<s>
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Tribes	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
Metaltech	B-Application
:	I-Application
Earthsiege	I-Application
and	O
Starsiege	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Application
Extreme	O
,	O
was	O
cancelled	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
add	O
single-player	O
missions	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
bot	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tribes	B-Application
is	O
a	O
squad-based	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conflict	O
has	O
broken	O
out	O
between	O
several	O
factions	O
of	O
humans	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
largest	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
Children	O
of	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
who	O
descend	O
from	O
people	O
isolated	O
from	O
the	O
Great	O
Human	O
Empire	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
jumpgate	O
diaspora	O
"	O
,	O
Blood	O
Eagle	O
,	O
a	O
force	O
of	O
imperial	O
knights	O
originally	O
sent	O
from	O
the	O
Empire	O
to	O
subdue	O
Humans	O
who	O
have	O
gone	O
'	O
tribal	O
 '	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Diamond	O
Sword	O
and	O
Starwolf	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
of	O
secondary	O
importance	O
,	O
with	O
innumerable	O
other	O
splinter	O
tribes	B-Application
constantly	O
fighting	O
for	O
territory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
warrior	O
loyal	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
major	O
tribes	B-Application
battling	O
in	O
the	O
front	O
lines	O
of	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
(	O
CTF	O
)	O
-	O
Each	O
team	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
,	O
normally	O
less	O
than	O
three	O
on	O
any	O
given	O
mission	O
)	O
has	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
bases	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
is	O
a	O
popular	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
75	O
percent	O
of	O
servers	O
running	O
this	O
game	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequent	O
team-based	O
First-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
use	O
variations	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
"	O
Assault	O
"	O
game	O
type	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
feature	O
by	O
Dynamix	O
for	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
with	O
NovaLogic	O
's	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
with	O
good	O
visuals	O
and	O
customizable	O
weapon	O
loadouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
Tribes	B-Application
would	O
have	O
benefited	O
from	O
a	O
stronger	O
training	O
mode	O
and	O
better	O
handling	O
of	O
scores	O
and	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Tribes	B-Application
has	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
standard	O
in	O
Internet	O
action	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
1998	O
"	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Half-Life	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
its	O
1999	O
"	O
Special	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Innovation	O
"	O
prize	O
;	O
the	O
staff	O
raved	O
that	O
"	O
Tribes	B-Application
re-wrote	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
online	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
features	O
"	O
airtight	O
networking	O
code	O
and	O
what	O
is	O
still	O
today	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
self-contained	O
online	O
interfaces	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PC	O
PowerPlays	O
"	O
Best	O
Online	O
Only	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
to	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
licensed	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
installment	O
,	O
Tribes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
released	O
Starsiege	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tribes	I-Application
and	O
Tribes	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
for	O
free	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2004	O
on	O
a	O
DVD-ROM	O
with	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
magazine	O
and	O
on	O
FilePlanet	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Tribes	B-Application
:	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
