<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
in	O
March	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
interweaves	O
between	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
key	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
are	O
largely	O
plot-focused	O
,	O
with	O
initial	O
levels	O
playing	O
as	O
the	O
Imperial	O
faction	O
against	O
the	O
Rebellion	B-Application
,	O
whilst	O
as	O
the	O
plot	O
progresses	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
defects	O
to	O
the	O
Rebellion	B-Application
,	O
players	O
then	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Imperials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outsides	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
story-mode	O
Campaign	O
,	O
scenarios	O
can	O
be	O
re-played	O
under	O
the	O
Scenario	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
their	O
own	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
Skirmish	O
mode	O
where	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
sides	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
only	O
have	O
the	O
faction	O
choice	O
of	O
Imperials	O
or	O
the	O
Rebellion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
can	O
join	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
Local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
connections	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
defunct	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LAN	B-General_Concept
gameplay	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
teams	O
or	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
interweaves	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
and	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	O
,	O
sometimes	O
intersecting	O
with	O
known	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
hard	O
rock	O
and	O
techno	O
remixes	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
's	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
scores	O
,	O
done	O
by	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Force	I-Application
Commander	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Hill	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
said	O
that	O
playing	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
nice	O
twist	O
,	O
but	O
merely	O
dumping	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
is	O
not	O
innovative	O
enough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kramer	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Another	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
string	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
misses	O
,	O
Force	O
Commander	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
bad	O
as	O
Rebellion	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
n't	O
even	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Myth	B-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Warzone	O
2100.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Rus	O
McLaughlin	O
called	O
Force	O
Commander	O
"	O
a	O
blocky	O
,	O
buggy	O
,	O
undiluted	O
failure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
article	O
in	O
GMR	O
Magazine	O
from	O
March	O
2004	O
listed	O
Force	O
Commander	O
as	O
the	O
worst	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hollywood.com	O
placed	O
it	O
fifth	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
worst	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PC	O
Gamer'''s	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
author	O
Chris	O
Thursten	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
ambitious	O
but	O
rough	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Lafferty	O
of	O
GameZone	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
Force	O
Commander	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
as	O
much	O
depth	O
as	O
other	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
specifically	O
mentioning	O
the	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
