<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
space	O
combat/real	O
-time	O
tactics	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Gizmo	O
Industries	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
TV	O
show	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
and	O
space	O
combat	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
mode	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
48	O
ships	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominion	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
set	O
roughly	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
seasons	O
five	O
,	O
six	O
and	O
seven	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Federation	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
invading	O
Dominion	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
shortly	O
after	O
Gul	O
Dukat	O
has	O
betrayed	O
his	O
allies	O
in	O
Starfleet	B-Application
and	O
joined	O
the	O
Dominion	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
In	O
Purgatory	O
's	O
Shadow	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
By	O
Inferno	O
's	O
Light	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
believe	O
that	O
now	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
have	O
the	O
Jem'Hadar	O
backing	O
them	O
up	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
wipe	O
out	O
any	O
Maquis	O
settlements	O
in	O
the	O
Badlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Starfleet	B-Application
is	O
using	O
the	O
Maquis	O
to	O
transport	O
civilians	O
from	O
Cardassian	O
space	O
,	O
they	O
head	O
into	O
the	O
area	O
to	O
escort	O
the	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
successfully	O
evacuated	O
the	O
civilians	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
must	O
now	O
move	O
to	O
defend	O
against	O
a	O
Dominion	O
offensive	O
on	O
Deep	O
Space	O
9	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
are	O
outnumbered	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
adequately	O
defend	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
have	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
it	O
temporarily	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
recapturing	O
it	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
war	O
is	O
now	O
in	O
full	O
swing	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
is	O
continually	O
finding	O
itself	O
outmaneuvered	O
by	O
the	O
Dominion	O
,	O
who	O
seem	O
to	O
know	O
everything	O
Starfleet	B-Application
is	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
massive	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
remote	O
region	O
of	O
space	O
near	O
Betazed	O
,	O
hidden	O
in	O
an	O
asteroid	O
belt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
decides	O
that	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
chance	O
in	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
destroy	O
the	O
array	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
done	O
so	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
soon	O
becomes	O
apparent	O
that	O
even	O
without	O
that	O
tactical	O
advantage	O
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
are	O
building	O
ships	O
much	O
faster	O
than	O
either	O
Starfleet	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Klingons	O
can	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
must	O
race	O
to	O
get	O
in	O
touch	O
with	O
the	O
Klingons	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
borders	O
until	O
the	O
Klingons	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starfleet	B-Application
then	O
receives	O
word	O
that	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
are	O
planning	O
the	O
public	O
execution	O
of	O
Thomas	O
Riker	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Starfleet	B-Application
officer	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
Maquis	O
before	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
and	O
sentenced	O
to	O
life	O
imprisonment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
allow	O
his	O
execution	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
intercept	O
the	O
fleet	O
taking	O
Riker	O
to	O
Cardassia	O
Prime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
counteract	O
this	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
target	O
the	O
Dominion	O
's	O
largest	O
Ketracel	O
white	O
(	O
a	O
drug	O
to	O
which	O
all	O
Jem'Hadar	O
are	O
genetically	O
addicted	O
)	O
facility	O
in	O
the	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
starship	O
has	O
been	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Starfleet	B-Application
,	O
the	O
USS	O
Imperious	O
,	O
an	O
Achilles-class	O
vessel	O
,	O
with	O
Thomas	O
Riker	O
as	O
captain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
this	O
new	O
vessel	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
recent	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
Romulans	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
Pale	O
Moonlight	O
"	O
)	O
means	O
Starfleet	B-Application
are	O
now	O
ready	O
to	O
retake	O
Deep	O
Space	O
9	O
(	O
see	O
"	O
Favor	O
the	O
Bold	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Sacrifice	O
of	O
Angels	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
retaken	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
Starfleet	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Dominion	O
are	O
once	O
again	O
building	O
ships	O
at	O
a	O
dangerous	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
with	O
little	O
options	O
left	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
go	O
on	O
the	O
offensive	O
,	O
launching	O
a	O
massive	O
invasion	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
which	O
Starfleet	B-Application
prevent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
done	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
are	O
enraged	O
with	O
Starfleet	B-Application
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
block	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
wormhole	O
with	O
a	O
blanket	O
of	O
cloaked	O
mines	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
cut	O
the	O
Dominion	O
off	O
from	O
their	O
reinforcements	O
in	O
the	O
Gamma	O
Quadrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
done	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
detect	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Starfleet/Klingon	O
task	O
forces	O
attempting	O
to	O
capture	O
Dominion	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
arrays	I-Algorithm
and	O
shipyards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
never	O
any	O
intention	O
of	O
attacking	O
the	O
arrays	O
-	O
the	O
entire	O
mission	O
was	O
a	O
feint	O
to	O
catch	O
the	O
Dominion	O
off-guard	O
so	O
Starfleet	B-Application
could	O
rescue	O
Thomas	O
Riker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
successfully	O
done	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
Dominion	O
then	O
send	O
a	O
fleet	O
of	O
Cardassian	O
ships	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
array	O
,	O
the	O
Cardassians	O
hand	O
it	O
over	O
to	O
Starfleet	B-Application
and	O
then	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
with	O
Deep	O
Space	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
determined	O
that	O
Starfleet	B-Application
's	O
main	O
offensive	O
starbase	O
must	O
be	O
destroyed	O
to	O
ensure	O
no	O
major	O
resistance	O
can	O
be	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
massive	O
assault	O
is	O
launched	O
and	O
the	O
Dominion	O
invade	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
crippling	O
Starfleet	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Federation	O
and	O
taking	O
complete	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Alpha	O
Quadrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
Space	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
online	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
mode	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
overly	O
complicated	O
controls	O
and	O
several	O
recurring	O
bugs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
commands	O
not	O
registering	O
with	O
ships	O
and	O
a	O
bug	O
which	O
made	O
mid-level	O
saves	O
impossible	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
a	O
patch	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
fix	O
this	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Dominion	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
,	O
occasionally	O
exciting	O
game	O
that	O
suffers	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
notable	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Dominion	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
does	O
a	O
nice	O
job	O
of	O
capturing	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
fans	O
will	O
find	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
like	O
about	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
and	O
just	O
want	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Alpha	O
Quadrant	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
also	O
have	O
some	O
patience	O
with	O
potential	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
Dominion	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
worthwhile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
ranked	O
Dominion	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
worst	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
