<s>
Starlancer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
space-based	O
science	O
fiction	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
computer	O
game	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Erin	O
and	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Warthog	O
Games	O
under	O
the	O
auspices	O
of	O
Digital	O
Anvil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Alliance	O
fleet	O
regroups	O
at	O
Triton	O
,	O
Neptune	B-Application
's	O
moon	O
,	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
regain	O
lost	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
rookie	O
pilot	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
45th	O
Volunteers	O
squadron	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
Captain	O
Robert	O
Foster	O
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
Maria	O
Enriquez	O
,	O
aboard	O
the	O
re-commissioned	O
British	O
carrier	O
ANS	O
Reliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	O
Prophecy	O
,	O
the	O
pilot	O
's	O
flying	O
ability	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
measure	O
by	O
which	O
success	O
and	O
failure	O
are	O
defined	O
,	O
though	O
Starlancer	B-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
as	O
many	O
branching	O
mission	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
I	I-Application
the	O
pilot	O
may	O
be	O
promoted	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
;	O
unlike	O
WCI	O
,	O
their	O
rank	O
determines	O
which	O
fighters	O
and	O
missiles	O
they	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
employ	O
during	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starlancers	B-Application
story	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
Chris	O
Roberts	O
 '	O
Freelancer	B-Language
project	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
two	O
belong	O
to	O
different	O
subgenres	O
(	O
the	O
first	O
is	O
purely	O
focused	O
on	O
action	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
features	O
trading	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
freely	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
hard	O
points	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
mount	O
weapons	O
like	O
guided	O
missiles	O
and	O
dumb	O
rockets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starlancer	B-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
supported	O
eight	O
players	O
online	O
and	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
today	O
via	O
private	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kramer	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
its	O
July	O
2000	O
issue	O
,	O
"	O
You	O
'll	O
definitely	O
love	O
StarLancer	B-Application
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
appetite	O
for	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
FreeLancer	B-Language
,	O
we	O
're	O
already	O
salivating.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Ironically	O
,	O
Freelancer	B-Language
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
2003	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Rice	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
give	O
the	O
same	O
intense	O
experience	O
as	O
its	O
big	O
brother	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
OK	O
.	O
Just	O
be	O
prepared	O
to	O
wrestle	O
with	O
controls	O
beyond	O
movement	O
and	O
weapons.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
cited	O
this	O
performance	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
trend	O
of	O
falling	O
sales	O
for	O
space	O
flight	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
and	O
the	O
wider	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Sci-fi	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
