<s>
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
series	O
after	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Helicopters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
rover	O
or	O
lander	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
explore	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
seven	O
destinations	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
visit	O
:	O
Asteroid	O
Belt	O
,	O
Deimos	O
moon	O
,	O
Gale	O
crater	O
,	O
Kaiser	O
crater	O
,	O
Lyot	O
crater	O
,	O
Ptolemaeus	O
crater	O
,	O
and	O
Victoria	O
crater	O
;	O
with	O
Mars	B-Application
Yard	O
located	O
on	O
earth	O
as	O
a	O
testing	O
ground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
locations	O
however	O
are	O
encompassed	O
in	O
the	O
bounding	O
zone	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
craters	O
on	O
mars	B-Application
take	O
up	O
more	O
than	O
16km2	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
take	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
astronaut	O
building	O
bases	O
,	O
exploring	O
the	O
terrain	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
resources	O
needed	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
crew	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
program	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
survival	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	O
role	O
of	O
astronaut	O
Mark	O
Willis	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
crewed	O
mission	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
from	O
Earth	O
in	O
2028	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
reaches	O
Mars	B-Application
orbit	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
descent	O
into	O
Mars	B-Application
 '	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
things	O
go	O
wrong	O
,	O
and	O
connection	O
to	O
Earth	O
is	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
operates	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
landers	O
and	O
rovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
actual	O
Mars	B-Application
exploration	O
vehicles	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
spacecraft	O
are	O
controlled	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
:	O
rather	O
than	O
planning	O
a	O
Martian	O
spacecraft	O
's	O
tasks	O
for	O
the	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
directly	O
operates	O
its	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
science	O
instruments	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
study	O
Mars	B-Application
and	O
complete	O
mission	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
offers	O
four	O
game	O
modes	O
that	O
are	O
accessible	O
to	O
any	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	O
Program	O
:	O
Explore	O
Mars	B-Application
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
space	O
agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scenarios	O
:	O
Land	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
with	O
a	O
functional	O
vehicle	O
and	O
complete	O
individual	O
missions	O
centered	O
around	O
various	O
scientific	O
mission	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realistic	O
terrain	O
with	O
locations	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Mars	B-Application
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
actual	O
satellite	O
data	O
from	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
Victoria	O
Crater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weather	O
created	O
on	O
mars	B-Application
can	O
impede	O
on	O
progress	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
space	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
2	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
2028	O
when	O
the	O
first	O
crewed	O
mission	O
,	O
Expedition	O
1	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willis	O
is	O
the	O
sole	O
survivor	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
surface	O
without	O
any	O
contact	O
with	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
playable	O
scenario	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
years	O
after	O
Expedition	O
1	O
crashed	O
and	O
Willis	O
left	O
Mars	B-Application
,	O
a	O
rover	O
named	O
Elios	O
is	O
built	O
sent	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
site	O
and	O
determine	O
what	O
went	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
found	O
a	O
meteor	O
hit	O
the	O
lander	O
during	O
descent	O
and	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
crash	O
on	O
Mars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early	O
access	O
phase	O
of	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
help	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
create	O
new	O
content	O
and	O
fix	O
many	O
bugs	O
the	O
users	O
spot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
implemented	O
the	O
Mantis	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
Tracker	I-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
effectively	O
report	O
issues	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
received	O
its	O
third	O
large	O
patch	O
overhaul	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
vehicles	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
locations	O
(	O
Lyot	O
,	O
and	O
Ptolemaeus	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
mission	O
control	O
room	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
tech	O
tree	O
and	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
on	O
21	O
January	O
2017	O
that	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
will	O
leave	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
9	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
for	O
Take	B-Application
On	I-Application
Mars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Award	O
in	O
category	O
Best	O
New	O
PC	B-Device
Game	O
.	O
</s>
