<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
by	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Ratbag	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
AI	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Powerslide	B-Device
:	O
Slipstream	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
but	O
Ratbag	O
could	O
n't	O
find	O
a	O
suitable	O
publisher	O
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
ozone	O
layer	O
has	O
disintegrated	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
worldwide	O
poverty	O
and	O
a	O
collapse	O
of	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslides	B-Device
physics	O
engine	O
has	O
four-wheel	O
independent	O
suspension	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
cars	O
full	O
six	O
degrees	O
of	O
freedom	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
is	O
generated	O
from	O
information	O
supplied	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
and	O
deflection	O
forces	O
acting	O
upon	O
the	O
front	O
wheels	O
are	O
transmitted	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
adds	O
valuable	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
driving	O
experience	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
feel	O
what	O
the	O
vehicle	O
is	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
canned	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
events	O
are	O
triggered	O
by	O
different	O
terrains	O
or	O
generic	O
game	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
supports	O
up	O
to	O
12	O
players	O
via	O
online	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerslide	B-Device
was	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
3D-card-only	O
game	O
for	O
3dfx	O
Interactive	O
's	O
Voodoo	O
Graphics	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
3dfx	O
's	O
direct	O
API	B-Application
,	O
Glide	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
3dfx	O
Interactive	O
gave	O
Powerslide	B-Device
a	O
prominent	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
exhibit	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
,	O
sparking	O
interest	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
companies	O
in	O
publishing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SFX	B-Application
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
morph	O
into	O
their	O
surroundings	O
by	O
becoming	O
echo-like	O
when	O
in	O
enclosed	O
spaces	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
judge	O
how	O
far	O
away	O
opponent	O
cars	O
are	O
and	O
how	O
fast	O
they	O
are	O
travelling	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
audio	O
cues	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Powerslide	B-Device
is	O
mostly	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
techno	O
and	O
rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
planned	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
arcade	O
versions	O
would	O
follow	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
none	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
sequel	O
,	O
Powerslide	B-Device
:	O
Slipstream	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Powerslide	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
possibly	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
