<s>
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
SEV	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
turn	O
based	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
many	O
races	O
and	O
technologies	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
SEIV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
V	I-Application
retains	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
key	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Space	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
heavily	O
redesigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
have	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
over-complex	O
and	O
overloads	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
options	O
,	O
especially	O
while	O
setting	O
up	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
suitable	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
