<s>
Space	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
is	O
a	O
live-action	O
LaserDisc	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SOS	B-Operating_System
call	O
lets	O
the	O
star	O
ranger	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
ship	O
has	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
an	O
evil	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Black	O
Brigade	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Captain	O
Talon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
short	O
target	O
practice	O
tutorial	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
shooting	O
at	O
fast-moving	O
asteroids	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
heads	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
Black	O
Dragon	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
space	B-Application
pirates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
Pirates	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
releases	O
by	O
American	O
Laser	O
Games	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
rarely	O
makes	O
decisions	O
other	O
than	O
selecting	O
a	O
planet	O
and	O
shooting	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
energy	O
units	O
are	O
deducted	O
from	O
the	O
Star	O
Ranger	O
's	O
life-support	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
clip	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
-	O
played	O
by	O
Ben	O
Zeller	O
,	O
the	O
prospector	O
and	O
stagecoach	O
driver	O
in	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
McCree	I-Application
and	O
Mad	B-Application
Dog	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
-	O
gives	O
general	O
advice	O
and	O
scolds	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
the	O
mistake	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
3DO	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
either	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
or	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
action	O
;	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
standard	O
gamepads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
lacks	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
particularly	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
futuristic	O
setting	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
imaginative	O
characters	O
and	O
scenery	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
much	O
more	O
visually	O
appealing	O
and	O
atmospheric	O
than	O
most	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
