<s>
Skyrates	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
browser	O
based	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
sporadic	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
Skyrates	B-Protocol
progressed	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
mostly	O
through	O
purchase	O
of	O
planes	O
,	O
upgrades	O
and	O
guns	O
for	O
their	O
planes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
Skyrates	B-Protocol
often	O
reset	O
all	O
players	O
 '	O
progress	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
whenever	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
changed	O
substantially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyrates	B-Protocol
's	O
last	O
version	O
,	O
2.7	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
TaleSpin	B-Application
,	O
a	O
1990s-era	O
Disney	O
cartoon	O
series	O
,	O
Skyrates	B-Protocol
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
recovering	O
from	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
war	O
which	O
reduced	O
the	O
remaining	O
viable	O
landmass	O
to	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
scattered	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
forums	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
online	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
domain	O
(	O
skyrates.net	O
)	O
is	O
still	O
reserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
February	O
2008	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
2008	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
Skyrates	B-Protocol
was	O
named	O
"	O
First	O
Runner-up	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Gleemax	O
Awards	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
