<s>
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Starships	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
but	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Civilization	B-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
putting	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
space-faring	O
craft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
cross-connectivity	O
features	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
for	O
those	O
that	O
own	O
both	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starships	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
idea	O
of	O
extending	O
the	O
Beyond	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
setting	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
guides	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
human	O
colonies	O
on	O
an	O
alien	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
considers	O
it	O
a	O
further	O
narrative	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
exploring	O
the	O
universe	O
and	O
encountering	O
other	O
human	O
colonies	O
and	O
threats	O
it	O
may	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Starships	I-Application
produces	O
a	O
few	O
good	O
tactical	O
battles	O
before	O
its	O
AI	O
loses	O
steam	O
and	O
its	O
strategy	O
gets	O
frustrating.	O
"	O
</s>
