<s>
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfury	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Malfador	O
Machinations	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Shrapnel	O
Games	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
universe	O
containing	O
planetary	O
systems	O
linked	O
by	O
warp	O
points	O
,	O
or	O
wormholes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfury	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
spaceship	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
controlling	O
an	O
entire	O
intergalactic	O
empire	O
in	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
turn-based	O
fashion	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
Starfury	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Malfador	O
Machinations	O
to	O
use	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
the	O
combat	O
engine	O
for	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
deep	O
"	O
enough	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
single-ship-based	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
reviewed	O
as	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
action-packed	O
game	O
with	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
