<s>
Star	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Metropolis	O
Digital	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
under	O
the	O
title	O
Star	O
Command	O
Deluxe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
re-release	O
was	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
its	O
contemporary	O
,	O
Starcraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	O
Command	O
X	O
:	O
Armada	B-Application
,	O
is	O
hinted	O
at	O
upon	O
successful	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
they	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
just	O
Armada	B-Application
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
follows	O
an	O
interspecies	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
Zeta	O
galaxy	B-Application
after	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
an	O
energy	O
resource	O
called	O
"	O
Solinite.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
races	O
,	O
previously	O
coexisting	O
in	O
peace	O
,	O
begin	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Solinite	O
,	O
until	O
several	O
political	O
assassinations	O
allow	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
warlord	O
Narvek	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
rebels	O
who	O
call	O
themselves	O
"	O
Star	O
Command	O
"	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
Narvek	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
dethrone	O
him	O
and	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
galaxy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
skirmish	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
four	O
human	O
or	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
playing	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
an	O
IPX-compatible	O
card	O
is	O
necessary	O
,	O
however	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Computrons	O
are	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
race	O
,	O
specializing	O
in	O
tech	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
widespread	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
visit	O
areas	O
in	O
non-linear	O
order	O
,	O
but	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
save	O
system	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
allotment	O
of	O
only	O
one	O
save	O
slot	O
per	O
campaign	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
saved	O
between	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
GamePros	O
Major	O
Mike	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
stands	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
average	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
clone	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
exploration	O
and	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
detailed	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
digitization	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
easily	O
mastered	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Chown	O
likewise	O
commented	O
that	O
Star	B-Application
Command	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
stood	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
by	O
combining	O
genuine	O
depth	O
and	O
challenge	O
with	O
frantic	O
battles	O
that	O
play	O
out	O
with	O
vivid	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complained	O
of	O
several	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
interface	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
enough	O
novelty	O
in	O
style	O
and	O
presentation	O
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
close	O
look.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chown	O
and	O
Tim	O
Soete	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarity	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
early	O
screenshots	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
anticipated	O
direct	O
competition	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
