<s>
Republic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Elixir	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
political	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
leads	O
a	O
political	O
faction	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
totalitarian	O
country	O
in	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
,	O
using	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
subterfuge	O
,	O
and	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
is	O
mostly	O
a	O
facade	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
simpler	O
rules	O
and	O
mechanics	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
boardgame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hassabis	O
had	O
closely	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
on	O
the	O
1994	O
simulation	B-Application
game	I-Application
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
with	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Republic	O
experienced	O
significant	O
media	O
hype	O
arising	O
from	O
how	O
its	O
political	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
mechanics	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
graphical	O
detail	O
were	O
marketed	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
,	O
and	O
significant	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
outlets	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
previews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
shared	O
predictions	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
landmark	O
moment	O
in	O
strategy	B-Application
gaming	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
gaming	O
milestone	O
and	O
stunning	O
paradigm	O
shift	O
in	O
games	O
technology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
further	O
purported	O
to	O
have	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
would	O
simulate	O
"	O
approximately	O
one	O
million	O
individual	O
citizens	O
"	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
"	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
and	O
specific	O
AI	B-Application
"	O
comprising	O
"	O
their	O
own	O
daily	O
routine	O
,	O
emotions	O
,	O
beliefs	O
and	O
loyalties	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Republic	O
were	O
mixed	O
in	O
their	O
assessment	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
reflected	O
a	O
convincing	O
political	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Nicely	O
Crafted	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
online	B-Protocol
strategy	I-Protocol
game	O
Time	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Defiance	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Republic	O
Dawn	O
was	O
envisaged	O
as	O
a	O
first-person	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
featured	O
in	O
space	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
build	O
a	O
republic	O
.	O
</s>
