<s>
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
first-person	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
on	O
a	O
scheduled	O
November	O
1995	B-Application
release	O
date	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
update	O
by	O
Robert	O
Zdybel	O
of	O
Ian	O
Shepard	O
's	O
1978	B-Application
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
2000	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
drifting	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
showcased	O
at	O
various	O
trading	O
shows	O
and	O
nearly	O
completed	O
for	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
shelved	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
4Play	O
's	O
BattleSphere	B-Device
due	O
to	O
poor	O
internal	O
reception	O
from	O
test	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
,	O
Elite	B-Application
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
knight	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
face	O
opponents	O
on	O
space	O
dogfights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
2000	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
during	O
SCES	O
1994	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Atari	O
Explorer	O
Online	O
writers	O
Keita	O
Iida	O
and	O
Tal	O
Funke-Bilu	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
drifted	O
away	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
source	O
material	O
(	O
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
change	O
its	O
name	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
much	O
information	O
was	O
initially	O
revealed	O
,	O
both	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
and	O
Atari	O
Explorer	O
Online	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Atari	O
veteran	O
Robert	O
Zdybel	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Warbirds	O
on	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Atari	O
tester	O
Lance	O
J	O
.	O
Lewis	O
portraying	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three-eyed	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
summer	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
then	O
showcased	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
at	O
Atari	O
's	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
WCES	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
March/April	O
1995	B-Application
release	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
MAN	O
!	O
AC	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
Q2	O
1995	B-Application
release	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
September/Q3	O
1995	B-Application
launch	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
being	O
kept	O
being	O
advertised	O
in	O
magazines	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
during	O
the	O
Fun	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Games	O
Day	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
publication	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
now	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
October/November	O
1995	B-Application
launch	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Scott	O
Le	O
Grand	O
and	O
Douglas	O
"	O
Thunderbird	O
"	O
Engel	O
of	O
4Play	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
quietly	O
shelved	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
their	O
project	O
,	O
BattleSphere	B-Device
,	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
panned	O
by	O
testers	O
during	O
an	O
internal	O
focus	O
group	O
session	O
at	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
cancellation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
nearly	O
complete	O
by	O
Jeff	O
Minter	O
in	O
the	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
1995	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
online	O
magazine	O
Silicon	O
Times	O
Report	O
and	O
was	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
a	O
playable	O
build	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
B&C	O
Computervisions	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
Atari	O
consultant	O
and	O
historian	O
Curt	O
Vendel	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2001	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Atari	O
Explorer	O
Online	O
that	O
Bruce	O
Carso	O
of	O
B&C	O
Computervisions	O
sent	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
a	O
HDD	B-Device
bought	O
from	O
Atari	O
in	O
1996	O
during	O
their	O
inventory	O
cleaning	O
process	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Glenn	O
Bruner	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
playable	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
from	O
an	O
early	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
cancellation	O
,	O
Games	O
World	O
regarded	O
Space	B-Application
War	I-Application
2000	I-Application
as	O
"	O
very	O
impressive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
showcase	O
at	O
WCES	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
VideoGames	O
regarded	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
weak	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
