<s>
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firefly	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gathering	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
Media	O
released	O
a	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
port	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
premise	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
care	O
for	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
several	O
individuals	O
-	O
here	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
predefined	O
personality	O
and	O
different	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2D	O
action-oriented	O
mini-game	O
called	O
Alien	O
Horde	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
promote	O
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beside	O
the	O
same	O
setting	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
minigame	O
has	O
not	O
much	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
more	O
strategic-oriented	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
HD	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
:	O
Steam	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Martin	O
Taylor	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
6/10	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
only	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
who	O
might	O
not	O
mind	O
the	O
requirement	O
of	O
constant	O
supervision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
rated	O
it	O
4.5/5	O
stars	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
tough	O
,	O
funny	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
charismatic	O
hybrid	O
"	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
and	O
strategy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Durham	O
Jr.	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
rated	O
it	O
4/5	O
stars	O
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
just	O
Sims	O
in	O
Space	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
mixes	O
city-building	O
,	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
offbeat	O
humor	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
unique	O
strategy	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Colony	I-Application
:	O
Steam	O
Edition	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74/100	O
based	O
on	O
10	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
