around	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
within	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
concept	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
turn	O
playing	O
on	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Redd	O
Ace	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
recreating	O
his	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Sinlendo	O
Techmods	O
by	O
recovering	O
necessary	O
bomb	B-Device
components	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
alien	O
race	O
at	O
the	O
Ceegraian	O
Power	O
Station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Red	O
Rat	O
Software	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Red	O
Ace	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
nearly	O
completed	O
before	O
being	O
left	O
unpublished	O
due	O
to	O
internal	O
issues	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
eventual	O
disbandment	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
would	O
later	O
develop	O
a	O
conversion	O
to	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
unique	O
storyline	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
character	O
animation	O
but	O
many	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
original	O
ST	O
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
with	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
Turrican	B-Application
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
Redd	O
Ace	O
on	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
recreating	O
an	O
event	O
where	O
the	O
invading	O
Sinlendo	O
Techmods	O
have	O
seized	O
control	O
over	O
his	O
universe	O
through	O
eleven	O
stages	O
within	O
the	O
installations	O
of	O
the	O
Ceegraian	O
Power	O
Station	O
reactor	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
ultimate	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
find	O
six	O
hidden	O
bomb	B-Device
components	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
biomechanical	O
invaders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
dedicated	O
buttons	O
for	O
jumping	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
action	B-Application
is	O
executed	O
by	O
pressing	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	O
,	O
while	O
holding	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
direction	O
activates	O
the	O
rocket	O
pack	O
to	O
fly	O
above	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
Option	O
2	O
brings	O
a	O
menu	O
screen	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
check	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
bomb	B-Device
components	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
details	O
on	O
the	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
acquired	O
that	O
can	O
also	O
selected	O
with	O
Option	O
1	O
,	O
however	O
when	O
pressing	O
the	O
button	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
menu	O
instead	O
display	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
location	O
players	O
are	O
in	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
enemies	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
password	O
or	O
saving	O
feature	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
one	O
session	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
is	O
based	O
around	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
within	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
concept	O
:	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
turn	O
playing	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Atarian	O
Leisure	O
Moon	O
resort	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
Redd	O
Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulator	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
world	O
,	O
recreates	O
Ace	O
's	O
famous	O
historical	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Sinlendo	O
Techmods	O
from	O
the	O
parallel	O
dimension	O
of	O
Ceeg	O
that	O
invaded	O
his	O
home	O
universe	O
to	O
recover	O
bomb	B-Device
components	O
in	O
the	O
installations	O
of	O
the	O
Ceegraian	O
Power	O
Station	O
that	O
were	O
necessary	O
to	O
defeat	O
alien	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
Red	O
Ace	O
and	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Rat	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
two	O
interviews	O
,	O
programmer	O
Tony	O
Goacher	O
recounted	O
about	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
its	O
development	O
started	O
after	O
obtaining	O
an	O
Atari	O
1040ST	B-Device
microcomputer	B-Architecture
from	O
Red	O
Rat	O
and	O
that	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
Barbarian	B-Application
was	O
a	O
main	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
futuristic	O
titles	O
,	O
Goacher	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
and	O
after	O
presenting	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Red	O
Rat	O
,	O
they	O
approved	O
it	O
and	O
was	O
titled	O
as	O
such	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
would	O
later	O
be	O
reworked	O
as	O
an	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
title	O
instead	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
and	O
originally	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Redd	O
Ace	O
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
mid	O
1992	O
and	O
later	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
attendees	O
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
reviewers	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gideon	O
of	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
"	O
delivers	O
highly	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
and	O
smooth	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plus	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
largest	O
bosses	O
ever	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digitized	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
slick	O
heavy	O
metal	O
music	O
enhance	O
the	O
intense	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
nearly	O
complete	O
prototype	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
Red	O
Ace	O
was	O
made	O
freely	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
