<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Hyperbole	O
Studios	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Media	O
Vision	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
units	O
(	O
a	O
commercial	O
benchmark	O
achieved	O
by	O
few	O
titles	O
in	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
technical	O
and	O
artistic	O
breakthrough	O
in	O
PC	O
entertainment	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Vortex	B-Application
and	O
also	O
a	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AJ3905	O
is	O
a	O
world	O
accessible	O
only	O
through	O
an	O
interplanetary	O
device	O
called	O
the	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
the	O
mission	O
involves	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mining	O
expeditions	O
to	O
extract	O
the	O
mineral	O
and	O
bring	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
occupied	O
by	O
a	O
hostile	O
life	O
form	O
that	O
appear	O
as	O
frighteningly	O
skeletal	O
anthropomorphic	O
forms	O
through	O
the	O
Tophat	O
's	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
mission	O
downtime	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
commanding	O
officer	O
,	O
Colonel	O
Saunders	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inventor	O
of	O
the	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Dr.	O
Elizabeth	O
Marks	O
,	O
start	O
to	O
raise	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extreme	O
interpretation	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
Earth	O
is	O
doomed	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
and	O
instead	O
of	O
protecting	O
peaceful	O
miners	O
from	O
a	O
hostile	O
alien	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
army	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
genocide	B-Protocol
of	O
a	O
native	O
species	O
prior	O
to	O
human	O
colonisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
itself	O
is	O
extremely	O
linear	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
normally	O
exhibited	O
by	O
interactive	B-Application
movies	I-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
input	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
conversing	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
(	O
through	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
pre-existing	O
phrases	O
)	O
and	O
some	O
involvement	O
during	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
the	O
shock-conclusion	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
and	O
hence	O
the	O
most	O
likely	O
truth	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
own	O
participation	O
in	O
genocide	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
that	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
had	O
good	O
acting	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
engaging	O
CD	O
titles	O
yet	O
to	O
appear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
complained	O
that	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
—	O
contrary	O
to	O
its	O
marketing	O
—	O
"	O
hardly	O
a	O
game	O
at	O
all	O
 [ but ] 	O
a	O
movie	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
could	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
denounced	O
the	O
first-person	O
tank	O
sequences	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
less	O
said	O
about	O
which	O
the	O
better	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
deserves	O
a	O
scathing	O
review	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardai	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
science-fiction	O
movie	O
(	O
the	O
best	O
since	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
)	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
simply	O
outstanding	O
"	O
acting	O
and	O
video	O
and	O
comparing	O
the	O
"	O
shockingly	O
adult	O
and	O
shockingly	O
good	O
"	O
script	O
to	O
Philip	O
K	O
.	O
Dick	O
and	O
Fredric	O
Brown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
movie	O
,	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
sticks	O
with	O
you	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
final	O
credits	O
roll	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
two	O
releases	O
,	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Vortex	B-Application
,	O
were	O
written	O
and	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
story/experience	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
Media	O
Vision	O
,	O
exercised	O
an	O
acceleration	O
clause	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
contract	O
and	O
demanded	O
the	O
title	O
months	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
date	O
-	O
causing	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
split	O
the	O
title	O
into	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
The	O
Vortex	B-Application
was	O
redesigned	O
to	O
allow	O
its	O
story	O
to	O
stand	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vortex	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Vortex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quantum	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
1994	O
sequel	O
to	O
Quantum	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
by	O
Hyperbole	O
Studios	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
