<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
is	O
a	O
mecha-style	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Metaltech/Earthsiege	O
universe	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Battledrome	B-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
universe	O
also	O
includes	O
action	O
game	O
Hunter	B-Application
Hunted	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
strategy	O
games	O
Mission	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cyberstorm	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
Cyberstorm	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corporate	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
sequels	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
(	O
actually	O
released	O
before	O
Starsiege	B-Application
)	O
and	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Tribes	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Metaltech/Tribes	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
,	O
but	O
Battledrome	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Cyberstorm	B-Application
series	O
were	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
29th	O
century	O
,	O
portraying	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
humanity	O
and	O
the	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
Cybrid	O
war	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybrids	O
are	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
sentient	O
robots	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cybrids	O
established	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
outer	O
solar	O
system	O
after	O
being	O
defeated	O
two	O
centuries	O
before	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
simulation	O
,	O
Starsiege	B-Application
offers	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
pilot	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
massive	O
bipedal	O
war	O
machines	O
known	O
as	O
HERCULANs	B-Application
(	O
Humaniform-Emulation	O
Roboticized	O
Combat	O
Unit	O
with	O
Leg-Articulated	O
Navigation	O
)	O
(	O
or	O
'	O
HERCs	O
 '	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
tanks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
2829	O
,	O
Starsiege	B-Application
contains	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
advanced	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
upgrades	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
each	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
across	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
planets	O
and	O
moons	O
in	O
the	O
Solar	O
System	O
,	O
offering	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
locations	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
battles	O
,	O
including	O
Earth	O
,	O
Titan	O
,	O
Luna	O
,	O
Mars	O
,	O
Venus	O
,	O
and	O
Mercury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Starsiege	B-Application
revolves	O
around	O
mechanized	O
combat	O
-	O
piloting	O
HERCs	O
and	O
tanks	O
in	O
combat	O
against	O
opposing	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
abandoned	O
the	O
"	O
torso-twist	O
"	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
common	O
in	O
many	O
mecha	O
simulations	O
(	O
including	O
preceding	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
would	O
normally	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
swivel	O
the	O
HERC	O
's	O
upper	O
body	O
independently	O
of	O
its	O
legs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Starsiege	B-Application
,	O
torso	O
orientation	O
is	O
fixed	O
forward	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
the	O
aiming	O
recticle	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
GameSpot	O
compared	O
to	O
playing	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
includes	O
classic	O
modes	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
,	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Starsiege	B-Application
brings	O
new	O
life	O
to	O
a	O
genre	O
otherwise	O
devoid	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
really	O
succeed	O
in	O
elevating	O
robot	O
sims	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
long-term	O
rut.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Earthsiege	B-Application
series	O
 [ that ] 	O
should	O
be	O
just	O
as	O
attractive	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
Heavy	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
or	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
website	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulation	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
;	O
released	O
before	O
Starsiege	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Device
:	I-Device
Aerial	I-Device
Assault	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Tribes	B-Device
:	I-Device
Ascend	I-Device
(	O
2012	O
)	O
followed	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
2845	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
from	O
2003	O
to	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
later	O
Tribes	B-Application
Universe	O
game	O
developed	O
in	O
2010	O
–	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
stagnated	O
into	O
hiatus	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
and	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
by	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Prophecy	O
Games	O
announced	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	O
Raiders	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
PvP	O
and	O
PvE	O
looter	O
shooter	O
with	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
